Buddhist Nara / Saitô Kiyoshi
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- Accession Number
- 1959/2.17
- Title
- Buddhist Nara
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1955
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Style/Group/Movement
- Sôsaku hanga
- Inscription
- Signed, lower right: Kiyoshi Saito
- Period
- Japan, Showa Era (1926-1989)
- Dimensions
- 44 cm x 59.5 cm (17 5/16 in. x 23 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Subject Matter
- One of a series of prints by the artist portraying famous Buddhist sculptures of Nara (the capital of Japan in the 8th century and a major monastic center); this one evokes a sculpture of Avalokitesvara (Japanese, Kannon) at Hôryûji Temple on Nara's outskirts. Several other prints from this series are in UMMA's collections.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1271 x 977
- File Size
- 123 KB
- Record
- 1959/2.17
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"Buddhist Nara; Saitô Kiyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1959-sl-2.17/1959_2.17.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.