A winter scene in the Japanese countryside. A black ribbon of dark trees runs across the middle of the image from left to right, separating the undisturbed snow of the foreground from the small, snowed-in farmhouse in the field beyond. Further on, more trees and grey mountains cross the horizon under a dark sky.

Title: Winter in Aizu (No.1) (1970)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

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A view of the Hokkedo, or the Hall of the Lotus Sutra, at Nikko's Rinno-ji Temple, on a quiet winter's day. Leafless trees screen our view of the red-lacquered building; a layer of fresh white snow lies across the ground and the rooftop of the temple. The scene is deserted, and everything seems quiet.

Title: Winter in Nikko (Hokkedo) (1968)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

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A view of the Jogyodo, or the Hall of Ascetic Practice, at Nikko's Rinno-ji Temple, on a quiet winter's day. Leafless trees screen our view of the red-lacquered building; a layer of fresh white snow lies across the ground and the rooftop of the temple. The scene is deserted, and everything seems quiet.

Title: Winter in Nikko (Jyogyodo) (1968)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

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Railway tracks depicted as slim white lines intersect and weave amongst each other across dirty gray earth. In the foreground, a signal light is showing us a steady red. Beyond, overlapping utility poles and industrial gridwork structures screen the shadowy shapes of blocky city buildings. Everything is still: there are no trains on the tracks, no life in the image, no lights in the distant buildings. Above, the sky is dingy and dark.

Title: Signal (1962)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

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Two cats, one black and one white, sit next to one another; both are looking up at a tiny yellow butterfly hovering between them, just above their noses.

Title: Steady Gaze (Two Cats) (1960)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

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Girl with a Cat

1961 Kiyoshi Saito (1907 - 1997) Woodblock, “Maiko Kyoto (I),” 132/300
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A narrow path flanked by uneven fencing on either side leads toward a small open gate in the distance. Tall leafless bamboo grows all around, crowding in close to the fence, blocking out the sky and the sun

Title: Enri-an Temple, Kyoto (1965)

Artist: Kiyoshi Saito

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Autumn in Kyoto ca 1969
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