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Red Fruits

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Red Fruits
1950
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
28 3/8 in x 21 5/8 in (72 cm x 55 cm)
Gift of the artist
1958/2.14

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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 looking down at a red object in her hand. There is an inscription in the lower-left corner. 

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