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Kyoto
Artist
Kiyoshi Saito
(Japan, 1907 - 1997)
Date1966
MediumWoodcut on paper
DimensionsIMAGE: 14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.
IMAGE: 375 x 521 mm
SHEET: 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.
SHEET: 451 x 604 mm
IMAGE: 375 x 521 mm
SHEET: 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.
SHEET: 451 x 604 mm
Object TypePrints
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of John H. Kohn
Edition96/100
Object number1989.20
On View
Not on view• This woodblock print is an example of the kind of work by Saitō that was preferred by Western art collectors. It renders archetypical Japanese subjects, such as Buddhist temples and kimono-clad figures in a style influenced by Western abstraction.
• Saito also practiced Western printmaking techniques such as collagraphy, aquatint, and engraving. An example of this kind of work is displayed next to this print.
• Saito also practiced Western printmaking techniques such as collagraphy, aquatint, and engraving. An example of this kind of work is displayed next to this print.
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