$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.
"Miboro-no-minka" depicts a traditional farmhouse (minka) in the Miboro area — a gassho-zukuri (hands-in-prayer) style thatched-roof dwelling characteristic of the steep-sided river valleys where heavy snowfall necessitated acutely pitched roofs capable of shedding the winter's accumulation. Nishijima renders this remarkable vernacular building form with the admiration of an architect-printmaker: the massive thatch, the precise timber framing visible in the structure's interior spaces, the relationship between the building's extraordinary roof form and the mountain landscape it inhabits.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
MIBORO-NO-MINKA (One's House) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
MIBORO-NO-MINKA (One's House) depicts snow scenes, architecture, and winter.
