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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# : 200787
Condition : Minor soiling and rubbing to paper in image and on reverse; small nicks at paper's edge
Image size : 15 x 17 3/4 inches
Comments : Early Saito seal
Price : $3,500

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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