Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Hirano Hakuho — After a bath (Yu-agari) | Showa period, 20th century
Hirano Hakuho

After a bath (Yu-agari) | Showa period, 20th century

Hirano Hakuho's 'After a Bath (Yu-agari)' is a woodblock print from April 1932 enhanced with metallic pigments depicting a figure arranging her hair at a dresser. The work exemplifies the Showa period's sophistication in ukiyo-e production, published by the renowned Watanabe Shozaburo.

Medium
woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments, depicting a nude arranging her hair before a dresser, with artist's red rectangular seal Haku, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Showa shichinen shigatsu (April 1932)
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Fine Japanese Prints

December 6, 2021

Estimate: $800 – $1,200

Lot 169

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Hirano Hakuho, After a bath (Yu-agari) | Showa period, 20th century

Hirano Hakuho's 'After a Bath (Yu-agari)' is a woodblock print from April 1932 enhanced with metallic pigments depicting a figure arranging her hair at a dresser. The work exemplifies the Showa period's sophistication in ukiyo-e production, published by the renowned Watanabe Shozaburo.

Medium
woodblock print, embellished with metallic pigments, depicting a nude arranging her hair before a dresser, with artist's red rectangular seal Haku, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Showa shichinen shigatsu (April 1932)
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Intimate, Serene, Gold Tones, Japanese, Metallic Pigments, Portrait, Showa Period, Nude, Modern, Woodblock Print