$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.
Hanamikoji is Gion's most celebrated street — the Kyoto lane where ochaya teahouses line both sides and geiko (geisha) pass regularly in the evenings, a scene that has become almost synonymous with traditional Kyoto's preserved beauty. Nishijima renders this famous street with his characteristic precision for traditional architectural form: the ochaya façades with their distinctive wooden lattices, the stone-paved lane, the lanterns that illuminate the evening passage of entertainers. His composition honors the street's iconic status while insisting on its specific architectural reality rather than its romantic aura.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hanamikoji St., Kyoto was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
Hanamikoji St., Kyoto depicts urban scenes, bijin-ga, and architecture, set at Kyoto.
