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HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1880-1921) HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1880-1921)
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1950 Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1950
A large tate-e keyblock and mica proof print of Kami o arau onna (A A large tate-e print of Kao o arau onna (A Woman Washing Her Face),
Woman Washing Her Hair), depicting a young naked woman, kneeling depicting a young naked woman standing over a wash basin, filling a
and bending forward washing her hair in a tub, dated and signed bowl with water, dated and signed Taisho kyunen shichigatsu Goyo
Taisho kyunen shichigatsu Goyo ga (July, Taisho 9 [1920], painted by ga (July, Taisho 9 [1920], painted by Goyo), with artist’s round seal
Goyo) with artist’s round seal Goyo on the middle right, the square Hashiguchi Goyo on the upper right, the square publisher’s seal Goyo
family seal Hashiguchi, seals Suri Hirai Koichi (Printer Hirai Koichi) and hanga kenkyujo no in (Seal of the Goyo Prints Research Association)
Hori Maeda Kentaro (Carver Maeda Kentaro) and a further square seal and two round seals of the artist on the lower right margin; the same
on the lower left corner on the margin; on verso limited edition seal publisher’s seal on verso. 55.5cm x 41.5cm (21 7/8in x 16 3/8in).
Hyaku gojubu genteiban, dai tokuhachi go (150 limited edition, special
size, number 8) followed by publisher’s seal Goyo hanga kenkyujo no £1,000 - 1,500
in (Seal of the Goyo Prints Research Association). JPY150,000 - 230,000
47.2cm x 35.5cm (18 5/8in x 14in). US$1,400 - 2,000

£1,000 - 1,500 Designed in 1920 but posthumously published by the artist’s family
JPY150,000 - 230,000 in the 1950s.
US$1,400 - 2,000

Designed in 1920 but posthumously published by the artist’s family
in the 1950s.

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