This image is an iconic work among Japanese woodblock prints. This is a portrait of a woman dressed in a blue yukata decorated with white blossoms and secured with a red sash, on light mica ground; signed Goyo ga with artist’s seal Hashiguchi Goyo. This print is from the rare official commemorative edition published by Yuyudo publishing house in the 1970s. There is excellent embossing detail on high-quality paper. This print is unusually large and is in. Vertical obaiban tate-e format with Image Size: 17.5″ x 13.5″. This print has never been framed and is in good condition. It has full original margins with sharp registry and strong impression. There are a few small brown spots consistent with age. Please review the pictures. Pictures of both sides of the print were taken in natural light indoors to show actual colors. After Goyo produced his first prints with Watanabe, he published all of his subsequent prints independently, hiring and supervising block carvers and printers in a studio he established in his home. An enthusiastic student of ukiyo-e, Goyo had published articles on woodblock printing, Utamaro, Hiroshige and Harunobu. He supervised the production of a massive set of 12 volumes with approximately 140 facsimile reproduction prints of highlights from traditional ukiyo-e. His involvement with this publication surely further fueled his appreciation for woodblock printing and his understanding of the techniques employed by the masters of the golden era, such as the use of karazuri and embellishments such as mica or other metallic pigments. Goyo was an exacting printmaker: the works produced under his care (and even those produced shortly after his untimely passing at the age of 40 in 1921 due to complications from meningitis) are of consistently high quality. The item “GOYO Hashiguchi Japanese Woodblock Print Kamisuki Beauty Combing Her Hair” is in sale since Sunday, March 8, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Asian\1900-Now\Japanese\Prints, Paintings & Posters”. The seller is “woodblocks” and is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
