Katsuyuki Nishijima - 尾道の小径 (Path in Onomichi)

Title: 尾道の小径 (Path in Onomichi). Ed.xx/500.

Artist: Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present).

Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in Pencil. Seal to lower left of image. C.2018.

Medium: Woodblock Print.

Paper Size: W: 43.50cm x H: 31.50cm. (Image Size: Approx W: 37.75cm x H: 25.75cm).

Condition: Mint. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.

Notes:

Onomichi 尾道 is a historic port located in Hiroshima prefecture. Famed not only for its cats, steep hillside streets, Senkoji Temple, & creative community; Onomichi’s celebrated trails: The Temple walk & Path of Literature attract tourists from all across Japan.

Here Nishijima captures a wonderful image celebrating The Temple Walk - a 2.5km tour through twenty-five of Onomichi’s most renowned temples. Nishijima beautifully depicts a view out across the Seto Inland Sea - a composition capturing the “Old Temple Loop” 古寺めぐり sign at the bottom of the hillside where both the Path of Literature & Temple Trail join.

Read more about Onomichi:

Japan Heritage - Onomichi: https://www.japan.travel/en/japan-heritage/onomichi/

Submitting to the masters on Onomichi's Path of Literature, The Japan Times, 2008.

Onomichi [尾道], Shimanami Japan.