Lake Scenery
- Date:
- 1942
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Dimensions:
- 60.3 × 43.8 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
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 1942 Lake Scenery belongs to Saito's early mature period, when he was developing the flat-plane approach that would define his career. Japanese lakes—whether the famous scenic spots like Suwa or Biwa or the smaller mountain lakes of his home region—provided him with a subject that combined the horizontal expanse he loved with the mountain reflections that compressed that space into pure geometric pattern. Water as mirror: the lake doubling the landscape into a reversible symmetry.
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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)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lake Scenery was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清) in 1942.
Lake Scenery depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.
Lake Scenery measures 60.3 × 43.8 cm.