Woman after bath 1920 by Gōyo Hashiguchi Collage-Modern the jungle closing in from

the jungle closing in from every edge of the canvas

wings spread in a moment of arrested motion

and a compositional optimism that turned destinations into objects of desire

Moka Flowers places botanical form within a distinctly contemporary idiom

Woman after bath 1920 by Gōyo Hashiguchi Collage-Modern the jungle closing in fromDated to 1920, this shin hanga print stands among Hashiguchi's most considered works. The figure a woman absorbed in the quiet ritual after bathing is rendered with a restrained palette of cool blues and soft naturalistic flesh tones. Hashiguchi's characteristic fine outline defines the silhouette while allowing the colour fields to breathe, creating a sense of atmospheric depth unusual in woodblock printing of the period. The composition's vertical