KISOKAIDO MIE DERA
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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
Mie-dera — a temple along the Kisokaido route — is depicted in Nishijima's characteristic fusion of architectural documentation and atmospheric sensitivity. The temple's approach, gate, or precinct buildings are rendered with the careful observation of traditional religious architecture that Nishijima brought to all his temple subjects: the proportions of the gate, the quality of the surrounding garden, the sense of a sacred space defined as much by its human and natural elements as by any individual building.
More Prints by Katsuyuki Nishijima
More Travel Scenes Prints
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi)
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Frequently Asked Questions
KISOKAIDO MIE DERA was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
KISOKAIDO MIE DERA depicts travel scenes.