A Long Spring Day
by Nishijima Katsuyuki (b. 1945)
€1,050.00
- Type
- Original woodblock print
- First edition
- 2002
- This edition
- Lifetime edition
- Image size
- 55.0 × 79.0 cm
- Signing
- Hand-signed
- Edition
- 21 of 80
- Condition
- Excellent (see condition notes)
Description
Here, Nishijima Katsuyuki depicts Shimotsui, a port town on the Seto Inland Sea. The title suggests a pleasant spring day, with long shadows stretching yet sunlight still bright. The viewer looks over traditional rooftops, likely from the edge of the town. This woodblock print is one of the largest works Nishijima has created, and among the largest we have on offer. Producing woodblock prints of this size poses challenges for artists. While carving the woodblocks is more laborious, it is not significantly more complex; the real difficulty lies in the printing process, as the printer must apply pressure evenly over a much greater distance. Moreover, even the slightest misalignment becomes magnified at this scale, resulting in a significant deviation on the opposite end. Nishijima is one of the few artists capable of working at this scale, though even he produced only a handful of designs this large.
Condition notes
The print is in excellent condition. There are irregularities in the paper in the margins, most pronounced in the upper-right margin, and a few minor spots elsewhere in the margins. The paper is slightly wavy.
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