梅雨、鎌倉 (Rainy Season, Tsuyu, Kamakura)

Saitō Kiyoshi, artist

1907–1997

梅雨、鎌倉 (Rainy Season, Tsuyu, Kamakura), 1985, Showa period (1926–1989)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 372 x 527 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 469 x 606 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 5/8 x 20 3/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 18 7/16 x 23 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in

Credit line: Gift of Hal M. Davison, Class of 1949

Accession number: 1998.0815

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Kiyoshi was strongly influenced by Western artists. Inspration from Gauguin and Munch can be seen in Kiyoshi's use of the wood grain for texture and from Mondrian in the flat plains of color. Kiyoshi's popularity in the West began with the postwar occupation of Japan and peaked in the 1950s and 60s. Kiyoshi, by winning first prize in 1951 (shared with etcher Kimai Tetsurō) for a Japanese work at the Sao Paolo Biennale, was largely responsible for bringing modern Japanese prints to prominence.

Ajisai (hydrangea) and Kamakura are inextricably linked and many Japanese people travel to the historic seaside town each May to view the hydrangea flowers in full bloom.