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Ecstasy (B)

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Ecstasy (B)
1953
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
33 1/4 in x 21 7/16 in (84.5 cm x 54.5 cm)
Gift of the artist
1958/2.19

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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 print depicts a woman with a cloth around her neck that comes up in front of her eyes. Her left eye is still visible. There is a signature on the lower left.

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