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Floating World Gallery | Boy of Aizu

Boy of Aizu

Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997

Boy of Aizu

Artist : Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997
Date : c. 1950
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 280295
Condition : Minor bleeding; toning and foxing
Image size : 19 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches
Comments : Pencil signature; dimensions shown are for entire sheet
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About The Artist

Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997

Born in 1907 in Sakamoto, Fukushima prefecture. Moved to Otaru in Hokkaido at age 5; later apprenticed to a sign painter. From an early age operated a successful sign painting business in Otaru. Studied drawing with Narita Gyokusen in Otaru. Infatuated with the art world, he sold his business and moved to Tokyo in about 1932. Studied Western-style painting at Hongo Painting Institute. Exhibited oils with Hakujitsukai, Nikakai, Kokugakai, and Tokokai. Began making hanga by cutting and prin.....

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