Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
This woodblock print depicts Ise-Shima National Park, a rugged stretch of coastline on the Kii Peninsula known for its deeply indented rias bays and forested headlands. Nishiyama captures the meeting of pine-covered cliffs and the Pacific Ocean, where rocky promontories jut into waters that shift from turquoise shallows to deep blue open sea. The park, designated in 1946, encompasses the spiritual landscape surrounding the Ise Grand Shrine as well as the pearl-diving waters made famous by Mikimoto. Nishiyama's composition emphasizes the dramatic topography where mountains plunge directly into the sea, creating a coastline of pocket beaches, sea caves, and tidal pools. The warm tones of exposed rock contrast with the cool blues and greens of vegetation and water.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ise Shima National Park was created by Nishiyama Hideo (西山英雄).
Ise Shima National Park depicts landscapes, seascapes, and trees.
