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| Publisher (this edition): | Not Set | Not Set |
| Date of this item: | c1950s | c1950s |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | OFFERED IN THIS UNRESERVED AUCTION, IS ONE OF SIX, KIYOSHI SAITO WOODBLOCK PRINTS, ALL SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, WITH MATCHING FRAMES, RECENTLY PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL ESTATE. EACH WOODBLOCK WAS FRAMED AND MATTED IN THE 1950'S AND,IS BEING SOLD WITH THE MID 20th CENTURY FRAME. I HAVE REMOVED EACH WOODBLOCK FROM THE FRAME, IN ORDER TO PHOTOGRAPH AND, CORRECTLY DESCRIBE. THIS WOODBLOCK, MEASURES APPROX. 15 1/8" BY 10 3/16" WITH A PAPER SIZE OF 17 3/16" BY 11 7/16". THE FRAME MEASUREMENT IS 15 1/4" BY 20 1/8". THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE IS WRITTEN IN SCRIPT IN WHITE INK, LOWER LEFT, ALONG WITH THE STYLIZED RED BLOCK LOGO OF THE ARTIST TYPICALLY FOUND ON SAITO'S WOODBLOCK PRINTS. THE IMAGE HAS SHARP, CRISP DETAIL WITH BOLD COLORS, HAS NOT BEEN "LAID DOWN" AND, IS FREE OF TEARS OR CREASES, ON THE REVERSE SIDE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THE PAPER HAS RESIDUE FROM BEING ATTACHED TO THE MATTING WITH TAPE. THIS AREA MEASURES APPROX. 3/8" IN FROM THE EDGE OF THE PAPER AND IN NO WAY EFFECTS THE IMAGE QUALITY |
This is a wonderful ORIGINAL woodblock print from Japanese Printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. It is signed & sealed in the lower left-hand corner. Image size is 10 1/2" by 15" with the paper size meauring approx. 17" by 12". You can see there's plenty of bleed through. I have shown a picture of the bakc of the print where it was taped on the edges prior to framing. It left some tape stain on the back side. There are a couple minor wrinkles around the edges of the paper which you would not see when framed. |