Nagajuban (Long Undergarment)

Hashiguchi Goyō, artist

1880–1921

Nagajuban (Long Undergarment), 1920, Taisho period (1912–1926)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: mica; embossing; color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 472 x 135 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 492 x 147 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 18 9/16 x 5 5/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 3/8 x 5 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Lucy Shaw Schultz Fund and the R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund

Accession number: 2000.0077

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
“Transformations,” Feb-2006, Mary Dusenbury and Alison Miller
Often, clothing acts as a barrier between our bodies and the outside world, yet in a different context, clothing can invite intimacy. Despite differences in time and fashion, clues such as body language and facial expression reveal to the viewer the intimacy of these works.

Archive Label 2003:
This graceful depiction of an elegant young woman is one of Goyo’s last prints, the culmination of a search to capture the freshness of life drawing with the specialized skills of Japan’s traditional carvers and printers.

A young woman, perhaps a young wife, languidly envelops herself in her under robe. The lovely undergarment drapes softly around her body. The sash held in her teeth, bare feet and partially exposed breasts suggest intimacy. The skill of Goyo’s carvers and printers - who worked under the artist’s constant supervision - capture the understated elegance of her nagajuban and the subtle nuances of her expression.