Hashiguchi GOYÔ

Exhibited by Galerie Tanakaya

Material Woodblock print on paper

Dimensions 55.4 × 39.2 cm

Place of Creation Tokyo

Price Available upon inquiry

Status Vetted

About the Work

The refined prints by Goyô, inspired by the one of Utamaro, are very rare ; they belong to the best of the Shin-Hanga movement (20th century).

The woodblock print Keshô no Onna (Woman applying Powder), on a light mica ground, is one of the iconic prints of the Shin-Hanga, and one of the most famous of Japanese prints, often reproduced. The engraving of the print and its printing of extraordinary finesse, especially for the hair, the drawing, both simple and sophisticated, like the model's dreamy gaze, make this print extremely attractive.

The print is of a quality comparable to those of Utamaro that Goyô admired and on which he had written newspaper articles. It was produced in 1918, when the Shin-Hanga had not yet taken off. Undoubtedly, one of the most successful woodblock prints of Shin-Hanga.

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Provenance

Private collection

Literature

Meiji Taisho Bijin hanga-ten, Ota Memorial Museum of Art, Tokyo 1993, n° 38 ; Tokyo in Transition, Edo Tokyo Museum, 1996, p. 31 ; L. Smith, Modern Japanese Prints 1912-1989, British Museum, London 1994, n° 31.