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I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONAL OR TO FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANIES OR PO BOXES,,,YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED,,,THANK YOU,,,,1960S SIGNED KIYOSHI SAITO (1907-1997) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT "PERSIMMON LINED STREET" FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION,,,KIYOSHI SAITO WAS A JAPANESE MODERNIST PRINTMAKER KNOW FOR PRODUCING PRINTS WITH A DISTINCT GRAPHIC ART FORM,,,HE WAS PART OF THE SOSAKU HANGA (CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT),,HE SELF-DREW,,,SELF-CARVED..AND SELF PRINTED HIS WORKS OF ART,,,THIS WOODBLOCK DEPICTS A STREET SCENE WITH A WOMAN CARRYING FIREWOOD TO STAY WARM,,,I LOVE THE ORANGE RED OF THE PERSIMMONS AS IT REALLY SETS OF THE NETURAL COLORS,,,THERE IS DEPTH TO THIS PIECE AS PICTURED,,,SIGNED BY HIMSELF WITH HIS SEAL MARK ON LOWER RIGHT,,,IN TOTAL INCLUDING THE FRAME IS 21 1/8" X 16 1/4",,,PRINT ALONE INSIDE THE MATTING IS 15" WIDE X JUST SHORT OF 10"...I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TAKE PICTURES OF A PRINT INSIDE OF GLASS,,,THE DEPTH OF COLORS ON THIS WORK IS NOT EASY TO CAPTURE,,YOU CAN SEE THE GLARE OF MY HANDS IN THE FIRST FEW PICS,,,WOODBLOCK IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION FOR AGE,,,I TOOK THIS OUT IN THE SUN AND DID FIND A VERY MINOR CREASE ABOUT 1" (PICTURED) THAT YOU CANNOT SEE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES INSIDE,,,THE FRAME HAS WEAR AND THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS COULD USE A CLEANING,,,THE MATTING IS IN OK SHAPE,,,OLD WIRE HANGER FROM THE MID CENTURY,,,,,,,A WONDERFUL KIYOSHI SAITO FOR YOUR COLLECTION,,,THANKS FOR LOOKING,,,IMMEDIATE PAY ON BUY IT NOWS,,,SHIPS TO US ONLY,,,I do not ship to po boxes or freight forwarding companies,,,USPS PRIORITY WITH INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION,,
