Tsutaya, Japanese Inn
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
A tsutaya is a traditional Japanese inn offering lodging and — in the name's full implication — some degree of cultural entertainment or comfort beyond mere accommodation. Nishijima renders this ryokan's facade with his characteristic appreciation for the aesthetic dignity of traditional Japanese hospitality architecture: the carefully maintained entrance, the garden wall, the warm interior light glimpsed through the latticed facade, the sense of a place designed around the comfort and welcome of the traveler. His inn subjects carry an implicit narrative of arrival and shelter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tsutaya, Japanese Inn was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
Tsutaya, Japanese Inn depicts architecture.