Saito Kiyoshi (1907-1997)

Camellia (Tsubaki), 1948

Details

Saito Kiyoshi (1907-1997)
Camellia (Tsubaki), 1948
Woodcut, signed in Roman script Kiyoshi Saito, signed and [signature] dated in ballpoint pen in Roman script on verso 24 Feb. 1956--very good impression and color, good condition, vertical tear to center top and center bottom margins, margins creased, soiled and rubbed, tape residue top corners
25½ x 19½in. (64.8 x 49.5cm.)
With Edwin and Marjorie Grabhorn collector's seal

Literature

PUBLISHED:
Julia Meech, "Edwin Grabhorn: Printer and Print Collector," Impressions 25 (2003), fig. 5.

Lot Essay

In 1956 Kiyoshi Saito came to the United States upon the invitation of the State Department and the Asia Foundation. On February 24th, when he visited Edwin and Marjorie Grabhorn in their San Francisco home, he re-signed and dated this print (and lot 107) to commemorate the occasion.

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