Woman with Hand Towel
手拭の女
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
手拭の女
Goyo completed only 14 woodblock print designs before his death in 1921, making every genuine impression extraordinarily rare. His bijin-ga are among the most refined of the entire shin-hanga movement. "Woman at the Bath" achieved $40,075 at Bonhams New York in 2020; Sotheby's estimates of $15,000–$25,000 are typical for top examples.
A woman holds a small cotton hand towel, her hair loosely tied up in a casual style. The intimate scale of the subject and the quiet simplicity of the composition are characteristic of Goyo''s aesthetic. The print exemplifies his ability to find beauty in the most ordinary domestic moments, elevating the everyday into the realm of art.
$11,000
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman with Hand Towel (手拭の女) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920.
Woman with Hand Towel was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Woman with Hand Towel depicts bijin-ga.
