KUNPU (Balmy Wind)
Description
"Kunpu" — a balmy, fragrant wind of early summer — evokes the pleasurable quality of late spring and early June air in Japan, when warmth has returned without summer's oppressive humidity and the scents of flowering plants are at their most expressive. Nishijima renders a traditional architectural subject in this specific atmospheric condition: the scene inviting rather than challenging, the light clear and warm, the spaces between buildings open to a gentle airflow that suggests refreshment rather than harshness.
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
KUNPU (Balmy Wind) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
KUNPU (Balmy Wind) depicts urban scenes, spring, and architecture.