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| Notes (1st edition) | Title Woman after a Bath Artist Goyo Hashiguchi 1880-1921 Biography Short Biography Signature 'Goyo'. Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1920. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Description "Yokugo no onna" (Woman after a Bath). Goyo Hashiguchi produced only 15 woodblock prints during his life time. But their extraordinary beauty, technical excellence along with the rarity made them among the most sought after, most expensive prints among the 20th century Japanese prints. Width Item 11.8 inches = 30.0 cm Height Item 17.5 inches = 44.5 cm Width Image 11.4 inches = 29.0 cm Height Image 17.2 inches = 43.8 cm | |||||||
| Publisher (this edition): | Hashiguchi Goyo | Hashiguchi Goyo | Hashiguchi Goyo | Yuyudo | Yuyudo | Unknown | Tanseisha | Yuyudo |
| Date of this item: | 1920 | 1920 | 1960s/70s | c. 1970s/80s | c. 1970s/80s | c. 1970s/80s | c. 1970s/80s | c. 1970s/80s |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Impression Excellent … Embossed. Colors Good … Thick and solid mica background. Condition Good … Slight colored mottled toning on the mica background. Slight soils on the figure. The lightly mottled appearance on the upper right arm. A thin, rubbed spot on her chin. Light creases on the mica background. A section of mica dropped out and cracks around on the middle right background. A small tear of ca. 0,3 cm = 0.12 in ch on the right top edge. A vertical paper crack on the middle top background. . Note Provenance: James D. Tobin's red oval seal on the back. Tobin was a Japanese print collector, specializing in prints of the late Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods. His extensive collections Including books and photographs are kept in The Tobin and Van Zelst Collections at Northern Illinois University, USA. |
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Woman after Bath, 1920 Hashiguchi Goyo, 20th century master- With the permission of Goyo’s heirs, a couple small commemorative runs of his prints were produced. These prints are also very rare today. But, they offer an opportunity to collect a Goyo woodblock reprint at a cost more in line with most collectors’ budgets. These reprints were produced to the same exacting standard of Goyo’s originals. Expert carvers were contracted to produce the highest quality wood blocks and printers meticulously reprinted Goyo’s originals with the same attention to quality and detail. These reprints are on beautiful, hand made paper printed with the same colors and mica detail as Goyo’s originals. The prints offered tonight in our auctions are from one of those reprint sets. This Print; Woman after Bath- Considered by many to be Goyo’s masterpiece, this beautiful print of a nude woman after the bath is a captivating work of art. The view is from behind as the young beauty with creamy white skin is seated on a pillow holding a small hand towel to her face. Her head is turned slightly and the viewer sees the exposed neck with a few stray hairs- considered a sensual part of a woman’s body. With spare line and soft colors, Goyo has designed a woodblock masterpiece that rates among the best prints of all time. This print with a soft, shimmering mica added to the white background replicating the original- beautiful effect. Signed- Goyo-ga Image size- 11 3/8" x 17 1/4" (+ full margins) Sheet size- 12 1/8" x 18 1/4" Condition- Perfect condition with no flaws to note. Excellent color, no fading, fine linework. This print has been stored only, never framed. |
Sunday, 28 August 2005 This is an original dai oban size Japanese woodblock print by Hashiguchi Goyo, dated 1920, titled "Yokugo no onna (Woman after a bath)". This print is a limited edition print of a total edition of 150 which was commissioned by the Goyo family and published in 1989. The print is in fine (pristine) condition. Excellent impression, color, registration and very good bleedthrough. There is extensive use of mica in the background, and gauffrage (print binding/embossing) in the image. No foxing, toning, folds or creases. The print is not trimmed or setdown. Print is in original presentation folder. Print size is 18" x 125". |
Yokugo no Onna (Woman after a Bath) by Hashiguchi Goyo. Genuine woodblock print dated Taisho 9. Later Showa era impression. 19.1 x 13.4 inches. Very good condition. A little tape residue on verso top margin. Exquisite detail. |
Woman after a Bath by Hashiguchi Goyo. Genuine woodblock print dated July 1920. Later Showa era impression. 19.6 x 13.3 inches. Very good condition. Exquisite detail. Carver's seal and printer's seal in margin. |
Wednesday, 28 December 2005 Set of 6 Prints by Goyo in the original case. Excellent condition. Numbered edition, marked "not for sale" in Japanese - evidently this was a private publication when it was first created. These prints were produced by Yuyudo publishing house in Japan. Often they are sold individually, sometimes described as being sanctioned by the family of Goyo. That was a separate edition that was sold publicly in a limited edition of 150, evidently. This is different but the printings and carvings are just as masterly. Probably some of the same printers and carvers were involved. |