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Woman Combing Her Hair is a 1920 woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hashiguchi Goyo, one of the leading figures of the shin-hanga movement. It depicts a woman (model Tomi Kodaira) with her hair partially down, seated in a three-quarter pose while running a comb through her hair. Goyo self-publis...
Woman Applying Powder is a 1918 woodblock print by Japanese artist Hashiguchi Goyo, recognized as a masterpiece of the shin-hanga movement. The artwork portrays a woman kneeling and applying white powder to her neck, rendered with exceptionally delicate lines and subtle color gradations. Goyo superv...
Yamamura Toyonari's portrait shows actor Morita Kan'ya XIII as Jean Valjean, linking Japanese actor-print tradition with Victor Hugo's French hero.
Self-styled pessimist Tamahiko Shima lives alone in the mountains of Chiba after losing the use of his right hand in the same car accident that took his mother's life. Deemed incapable by his father and other wealthy relatives, he has been forced into exile; he experiences idle days of reading and s...
During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has ot...
In 1925 (year 14 of the Taisho era) baseball is still quite unknown in Japan and there are only a few male teams. After being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, 14-year-old Akiko invites her friend Koume to start a baseball team in order to prov...
