Woman Combing Her Hair by Gōyo Hashiguchi Illustration-Classic The composition holds a quiet

The composition holds a quiet tension between sky and sea

Hobday's Japandi-inflected sensibility is fully present here: nothing is superfluous

There is an effortless balance between the cool blue ground and the warmth of the orange

delicate texture — is rendered with the sharpness and clarity the work demands

Woman Combing Her Hair by Gōyo Hashiguchi Illustration-Classic The composition holds a quietPerhaps the most recognised work in Hashiguchi's lifetime output of just fourteen prints, this shin hanga composition depicts a woman absorbed in the slow ritual of combing her hair. The cascading black hair dominates the composition, its linear flow contrasting with the geometric patterns of the kimono and the rounded forms of the figure. Hashiguchi's treatment of the hair each strand implied rather than drawn is a technical achievement that defines