India (B)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
The India (B) print belongs to a series of impressions from Saito's travels to South and Southeast Asia—journeys that brought him into contact with Buddhist sites and sculptural traditions quite different from the Japanese canon he had grown up with. The designation (B) suggests at least two India prints, with the (B) variant offering a different subject or color treatment. His response to Indian material culture—its scale, its ornamental richness, its tropical light—would test the limits of his reductive approach.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
India (B) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
India (B) depicts landscapes, religious, and travel scenes.