Title: 彦根の舗 (Shop in Hikone). Ed./500.
Artist: Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in Pencil. Published 2004.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx: W: 43.50cm x H: 31.50cm.
Condition: Mint. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A charming & colourful piece presenting an assortment of chōchin 提灯 - paper lanterns - outside a store likely found along Yume Kyobashi Castle Road in Hikone, Shiga prefecture. The street stretches from nearby Hikone Castle but was only recently rebuilt in 1995 (now featuring many restaurants, cafes, & souvenir stores), as a means to recapture the character of the former castle town as it once stood during the Edo period.
Hikone City: Hikone Travel Guide - Yume-Kyobashi Castle Road.
Title: 彦根の舗 (Shop in Hikone). Ed./500.
Artist: Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in Pencil. Published 2004.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx: W: 43.50cm x H: 31.50cm.
Condition: Mint. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A charming & colourful piece presenting an assortment of chōchin 提灯 - paper lanterns - outside a store likely found along Yume Kyobashi Castle Road in Hikone, Shiga prefecture. The street stretches from nearby Hikone Castle but was only recently rebuilt in 1995 (now featuring many restaurants, cafes, & souvenir stores), as a means to recapture the character of the former castle town as it once stood during the Edo period.
Hikone City: Hikone Travel Guide - Yume-Kyobashi Castle Road.
