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Camellia

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Camellia
1948
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
28 5/16 x 21 7/16 in. (72.0 x 54.5 cm)
Gift of the artist
1958/2.7

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Subject Matter:

Copied from (1958/2.2)
Saito Kiyoshi was a 20th-century Sosaku-hanga artist, a movement that emphasized self-expression and the individual creation of prints. He issued his first prints in the now-famous "Winter in Aizu" series. This series was based on his hometown in Fukushima prefecture.

Physical Description:

This colorful woodblock print depicts a profile of a woman with long hair and red lips looking left. In front of her face is a bush of red flowers. There is a signature on the bottom right.

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