Sumiya restaurant
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
The Sumiya — one of Kyoto's oldest and most architecturally significant okiya establishments, now preserved as a cultural property — is rendered in Nishijima's characteristic mode of historical architectural appreciation. The Sumiya's extraordinary interior spaces and its preserved Edo-period exterior make it one of the most significant surviving examples of the specialized architecture that served Kyoto's entertainment culture. Nishijima's rendering honors both the building's historical importance and its specific aesthetic character: the Sumiya was always as much cultural institution as commercial establishment.
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
Sumiya restaurant was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
Sumiya restaurant depicts urban scenes, architecture, and interiors.