Nakajima Kiyoshi
中島潔
Japan
Biography
Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔) is a Japanese artist whose prints appear in woodblock print databases and dealer inventories but whose career has received limited documentation in English-language publications. Works attributed to Nakajima include figurative and scenic subjects rendered in styles compatible with mid-to-late twentieth-century Japanese printmaking. Without confirmed life dates, movement affiliations, or detailed exhibition histories available in Western scholarship, placing Nakajima within a specific lineage of hanga practice remains speculative. Japanese-language sources may contain more complete biographical information, but as of current English-language knowledge, the artist's training background, primary publishers, career timeline, and relationship to specific print workshops or movements have not been firmly established.
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Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔) is a Japanese artist whose prints appear in woodblock print databases and dealer inventories but whose career has received limited documentation in English-language publications. Works attributed to Nakajima include figurative and scenic subjects rendered in styles compatible with mid-to-late twentieth-century Japanese printmaking. Without confirmed life dates, movement affiliations, or detailed exhibition histories available in Western scholarship, placing Nakajima within a specific lineage of hanga practice remains speculative. Japanese-language sources may contain more complete biographical information, but as of current English-language knowledge, the artist's training background, primary publishers, career timeline, and relationship to specific print workshops or movements have not been firmly established.
Nakajima Kiyoshi's prints frequently feature landscapes, figures, bijin-ga, abstract, rain, animals.
Original prints by Nakajima Kiyoshi can be found in collections including Ohmi Gallery, Japanese Art Open Database, ukiyo-e.org.
Nakajima Kiyoshi was active during the shin-hanga era and produced woodblock prints in the traditional Japanese aesthetic. Prints from this period benefit from strong collector interest. Prices range from $150 for more common subjects to $5,000 for rare designs in excellent condition. Most prints sell in the $480–$1600 range. Edition and condition are important price factors. The overall shin-hanga market has shown consistent strength.