Kiyoshi Saito

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Kiyoshi Saito Nikko(1)
Nikko(1)
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,600
Kiyoshi Saito Buddah (3)
Buddah (3) , 1962
Woodblock Print
23.5 x 18 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Full Bloom_Kamakura
Full Bloom,Kamakura , 1993
Woodblock Print
20.75 x 27.75 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Aizu in Winter
Aizu in Winter , 1955
Woodblock Print
17 x 23 in
$4,800
Kiyoshi Saito Autumn in Aizu(29)
Autumn in Aizu(29) , 1984
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$3,000
Kiyoshi Saito Autumn in Aizu (C)
Autumn in Aizu (C) , 1970
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$2,600
Kiyoshi Saito Awaji Doll (untitled)
Awaji Doll (untitled)
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
$450
Kiyoshi Saito Biyakugo-Ji Nara (A)
Biyakugo-Ji Nara (A)
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Blue Marsh Urabandai_ Aizu
Blue Marsh Urabandai, Aizu , 1955
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,600
Kiyoshi Saito Buddah (A)
Buddah (A) , 1959
Woodblock Print
23.75 x 18 in
$2,200
Kiyoshi Saito Buddha (6)
Buddha (6) , 1962
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Buddhist Nara
Buddhist Nara , 1955
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$3,000
Kiyoshi Saito Bunraku (C)
Bunraku (C) , 1959
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,500
Kiyoshi Saito Castle
Castle , 1955
Woodblock Print
14.5 x 21.25 in
$2,000
Kiyoshi Saito Cats
Cats , 1974
Woodblock Print
17 x 24 in
$4,200
Kiyoshi Saito Clay Image
Clay Image , 1952
Woodblock Print
22 x 14.5 in
$800
Kiyoshi Saito Dachsund (A)
Dachshund
Woodblock Print
11.75 x 17.5 in
$850
Kiyoshi Saito Dachshund(A)
Dachshund (A)
Woodblock Print
11.25 x 17 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Design Made in 1955
Daikon-Dera Kyoto , 1966
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Daitoku-ji Kyoto (D)
Daitoku-ji Kyoto (D) , 1960
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,400
Kiyoshi Saito Daitoku-ji in Kyoto (E)
Daitoku-ji Kyoto (E) , 1960
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Dachsund
Dog , 1954
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Flower and a Girl (1)
Flower and a Girl (1) , 1971
Woodblock Print
23.75 x 18.25 in
$2,200
Kiyoshi Saito Flowers and a Girl (11)
Flowers and a Girl (11) , 1971
Woodblock Print
17.5 x 23.5 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Flowers and a GIRL(2)
Flowers and a Girl (2) , 1974
Woodblock Print
12.5 x 18.5 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito French Quarter New Orleans(A)
French Quarter New Orleans(A) , 1957
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$4,400
Kiyoshi Saito Gate Kamakura (A)
Gate Jindai-Ji , 1967
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$140,000
Kiyoshi Saito Gate Kamakura (C)
Gate Kamakura (B) , 1972
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,600
Kiyoshi Saito Gio-Ji Kyoto
Gio-Ji Kyoto , 1963
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,800
Kiyoshi Saito Girl D
Girl D , 1967
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Girl on Green(given)
Girl on Green(given)
Woodblock Print
8 x 10 in
$900
Kiyoshi Saito Haniwa
Haniwa , 1958
Woodblock Print
23.5 x 18 in
$1,650
Kiyoshi Saito Haniwa(4)
Haniwa(4) , c. 1955
Woodblock Print
16.5 x 11.25 in
$550
Kiyoshi Saito Haniwa _2_ collagraph
Haniwa 2 collagraph , 1963
Collagraph
30 x 24 in
$5,500
Kiyoshi Saito Hirato Nagasaki (A)
Hirato Nagasaki (A) , 1965
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Katsura Kyoto
Katsura Kyoto , 1955
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,800
Kiyoshi Saito Katsura Kyoto (I)
Katsura Kyoto (I) , 1962
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Katsura Kyoto(L)
Katsura Kyoto (L) , 1964
Woodblock Print
29 x 22 in
$1,800
Kiyoshi Saito Kozanji Kyoto (B)
Kozanji Kyoto (B) , 1965
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Maiko Kyoto (T)
Maiko Kyoto (T) , 1964
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$2,100
Kiyoshi Saito Man In Kimono (untitled)
Man In Kimono (untitled)
Woodblock Print
17 x 11.5 in
$500
Kiyoshi Saito Miidera Otsu
Miidera Otsu , 1970
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Moss Garden Saihoji
Moss Garden Saihoji , 1957
Woodblock Print
22 x 28.75 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Nara
Nara , 1970
Woodblock Print
17.25 x 23.5 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Nishinokyo Nara
Nishinokyo Nara , 1971
Woodblock Print
15.5 x 20.5 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Notre Dame Paris (B)
Notre Dame Paris (B) , 1960
Woodblock Print
33 x 21 in
$3,200
Kiyoshi Saito Nude (B)
Nude (B) , 1966
Woodblock Print
32.5 x 22 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Nude (D)
Nude (D) , 1966
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$2,800
Kiyoshi Saito Obaku-san Uji (C)
Obaku-san Uji (C) , 1968
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Okuno-Hosomichi Matsushima Sendai
Okumo-Hosomichi Matsushima Sendai , 1965
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,600
Kiyoshi Saito Okuno-Hosomichi Kasajima Dosojin Sendai
Okuno-Hosomichi Kasajima Dosojin Sendai , 1965
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Pansy
Pansy , 1964
Woodblock Print
23.75 x 17.75 in
$2,000
Kiyoshi Saito Profile
Profile , 1948
Woodblock Print
25 x 19 in
$2,600
Kiyoshi Saito Recollection 1967
Recollection , 1967
Woodblock Print
33.5 x 21 in
$2,800
Kiyoshi Saito Red Flower
Red Flower , 1968
Collagraph
11.5 x 16.5 in
$2,800
Kiyoshi Saito Shadow (B)
Shadow (B) , 1967
Woodblock Print
17 x 12.5 in
$2,600
Kiyoshi Saito Shisendo Kyoto (B)
Shisendo Kyoto (B) , 1963
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$2,200
Kiyoshi Saito Shisen-do Kyoto (G)
Shisen-do Kyoto (G) , 1971
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,500
Kiyoshi Saito Shoji Katsura(A)
Shoji Katsura(A) , 1954
Woodblock Print
12 x 30 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Shoji Kyoto (B)
Shoji Kyoto (B) , 1954
Woodblock Print
17.75 x 23.75 in
$1,800
Kiyoshi Saito Silence
Silence , 1970
Collagraph
13.5 x 17 in
$2,400
Kiyoshi Saito Small Boy (untitled)
Small Boy (untitled)
Woodblock Print
8.25 x 10.25 in
$700
Kiyoshi Saito Steady Gaze
Steady Gaze
Woodblock Print
$3,800
Kiyoshi Saito Steady Gaze Paris (A)
Steady Gaze Paris (A) , 1960
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$2,500
Kiyoshi Saito Tea House Och-a
Tea House Och-a , 1963
Woodblock Print
11.5 x 15.5 in
$950
Kiyoshi Saito Toriemoto Kyoto
Toriemoto Kyoto , 1971
Woodblock Print
15.5 x 20.5 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Two Cats
Two Cats , 1955
Woodblock Print
20 x 22 in
$3,000
Kiyoshi Saito Village Scene with Persimmon Tree
Village Scene,Carrying Water , 1940
Woodblock Print
15.5 x 17 in
$650
Kiyoshi Saito Village Scene_ Path through Grove
Village Scene with Brown Hill , 1940
Woodblock Print
15.5 x 17 in
$850
Kiyoshi Saito Village Scene with Persimmon Tree
Village Scene with Persimmon Tree
Woodblock Print
11.5 x 17 in
$1,100
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu
Winter in Aizu , 1960
Woodblock Print
12 x 18 in
$1,100
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu
Winter in Aizu
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$1,800
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu (14)
Winter in Aizu (14)
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,800
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu (2)
Winter in Aizu (2) , 1970
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$3,200
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu (45)
Winter in Aizu (45) , 1981
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$3,600
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu(5)
Winter in Aizu (5) , 1950
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$2,200
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu(5)
Winter in Aizu (5) , 1958
Woodblock Print
17 x 23 in
$2,200
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu(6)
Winter in Aizu(6) , 1958
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$3,000
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu (36)
Winter in Aizu (Baskets)
Woodblock Print
11 x 16.75 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu (carrying a child)
Winter in Aizu (carrying a child) , 1960
Woodblock Print
11.5 x 17 in
$950
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu(D)
Winter in Aizu(D)
Woodblock Print
18.25 x 24 in
$2,000
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu (Skiers)
Winter in Aizu (Skiers)
Woodblock Print
11 x 16.75 in
$1,200
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Aizu 70(17)
Winter in Aizu 70(17) , 1970
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
$3,000
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Giyo-Ji Kyoto
Winter in Giyo-Ji Kyoto , 1964
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$2,800
Kiyoshi Saito Winter in Nikko (A)
Winter in Nikko (A) , 1966
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
$1,800
Kiyoshi Saito Aizu Yanaizu Autumn Fukushima
Aizu Yanaizu Autumn Fukushima , 1965
Woodblock Print
23.5 x 18 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Aizu Fukushima
Aizu Yanaizu Fukushima , 1965
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Aizu (B)
A Market in Mexico , 1955
Painting
24.5 x 31 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Ancient City Kyoto
Ancient City Kyoto , 1970
Woodblock Print
17.5 x 23.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Autumn in Aizu
Autumn in Aizu , 1973
Woodblock Print
15 x 20.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Autumn(B)
Autumn in Aizu (B) , 1969
Woodblock Print
23.5 x 17.25 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Bookstore Seine-Paris
Bookstore Seine-Paris , 1960
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Boy Carrying Baby (untitled)
Boy Carrying Baby (untitled) , 1950
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Buddah (5)
Buddah (5) , 1962
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Budda
Buddha , 1954
Woodblock Print
23 x 17 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Castle India
Castle India , 1968
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Cat
Cat(untitled) , 1960
Woodblock Print
16 x 10.75 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Cat (untitled)
Cat (untitled) , 1960
Woodblock Print
17 x 11.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Chapel France
Chapel France , 1960
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Dachsund (B)
Dachshund (B) Sitting (untitled)
Woodblock Print
11.5 x 17.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Dachsund
Dachsund
Woodblock Print
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Dachsund
Dachsund
Woodblock Print
11.5 x 8.25 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Flowers and a Girl 8
Flowers and a Girl (8)
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Gate Kamakura (A) Japanese woodblock print by Kyoshi Saito
Gate Kamakura (A) , 1972
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Gate Kamakura (G)
Gate Kamakura (G) , 1973
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Gate Nagasaki
Gate Nagasaki , 1955
Woodblock Print
24 x 33 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Gate Tenryu-ji Kyoto
Gate Tenryu-ji Kyoto , 1975
Woodblock Print
15.5 x 20 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Girl (untitled)
Girl (untitled)
Woodblock Print
18 x 12 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Girl Carrying Baby (untitled)
Girl Carrying Baby (untitled)
Woodblock Print
17.5 x 11.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Girl wth Cat
Girl wth Cat
Woodblock Print
8.5 x 11 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito India (A)
India (A) , 1968
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito India (B)
India (B) , 1968
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito India C
India (C) , 1968
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito In Paris(4)
In Paris(4) , 1961
Woodblock Print
18 x 23.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Jealousy
Jealousy , 1974
Woodblock Print
17.5 x 12.5 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Joko Ji Kamino Yama
Joko Ji Kamino Yama , 1960
Woodblock Print
24 x 18 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito June Kamakura F
June Kamakura (F)
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Kaki no Aizu (3)
Kaki no Aizu (3) , 1973
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Katsura Kyoto (C)
Katsura Kyoto (N) , 1965
Woodblock Print
18 x 24 in
SOLD
Kiyoshi Saito Katsura Kyoto (I)
Katsura Kyoto (O) , 1965
Woodblock Print
18 x 23.5 in
SOLD
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Kiyoshi Saito

Kiyoshi Saito

Kiyoshi Saito Biography

KIYOSHI SAITO, 1907-1997

Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) is world renowned as one of the giants of Japanese printmaking, credited with popularizing modern Japanese prints the world over.  A leader in the early Sosaku-hanga (creative print) movement, Saito's works have a boldly simple style, with flat areas of color and solid textures which are the result of his search for the essentials of nature.  Unlike most printmakers, Saito usually made his color prints from a single block of wood and used unusual tools to carve the blocks, often scratching and picking at the wood rather than cutting and chiseling.  Saito would often make a number of impressions of the same color to get the depth of tone he wanted, imbuing the limited palette and simple forms with unusual richness.   Saito's images show a poetic sensitivity to his subjects and his medium and have a universal timelessness that will be admired for years to come.  His works are displayed in major museums, public, private and corporate collections worldwide.  The Kiyoshi Saito Museum, established in Saito's hometown of Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, is dedicated to sharing his magnificent art with the world.

Saito moved from the Fukushima prefecture to Tokyo in 1932, where he studied Western-style painting at the Hongo Painting Institute. While exhibiting his oil paintings, he began making woodblock prints by cutting and printing progressively from a single block. He used unusual tools to carve his blocks, often scratching and picking at the wood rather than cutting and chiseling it. Saito would often make a number of impressions of the same color to get depth of tone he wanted, imbuing the limited palette and simple forms with unusual richness.

In 1948, Saito exhibited at the Salon Printemps, and in 1951 received first prize for Steady Gaze at the inaugural Sao Paolo Bienniale. He was then featured in Statler's, Modern Japanese Print: An Art Reborn (1956), and was invited to visit the USA by the State Department and the Asia Foundation in 1956. From that year onward, Saito exhibited widely throughout the USA and Europe. Saito made a woodblock print of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato for the cover of Time Magazine in 1967.

In his later years he moved on to figure subjects then to Buddist subjects and the building and culture of Kyoto, influenced by the works of Mondrian. Saito's prints, with their flat areas of color and solid textures were the result of his search for the essentials of nature. A rather prolific and popular artist, Saito also did such varied images as cats, dachshunds, Maiko dancers, nude women, haniwa burial figures, and imagery inspired by travels in the USA, Mexico and Europe.

Exhibitions:
Tokyo, Japan
New York City
Sao Paulo, Brazil--award winner
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Miami, Florida
Cairo, Egypt--prize winner
Melbourne, Australia
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia--award winner
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Collections:
Cincinnati Art Museum

Miami Art Museum

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Modern Art, New York City

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Achenbach Foundation, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco

Philadelphia Museum of Art

New York Public Library

Art Institute of Chicago

Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art

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