Japan: The geisha Hisae with a towel. Goyo Hashiguchi, early 20th century

Goyō Hashiguchi (橋口 五葉 Hashiguchi Goyō, December 21, 1880 - February 24, 1921) was a Japanese painter and woodblock artist.

Hashiguchi was born Hashiguchi Kiyoshi in Kagoshima Prefecture. His father Hashiguchi Kanemizu was a samurai and amateur painter in the Shijo style. His father hired a teacher in the Kano style of painting in 1899 when Kiyoshi was only ten. Kiyoshi took the name of Goyo while attending the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, from which he graduated best in his class in 1905.

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