$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.
The Ane River flows through Shiga Prefecture near the historic Nagahama area on Lake Biwa's northern shore, its clear waters characteristic of the mountain-fed streams of the region. Nishijima renders the river in its relationship with the traditional architecture and landscape of the surrounding settlement: the bridge or embankment wall, the water's surface catching sky, the seasonal foliage on the banks. His river scenes consistently treat water not merely as scenic element but as a shaping force in the landscape — the reason settlements formed where they did, the measure of seasonal change.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
ANEGAWA (Ane River) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
ANEGAWA (Ane River) depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes.
