Coral
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
An anomalous subject in Saito's body of work, Coral suggests a period of experimentation with natural form outside his typical architectural and figural subjects. The dendritic branching structure of coral—simultaneously biological and geological—offered a formal problem quite different from the geometric volumes of temples and figures. How Saito resolved that form in woodblock, whether through stylized reduction or something more organic, gives this undated print particular curiosity value within his output.
More Prints by Saito Kiyoshi
More Seascapes Prints
Child of the Sea
1940
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Coral was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Coral depicts seascapes, still life, and abstract.