Hashiguchi goyo biography of barack
Hashiguchi Goyō | Japanese artist | Britannica...
Hashiguchi goyo biography of barack
Rare Shunga Pencil Drawings of Shin Hanga Master Hashiguchi Goyō
A highly-skilled artist schooled in Western-style painting (Yōga), Hashiguchi Goyō (1880-1921 – Fig.1) also produced some masterpieces of early twentieth-century print-making, in particular the print ‘Woman After the Bath‘ (Fig.2) issued July 1920.
Fig.1.
‘Portrait Hashiguchi Goyo (before 1921)’
Only 14 Prints
Although Goyō is one of the most important representatives of the shin hanga (‘new prints’) movement, his body of graphic work is limited to only 14 woodblock prints, including those finished posthumously, and a number of book illustrations and covers.
Goyō’s prints are of exceptionally high quality and sold well despite their high prices upon publication. Nowadays, his original prints (issued during his lifetime) are very rare because the blocks for the 14 prints and many of the prints themselves were destroyed in the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923.
Premature Death
His career was cut tragically sho