$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.
"Harema" — an interval of clear weather within a prolonged rainy or cloudy period — captures the brief, precious clarity that breaks through an overcast season. Nishijima renders a traditional townscape in the specific quality of light that harema produces: the sudden sharpness of illumination after grey days, the way familiar facades become newly vivid when actual sunlight returns. This sensitivity to meteorological nuance — treating not just seasons but specific weather events as compositional subjects — distinguishes Nishijima's approach to landscape from more general seasonal notation.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
HAREMA (Interval of Clear Weather) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
HAREMA (Interval of Clear Weather) depicts urban scenes, architecture, and rain.
