Untitled work by Saito Kiyoshi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
A frontal close-up of a bodhisattva or Buddha head with an ornate, tall crown or elaborate coiffure rendered in dense black woodgrain texture, set against a plain beige-toned ground. The face is rendered in mottled grey-black with a serene, downcast expression, heavy-lidded eyes, and a faint smile, with striated lines suggesting the folds of the neck below. A small red seal appears in the lower left corner and the work is pencil-signed "Kiyoshi Saito" with an edition number in the lower right; this woodblock print is by Saito Kiyoshi.
More Prints by Saito Kiyoshi
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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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)"
1934
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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)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Untitled depicts landscapes and abstract.