Kiyoshi Saito "Gaze" Original Signature and Seal Authentic Guaranteed 1960 Woodblock Print Cat

We are offering a masterpiece by Kiyoshi Saito, a printmaker from Aizu-Bange Town, Fukushima Prefecture: Gazing (Cat) (guaranteed authentic).

Gazing (Cat) is a work from the early 1960s. This piece has been exhibited at the Kiyoshi Saito Museum of Art and special exhibitions featuring cats.

This artwork has been fitted with UV-cut acrylic glass.
To properly display this valuable piece, it cuts over 97% of UV rays, preventing deterioration, discoloration, and fading of exhibited materials.

- Size
Approx. 51.2 cm x Approx. 38 cm (frame size)
Approx. 35.2 cm x Approx. 22 cm (print size when framed)

It bears the artist's seal and a handwritten signature.

The signature is not in pencil but a brush signature, which is used for more high-quality paintings. The slight tilt to the left of the K in Kiyoshi, the triangular shape of the Y, and the triangular shape of the S in Saito are key indicators of authenticity.
(Please refer to the images.)

Kiyoshi Saito was an artist who pursued Japanese beauty throughout his life.
While traveling the world, including North and South America, Paris, and India, he also reflected on Japan and continued to create works with themes such as cats, flowers and girls, haniwa and earthenware, Kyoto, maiko, and Nagasaki.