Skyline
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$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.
"Skyline" presents Nishijima's characteristically Japanese townscape from a slightly elevated perspective, allowing the rooflines to become the primary subject: the complex interlocking of tile roofs at different heights and angles, the chimneys and ridge ornaments, the way traditional Japanese domestic architecture composes itself into a continuous urban fabric. The view from above transforms familiar streets into an abstract pattern of greys and browns punctuated by sky, demonstrating Nishijima's gift for finding the compositionally unexpected angle within thoroughly familiar territory.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Skyline was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
Skyline depicts urban scenes and architecture.
