HIZASHI (Sunlight)
Typical Price
$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.
Description
"Hizashi" — sunlight, specifically the direct light of the sun rather than ambient illumination — depicts a traditional Japanese townscape under the particular conditions of strong, clear sunlight that produces sharp shadows and vivid color contrast. Nishijima's treatment of direct sunlight reveals his sensitivity to the full range of illumination conditions: where his grey-day and rainy-day scenes dissolve contrast into atmospheric unity, his sunlight scenes use the sharp geometry of shadow to reveal the architectural structure of his subjects with maximum clarity.
More Prints by Katsuyuki Nishijima
More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
Woodblock print
View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
Color lithograph
Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Frequently Asked Questions
HIZASHI (Sunlight) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
HIZASHI (Sunlight) depicts urban scenes and architecture.