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Title: Untitled [same as 1987/1.241, entitled "Buddha (B)"; Kannon]; image of a famous 7th-century sculpture at Hôryûji, Nara
Artist: Saitô Kiyoshi
Physical Description: Despite the title given by the artist, this print is a highly abstracted representation of a famous 7th century sculpture of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (J. Kannon), in the collection of Hôryûji Temple, Nara.
Artist Life Dates: (active 1907 - 1997)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1959
Accession Number: 1987/1.240
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 15.22161
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss

Title: Biyakugoji, Nara
Artist: Saitô Kiyoshi
Physical Description: The composition has a wide path in the middle heading into the background, with buildings on eiher side and three telephone poles in the middle. The top of a tree can be seen over the buildings in the top left of the scene. The front center portion of the pathway has some darker horizontal marks, and a dark figure is on the pathway in the center right of the composition.
Artist Life Dates: (active 1907 - 1997)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1963
Accession Number: 1986/2.68
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 15.22161
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss

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Title: Nara (D)
Artist: Saitô Kiyoshi
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.
Artist Life Dates: (active 1907 - 1997)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1963
Accession Number: 1986/2.67
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
relevance: rank 15.22161
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Lawrence Preuss

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