Buddhist Nara / Saitô Kiyoshi

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Accession Number
1959/2.17
Title
Buddhist Nara
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
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.
Primary Keywords
abstraction
buddhism
sculpture
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1271 x 977
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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 March 18, 2024.
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