A Saint- B

A Saint B — the second in a series depicting a figure of spiritual authority or holiness, rendered in Kimura's contemporary woodblock style. The saint figure in Japanese artistic tradition could draw on Buddhist, Shinto, Christian, or more generally humanist understandings of spiritual achievement, and Kimura's choice of the English word "saint" suggests an engagement with universal rather than denomination-specific spirituality. The "B" designation marks this as a variation on the primary composition.