Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A twenty-sixth untitled print by Nakajima Kiyoshi, one of the Showa era's most distinctive printmakers. His sustained focus on wind, light, and seasonal atmosphere as primary subjects in their own right — rather than simply as settings for figure or landscape compositions — represents a genuine innovation within the Japanese printmaking tradition, one that earned him both popular success and critical recognition as "the Painter of the Wind."
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima) was created by Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔).
Untitled (kiyoshi-nakajima) depicts landscapes, figures, and bijin-ga.