Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print
Katsuyuki Nishijima’s 2017 woodblock print “山中油店” (Yamanaka Oil Shop) captures the storefront of Kyoto’s historic oil purveyor, with baskets of goods, wooden signage and tiled roofs rendered in crisp, detailed colour - no people, no modernity, just timeless charm. 🛢️🏯
- Year & Edition: 2017 · Ed. of 500 (signed & titled in pencil).
- Medium: Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Sheet W: 43.50 cm × H: 31.50 cm.
- Condition: Studio-fresh.
- Notes: Yamanaka Oil Shop, founded in the late Edo period near the Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle, is now an Important Landscape Structure of Kyoto, renowned for its selection of fine wood, cosmetic and cooking oils from Japan and beyond.
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