YURAGU (Swing)
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
"Yuragu" — to swing, to sway, to move with gentle oscillation — may refer to the movement of branches or fabric in a breeze, or to the particular quality of reflected images in water that are perpetually in slight motion. Nishijima captures this gentle instability in an otherwise precise architectural or natural composition, using the title to alert the viewer to the element of movement within the static frame. The swaying thing within the fixed composition creates a tension between stillness and motion characteristic of his more contemplative works.
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
YURAGU (Swing) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
YURAGU (Swing) depicts urban scenes and architecture.