NISHIJIN-NO-YANAMI (Roof in Nishijin)
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
"Nishijin-no-yanami" — the rooflines of Nishijin — presents the Kyoto weaving district from an elevated perspective, allowing the complex interlocking rhythm of traditional rooftiles to become the primary subject. Nishijima's roofline studies strip away the human-scale details of street life to reveal the larger pattern of a neighborhood: the way individual house roofs combine into a continuous urban surface, punctuated by the vertical elements of chimneys and ridge ornaments, creating an abstract composition from purely functional architectural forms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
NISHIJIN-NO-YANAMI (Roof in Nishijin) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
NISHIJIN-NO-YANAMI (Roof in Nishijin) depicts architecture.