Nara (D) / Saitô Kiyoshi
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- Accession Number
- 1986/2.67
- Title
- Nara (D)
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss
- Style/Group/Movement
- Sôsaku hanga
- Inscription
- Signature and seal in the lower right: Kiyoshi Saito
- Period
- Japan, Showa Era (1926-1989)
- Dimensions
- 45.5 cm x 60.3 cm (17 15/16 in. x 23 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- This scene has two trees and some logs jutting vertically out of the ground in the foreground, with some buildings and a figure walking in the background. The tree on the left in the foreground has a split trunk, and we can see some roots. The four logs are spaced fairly evenly in the center of the foreground, and the second tree is on the right in the foreground and leans to the right. Some leaves can be seen on the trees at the top of the scene. The ground in the background is white, and the figure walks in front of the buildings in the center right of the scene. The main and tallest roofline of the buildings is in the center of the background.
- Subject Matter
- This woodblock print shows a person walking in the city of Nara, Japan.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1419 x 997
- File Size
- 188 KB
- Record
- 1986/2.67
- Link to this Item
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"Nara (D); Saitô Kiyoshi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.67/1986_2.67.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.