Woman with Hand Towel (Tenugui moteru onna)

Catalog note / 解説

Woman with Hand Towel, 1920 (fine 1970’s woodblock reprint) Hashigushi Goyo (1880 - 1921) Woman with Hand Towel- In this lovely print, a young beauty holds a hand towel to her face. The creamy white skin of her face contrasts the rest of the image with the rich gray/silver mica background, and deep colorful kimono and towel. This Goyo reprint- In the 1970’s a small group of woodblock reprints were made of Goyo’s incredible images. His prints are so rare and sought after, these prints offered an opportunity to have a Goyo print without the expense of an original. These prints of Goyo’s works are the only woodblock reprints ever produced of his prints and are very hard to come by. This print…