Untitled [Winter in Aizu (E)]
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.
Physical Description:
This woodblock print depicts a person in heavy clothes walking between barren trees. To the person's left is a small shrine covered in snow. There is snow on the ground and a mountain in the distance. In the bottom left area is a red seal and a signature underneath it.
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