Welcome to WINGNET's eSale of Saito Woodblock Prints

Revised: 05/18/2005

The following Kiyoshi Saito Prints are available for sale. 

Kiyoshi Saito,  (1907 - 1997)
Japanese Printmaker,  Sosaku Hanga

Kiyoshi Saito was born in Sakamoto, Fukushima prefecture. He studied
Western-style painting at the Hongo Painting Institute and exhibited his
oil paintings with various art groups and societies. After having a print
accepted by the Kokugakai ("National Picture Association"), Saito began to
seriously pursue printmaking. In 1938 he issued his first prints in his now
famous "Winter in Aizu" series.  His first solo exhibit was held in Tokyo
in 1942.  After steadily gaining recognition, he won first prize in 1951 at
the Sao Paulo, Brazil international biennial exhibition for his print called 
"Steady Gaze," where it won, over both prints and paintings. Saito admired 
Piet Mondrian and some of Saito's views of buildings and temples seem to 
display that influence in simplified form.  Saito worked primarily in the 
woodblock medium, while also producing works in collagraph, drypoint, and 
color and ink paintings.  He carved his images into blocks of various woods, 
either solid katsura or plywood faced with katsura, rawan, yanagi, keyaki, 
shina, or lauan to obtain a wide range of textures. In some cases he used 
only one block for all the colors in a design, while for others he needed as 
many as six different blocks.  Saito has been widely known for his distinctive 
style and it is easily recognized by simplified and graceful renditions, 
usually in tranquil greens, grays or browns.  Although his work is well 
appreciated in Japan, his prints have been especially popular in the West.  
Saito depicted peaceful images of traditional Japanese gardens, temples and 
his hometown village of Aizu.  He often utilized the grain of the woodblock as 
an integral part of the design, and employed harmonious lines and shadows to 
evoke tranquil serenity.  In every print, he offered his own unique approach to
composition. Architectural studies became abstracted, renditions of gardens
or temples have an intriguing perspective to add mystery, studies of joyful
children include complex fabric patterns, and pathways and tree limbs are 
offered in provocative juxtaposition to an old thatched roof farmhouse. The 
viewer is constantly challenged by the artist’s creativity and ingenuity, 
while at the same time being offered quiet, restful scenes rendered in an easy 
and affectionate mode. Saito continued to do traditional woodblock printmaking 
well into his eighties. 


Photo Summary of Saito Prints.




ITEM       DESCRIPTION 
D01M001   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Shisendo Kyoto (F)
 	   Signature: White Ink at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
  	   Dated: 1965
	   Edition: 91/100
	   Tagged: Rear Right side
	   Tag statement: Self-Carved,Self-Printed w/printed Kiyoshi Saito
	   Size: 17 3/4"H x 23 3/4"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects   
                      ..................................$2,200.00     
                        					     
D01M004   
 	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Onri-An Arashi-Yama Kyoto (B)
	   Signature: Black Ink at lower right
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: 1964
	   Edition: 95/100
	   Tagged: Rear Left side
	   Tag statement: Self-Carved,Self-Printed w/printed Kiyoshi Saito
	   Size: 17 3/4"H x 23 3/4"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects  
                      ..................................$2,200.00

D01M006   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Katsura Kyoto
	   Signature: White Ink at lower right
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: 1965
	   Edition: 16/100
	   Tagged: Rear Left side
	   Tag statement: Self-Carved,Self-Printed w/printed Kiyoshi Saito
	   Size: 17 3/4"H x 23 3/4"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects   
                      ..................................$2,200.00

D01M008   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Onri-An Arashi-Yama Kyoto
	   Signature: Black Ink at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: 1964
	   Edition: 64/100
	   Tagged: Rear Left side
	   Tag statement: Self-Carved,Self-Printed w/printed Kiyoshi Saito
	   Size: 17 3/4"H x 23 3/4"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects  
                      ..................................$2,200.00

D01M010   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: No (Subject: Building)
 	   Signature: White Ink at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
  	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 17"H x 11 1/2"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects   
                      ..................................$550.00     
                        					     
D01M023   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: No (Subject: Dachshund Facing Forward) 
	   Signature: White Ink at top left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
           Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 11 1/2"H x 17"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/staple marks in 4 corners  
                      ..................................$550.00

D01M027   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: No (Subject: Boy Child with Baby on Back)
	   Signature: Pencil at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No 
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 17"H x 11 1/2"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects
                      ..................................$550.00

D01M028   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: No (Subject: Girl Child with Baby on Back)
 	   Signature: Pencil at lower right
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
  	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 17"H x 11 1/2"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects   
                      ..................................$550.00     
                        					     
D01M029   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: No (Subject: Child in Snow Suit)
	   Signature: Pencil at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 11 1/2"H x 17"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects  
                      ..................................$550.00   
                        					     
D01M030   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Haniwa (7)
	   Signature: Pencil at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No	
 	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 15"H x 9 1/2"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects  
                      ..................................$350.00

D01M031   
 	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Haniwa (6)
	   Signature: Pencil at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 15"H x 9 1/2"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/no defects  
                      ..................................$350.00

D01M034   
	   Artist: Kiyoshi Saito
	   Titled: Haniwa (3)
	   Signature: White Ink at lower left
	   Sealed: Yes, above signature
	   Dated: No, Purchased in 1965
	   Edition: Unlimited
	   Tagged: No
	   Tag statement: N/A
	   Size: 11 1/2"H x 17"W
	   Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality w/staple marks in 4 corners  
                      ..................................$550.00




                        				

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