A Brief Life: Goyō Hashiguchi and the Refinement of Shin-Hanga Goyō Hashiguchi, born Kiyoshi Hashiguchi in 1880 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, emerged as a pivotal figure in the *shin-hanga* movement—a deliberate revival of traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques during the early 20th century. His life, though tragically short, was marked by an intense dedication to artistic excellence and a profound sensitivity to beauty, resulting in a mere fourteen prints that nonetheless secured his place among the masters of the genre. Born into a samurai family with artistic inclinations—h…