Indian (C)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Typical Price
- Exceptional or early edition Saito print in fine condition: $3,000–$15,000
- Good condition mid-career print: $500–$2,000
- Standard edition: $200–$600
Description
The Indian (C) print—third in what appears to have been a series of Indian subjects—likely depicts a figure, temple detail, or landscape from Saito's South Asian travels. His geometric reduction was challenged by Indian architecture's baroque ornamental surfaces, which resist simplification more stubbornly than the clean planes of Japanese Zen spaces. The (C) variant may represent a specific experiment in resolving that tension—finding the underlying structure beneath the surface complexity.
More Prints by Saito Kiyoshi
More Landscapes Prints
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)
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
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Indian (C) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Indian (C) depicts landscapes, architecture, and travel scenes.