![Title unknown [Street with White Wall Houses] by Saito Kiyoshi — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, late 20th century](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/97212.jpg)
Title unknown [Street with White Wall Houses]
- Date:
- late 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 26.7 × 38.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The Street with White Wall Houses—title reconstructed from observation, the original unrecorded—shows Saito finding in the white-plastered walls of traditional Japanese townscape the geometric language most native to his formal approach. White plaster walls, their surfaces interrupted by tile-capped tops and dark wooden windows, create a composition of near-pure geometry: the same logic as his karesansui garden prints, but achieved through vernacular urban architecture rather than deliberate artistic design.
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View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
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Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
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Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Title unknown [Street with White Wall Houses] was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清) in late 20th century.
Title unknown [Street with White Wall Houses] depicts urban scenes.
Title unknown [Street with White Wall Houses] measures 26.7 × 38.3 cm.