Woman with Sash
- Date:
- 1920 (posthumous edition)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- japancoll
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 with a sash — her obi being tied or adjusted, the complex silk band that was simultaneously the most visible and the most technically demanding element of the kimono ensemble — depicted in a posthumous 1920 edition of one of Goyo's late compositions. The obi's arrangement determined much of the kimono's silhouette and carried encoded information about the wearer's age, marital status, and social role through the specific knot employed. Goyo's woman adjusting her sash is engaged in a practice dense with social meaning, rendered with his characteristic physical directness.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman with Sash was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920 (posthumous edition).
Woman with Sash was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920 (posthumous edition)).
Woman with Sash depicts bijin-ga.
