Saito Kiyoshi (1907-1997)

Haniwa (2)

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Saito Kiyoshi (1907-1997)
Haniwa (2)
Collagraph, 1963, signed in white ink in Roman script Kiyoshi Saito, dated in pencil 1963 and numbered 2/6--toned and mat-stained, margins folded .5/8in. approx., tape residue along edges
26.7/8 x 21in. (68.2 x 53.4cm.)

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Collagraph is a print technique based on collage. Saito made collagraphs in the 1960s by applying cement or bond to the base block to add texture and shading.

For another impression see Saito Kiyoshi/Harada Minoru, Saito Kiyoshi gagyo (Works of Kiyoshi Saito) (Tokyo: Abe Shuppan, 1990), pl. 262.

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