Kiyoshi Saitō: career timeline
Japanese · 1907–1997 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 67 of 137 lots (48% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | — | Drawing |
| 1950s | 10 | 5 | $644Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1960s | 34 | 20 | $383Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1970s | 20 | 11 | $450Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
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Enter what you know about a work by Kiyoshi Saitō to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 15.5 in (52 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1950s 10 works
- Sold
- 5 of 10
- Median
- $644Sign up
- Average
- $605Sign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 16 in (41 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (5), Drawing (4), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1)
c. 1950 Haniwa (1), 1950s, color woodblock, 6 x 11.25 inches, signed in whiteResult not published
1950 2 Bll.: Puppet Java C. Nikko$644Sign up
1952 Steady Gaze$797Sign up
c. 1954 Head of Buddha woodblock in colors, 1954-55, signed, numbered 18/50 and inscribed 'Design made in 1954 printed in 1955' inResult not published
1955 Urabandai Aizu, 1955, color woodblock print, 15 x 20.5 inches, signed with brush andResult not published
1955 Temple Gate, (Gio ji, Kyoto (B) ), 1955, woodblock printed in colors, 10.25 x 15.25 inchesResult not published
1955 Untitled$540Sign up
c. 1959 Village of Mito$100Sign up
1959 UntitledUnsold
1959 Bunraku 6$944Sign up
1960s 34 works
- Sold
- 20 of 34
- Median
- $383Sign up
- Average
- $498Sign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 15 in (45 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (20), Drawing (10), Other (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)
c. 1960 Woman in Profile, circa 1960, from the Maiko Series, color woodblock, 15.25 x 10 inchesResult not published · sold 2×
c. 1960 Lot of 2 prints: Japanese Village Children with Babies in Backpacks, early 1960s, color woodblocks, 14.25 x 9.75 inches, eachResult not published
c. 1960 Woman in Profile woodblock in color, ca. 1960, signed in whiteResult not published
1960 Way Nara, 1960, color woodblock, signed in whiteResult not published
1960 Shoji Sanpo-in Kyoto, 1960, color woodblock, titled and numbered 70/150 in pencil to lower margin and signed in whiteResult not published
c. 1960 Woman in Profile woodblock in color, ca. 1960, signed in whiteResult not published
c. 1960 Bunraku$375Sign up
1960 Maiko, 1960$469Sign up
1960 Summer in Aizu, 1960$313Sign up
c. 1960 "Tanbo" (Paddy Field)$160Sign up
1960 Garden Sendo — Gosyo, Kyoto (B), 1960$553Sign up
1960 Shop Girl, Cardin, Paris$688Sign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
c. 1961 Winter in Aizu$344Sign up
1961 Katsura Kyoto$660Sign up
1962 Signal (B)$640Sign up
1962 Buddha$284Sign up
1962 Buddha (4)Result not published
1963 Notre Dame, Paris$1.5kSign up
1963 Tachiki-Kannon Aizu$250Sign up
1963 Nara (D)Unsold
1963 Nanzen-Ji, Kyoto (c)Unsold
1964 Onri-an, Arashi-yama, Kyoto, 1964$390Sign up
1964 COLORResult not published
1965 Aizu Yanaizu Fukushima, 1965, color woodblock print, 15 x 20.75 inches, signed with whiteResult not published
…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 20 works
- Sold
- 11 of 20
- Median
- $450Sign up
- Average
- $642Sign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 20.5 in (38 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (17), Drawing (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (5)
c. 1970 Winter in Aizu$640Sign up
1970 Winter In Aizu, 1970, colorResult not published
1971 Katsura Kyoto D, 1971, colorResult not published
1971 Flower and a Girl 3$900Sign up
1971 Flower and a Girl 13$600Sign up
1971 Enkaku-ji Kamakura$850Sign up
1971 Daitoku-ji Kyoto, 1971, woodblock printed in colors, signed in blackResult not published
1971 Flower and a GirlResult not published
1971 Nishinokyo NaraUnsold
1971 Kyoto$250Sign up
1973 House in Aizu, (B)Result not published · sold 2×
1973 House at Aizu (E) (Aizu no ie), 1973, colorResult not published
Show 8 more (1970s)
1973 Persimmon in Aizu, 1973, colorResult not published
1973 Cats, 1973 Color woodblock on paper 17 3/4" x 23 3/4$2kSign up
1974 Flower And a Girl (3)$450Sign up
1974 Flower And a Girl (1)$450Sign up
1974 Home$425Sign up
1974 Temple$250Sign up
1974 Untitled (Gate)$250Sign up
1976 Warehouse in Aizu, 1976, woodblock print in colors, 14.75 x 20.5 inches, signed in whiteResult not published
Creation date not recorded
70 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $650Sign up
- Average
- $759Sign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (8), Drawing (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
sold 2004 Untitled$500Sign up
sold 2006 Children Playing in Snow$472Sign up
sold 2006 Katsura Kyoto$708Sign up
sold 2006 Buddha a$1.2kSign up
sold 2006 Doll Awaji$1.2kSign up
sold 2006 Winter in Aizu$649Sign up
Show 4 more (2000s)
sold 2006 Village in Winter$1.1kSign up
sold 2007 Garden Scene$650Sign up
sold 2008 Kamakura(E)$375Sign up
sold 2009 DachshundUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 24 works
- Sold
- 17 of 24
- Median
- $275Sign up
- Average
- $324Sign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 15 in (32 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (22), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Abstract (1)
sold 2011 Winter in Aizu, color woodblock$325Sign up
sold 2011 Kyoto, color woodblockUnsold
sold 2011 Cat/ Cat, two color woodcut$200Sign up
sold 2011 Autumn in Aizu, color woodcut$400Sign up
sold 2011 Two Landscapes, color woodblock$200Sign up
sold 2011 NISHINOKYO NARA, color woodcut$425Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2011 HOUSE IN TREES, color woodcut$350Sign up
sold 2012 Autumn in Aizu; Water Carrier, n.d.$600Sign up
sold 2012 Court Yard$300Sign up
sold 2015 - Woman in Profile-Result not published
sold 2015 - ''New York (B)''-Result not published
sold 2015 Abstract Japanese Gate in Snow$180Sign up
…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 36 works
- Sold
- 14 of 36
- Median
- $363Sign up
- Average
- $427Sign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 16 in (42 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (34), Drawing (1), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2020 Winter in Aziu (II)Result not published
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 French Quarter New OrleansResult not published
sold 2020 Book-Store Seine ParisResult not published
sold 2020 Haniwa no. 5, sosaku-hanga movement$150Sign up
sold 2020 Dachshund$960Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2021 Jokoji TempleResult not published
sold 2021 Untitled$240Sign up
sold 2021 Spring in AizoResult not published
sold 2021 Summer in Aizu$270Sign up
sold 2021 Nara (D)Result not published
…and 24 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Kiyoshi Saitō auction results →