“Horyuji Temple Late Autumn” Japanese Woodblock Print by Kiyoshi Saito

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A woodblock print by Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997). Titled "Horyuji Temple Late Autumn," the print depicts a partial view … Read more A woodblock print by Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997). Titled "Horyuji Temple Late Autumn," the print depicts a partial view of the Horyuji Temple with a persimmon tree to the left of the composition. Signed to the lower left corner, the work is displayed in a wooden frame behind a cream mat.

Kiyoshi Saito was part of the woodblock printing movement, Sōsaku-hanga, of early 20th-century Japan. In 1951, Saito was one of the first Japanese artists to win at the São Paulo Biennale. Over 850 of his works can be viewed in Japan at the Kiyoshi Saito Museum of Art. See less