Ukiyo-e Collection / Goyo Hashiguchi Kamisukeruonna / japanese woodblock print
This ukiyo-e is about? A woman emerging from a silver background is combing her hair with a boxwood comb. Her beautiful black hair, the lines of her body, and her nadeshiko-patterned yukata are vividly drawn, giving her a real feeling. Her background is silver and lame, and the sheen of the mica suri enhances her beauty. The beauty of her black hair stands out against the cool background, and the vermilion belt is the accent color. The depiction of the woman’s hair is spectacular, showing her healthy beauty. Overall, you can feel the elegant and sensual feminine beauty. This product is a reprint of ukiyo-e? The woodblocks are re-carved, and each sheet is hand-printed on the traditional Japanese paper “Washi”. The greatest attraction of ukiyo-e prints is the unique and soft texture of Japanese paper and woodblock printing, and the vivid colors that people of the time would have enjoyed. The paper used for this ukiyo-e is? Ichibei Iwano, a Living National Treasure, uses Echizen Kisuki Hosho, which is made by hand one by one. Washi paper made from 100% kozo contains no additives and is supple enough to withstand the harsh use of repeated printing. The paint has good color development, creating a unique softness and a warm texture. ¦Dimensions : 12.6inch × 8.7inch. ¦Paper : washi(Japanese tradition paper : Echizenkizukibohsho). Goyo Hashiguchi was active as a literary book designer and ukiyo-e researcher from the end of the Meiji period to the Taisho period, but in his last years, he died suddenly just as he was trying to break new ground as a new print artist. He left behind an Art Nouveau bound book and a painting of beautiful women described as’Utamaro of the Taisho era. In 1984, at the ceremony in which Steve Jobs, the founder of the U. Company, unveiled the first Macintosh, a large, enthusiastic crowd watched, and the image projected at the beginning of the demo screen was a Japanese woman with long black hair. It was a picture of That picture was “Woman Combing Hair” by Goyo Hashiguchi.