The 1954 Ryoanji, Kyoto (A) was among Saito's earliest treatments of the famous rock garden, made in the year he was establishing himself as a major [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) artist. At this date his geometric approach was already developed but still retained slightly more detail than the maximum reduction of his late style. The (A) designation marks it as the first of multiple Ryoanji compositions, the beginning of a conversation with one of Japan's most formally compelling spaces that he would continue across decades.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ryoanji, Kyoto (A) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清) in 1954.
Ryoanji, Kyoto (A) depicts temples & shrines, gardens, and abstract, set at Kyoto.
Ryoanji, Kyoto (A) measures 40.6 × 58.4 cm.
