YURARI (snake)
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.
$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.
"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.
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
YURARI (snake) was created by Katsuyuki Nishijima (西島勝之).
YURARI (snake) depicts animals.
