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Floating World Gallery | Winter in Aizu

Winter in Aizu

Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997

Winter in Aizu

Artist : Saito, Kiyoshi, 1907-1997
Date : 1940
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 260807
Condition : Minor soiling and rubbing at front bottom and on reverse; restored tears at bottom left
Image size : 15 x 17 5/8 inches
Comments : Pencil signed; early 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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