"Memory-96-VI (Shinjuku Subcenter)" is a contemporary mokuhanga print by Saito Takeshi. This atmospheric work captures a sense of place and season with the contemplative sensitivity that characterizes the artist's finest prints.
Saito Takeshi renders this scene with masterful control of the printing medium, using the interplay of carved line, color, and paper texture to evoke atmosphere and mood. The composition balances naturalistic observation with poetic interpretation.
The etching technique allows for fine detail and tonal subtlety, giving this work a distinctive graphic quality that reflects the artist's skill with the intaglio process.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Memory-96-VI (Shinjuku Subcenter) (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) was created by Saito Takeshi (斎藤武) in 1999.
Memory-96-VI (Shinjuku Subcenter) (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) uses Etching, on etching, aquatint, and collagraph.
Memory-96-VI (Shinjuku Subcenter) (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) depicts urban scenes and landscapes.