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Floating World Gallery | Katsura Kyoto (I)

Katsura Kyoto (I)

Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997

Katsura Kyoto (I)

Artist : Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997
Edition : 86/200
Date : 1962
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 960723
Condition : Faintly light struck; toning; tape residue at reverse top and bottom edges
Image size : 15 x 20 5/8 inches
Comments : Brush signature
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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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