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Tosyodaiji (Tôshôdai-ji)

Saitō Kiyoshi

Artwork Details

Tosyodaiji (Tôshôdai-ji)
1955
Saitō Kiyoshi
color woodblock print on paper
23 5/16 x 15 5/8 in. (59.37 x 39.69 cm);28 5/16 in x 21 9/16 in (71.9 cm x 54.7 cm);312 in x 31 7/8 in (792.48 cm x 80.96 cm);26 1/8 in x 16 1/4 in (66.3 cm x 41.2 cm)
Gift of the artist
1958/2.31

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Description

Subject Matter:

This print appears to be showing statues of divine figures, namely Buddha. There is an impression of robes created by texture on the middle statue, implying its identity. Furthermore, the location of the statues is in Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara prefecture. 

Physical Description:

This print depicts three figures standing on pedestals. They go from white to black (lightest to darkest) from the right. They appear to be facing outward from the semicircle they are placed in, the middle one facing the viewer. They are in a brown room with a window on the right side. There is a red seal and signature on the bottom right underneath the white statue. 

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