Clay Image (C) (Haniwa figure of a standing shamaness)
Saitō Kiyoshi
Description
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.
Haniwa are hollow unglazed terra cotta clay statues used in ancient Japanese burial rites. They are buried with kofun or "old tombs".
Refer to (1958/2.25) subject matter.
Physical Description:
This print depicts statues on a red background. There is a signature in the bottom left.
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