Woman after a bath by Gōyo Hashiguchi Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm The palette is cool and

The palette is cool and lush

the composition draws on retro design sensibility and a warm sense of rural atmosphere

the subtle tonal shifts and layered marks of Cross's abstract technique are rendered with precision and clarity

and restraint

indeterminate background

Woman after a bath by Gōyo Hashiguchi Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm The palette is cool andOne of the rarest subjects in Hashiguchi's small body of work, this shin hanga print captures a woman in the vulnerable stillness after bathing. The composition is tightly cropped, drawing attention to the figure's posture and the soft fall of fabric against skin. Hashiguchi's palette here is notably muted pale flesh tones, cool blues, and soft whites lending the scene an atmosphere of privacy and quiet intimacy. The delicate gradation of colour, a