$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.
"Matsunouchi" refers to the period of "within the pine" — the first days of the new year through the fifteenth of January, when kadomatsu pine decorations stand at the entrances of Japanese homes and businesses as symbols of the new year's welcome. Nishijima renders a traditional street or architecture decorated for this festive period: the pine and bamboo decorations at doorways, the particular quality of new-year light, the sense of a community engaged in collective ritual renewal that the Japanese new year uniquely provides.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
MATSUNOUCHI was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
MATSUNOUCHI depicts urban scenes, architecture, and winter.
