Woman in Summer Kimono

June 1920

Not on view

The woman seated in front of a dressing table and mirror with a blue towel is the artist’s lover, Nakatani Tsuru. A dazzling modern beauty, she closely holds her sheer summer kimono and gazes at the viewer in a pose that pays homage to artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753–1806). The fine flower-diamond patterns on the figure’s robe and the rendering of her hairline and body, visible through thin fabric, demonstrate Goyō’s exceptional skills.

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橋口五葉画　夏衣の女
Title: Woman in Summer Kimono
Artist: Hashiguchi Goyō (Japanese, 1880?–1921)
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Date: June 1920
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink, color, and mica on paper
Dimensions: Image: 17 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (45.1 × 29.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: JP2432
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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