Woman in a Long Undergarment

Maker(s)
Artist: Hashiguchi Goyō 橋口五葉 (1880-1921)
Historical period(s)
Taisho era, May 1920
Medium
Woodblock print; ink, color and mica on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 49.8 x 14.8 cm (19 5/8 x 5 13/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of H. Ed Robison in memory of Ulrike Pietzner-Robison
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1993.57
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Woodblock print

Keywords
Japan, Taisho era (1912 - 1926), woman
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Label

For this print, Goyo used an unusually narrow format that complements the long, slender figure of a woman adjusting her undergarment. The plain blue sash repeats the dominant vertical lines of the composition. The texture of the silk kimono is reproduced by an embossing technique called gauffrage, in which the dampened paper is firmly burnished over a deeply carved pattern on an un-inked block. This painstaking technique, which had been used in fine Japanese prints such as privately commissioned editions known as surimono, appears often in Goyo's prints of women.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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