YURARI (snake)
Description
"Yurari" — identified here as a snake — is an unusual subject for Nishijima, whose animal appearances in an otherwise architecturally focused body of work are rare. The snake's sinuous form may reference the undulating quality suggested by the word's other meanings (swaying, wavering) or may be a direct study of the reptile in the context of a traditional garden or natural setting. His treatment of this atypical subject likely maintains the observational precision he brought to all his subjects, finding in the snake's form the same compositional interest he discovered in rooflines and riverbends.
More Prints by Katsuyuki Nishijima
More Animals Prints
Snake Charmers (Hebizukai)
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
Hoshifuri Pine at Zen'yoji Temple in Edogawa (Edogawa-ku Zen'yoji Hoshifuri matsu), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Drawing for Rabbit and Boy
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
Rabbit and Boy
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Frequently Asked Questions
YURARI (snake) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
YURARI (snake) depicts animals.