Nara (D) / Saitô Kiyoshi

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Accession Number
1986/2.67
Title
Nara (D)
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
Style/Group/Movement
Sôsaku hanga
Inscription
Signature and seal in the lower right: Kiyoshi Saito
Dimensions
45.5 cm x 60.3 cm (17 15/16 in. x 23 3/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
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.
Primary Keywords
trees
walking
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1419 x 997
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Record
1986/2.67
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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 March 29, 2024.
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