KIYOSHI SAITO (1907 – 1997)
Horyu-ji Temple and Persimmon Tree

KIYOSHI SAITO (1907 – 1997)

Horyu-ji Temple and Persimmon Tree

1972

Oban yoko-e, a Japanese woodblock print, framed and glazed

25cm high, 37.5cm long

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PROVENANCE:

The distinguished private collection of Sir Hugh and Lady Cortazzi;

Sir Arthur Henry Hugh Cortazzi, GCMG (1924 – 2018) was a British diplomat, businessman and author a British ambassador to Japan (1980–84), President of the Asiatic Society of Japan (1982–1983) and Chairman of the Japan Society of London (1985–95).