$1,000–$6,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Nishijima's nostalgic Japanese village scenes appeal to collectors worldwide. Limited editions maintain value well.
"All day" suggests the passage of hours through a single scene — the quality of light shifting across a traditional Japanese façade from morning through the long afternoon into dusk. Nishijima's sensitivity to illumination as a primary subject allows him to invest architectural study with temporal depth: the same rooflines and latticed walls that carry morning shadow will catch afternoon light and catch dusk's warmth, each transformation revealing different qualities in the familiar forms. The title implies a kind of patient presence, as if the artist spent the full day watching the same scene change.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
All day was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
All day depicts urban scenes and architecture.
