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“Store in Kawagoe” (Kawagoe no Mise)
Inventory #:	4676
Artist:	Nishijima Katsuyuki
Dates/Bio:	Japanese, b. 1945
Medium:	Woodblock
Date:	Late 20th Century. Nishijima does not date his prints.
Size (H/W):	Image area - 10 3/16" x 14 7/8" (25.9 x 37.8cm); Sheet size - 12 7/16” x 17 3/16” (31.6 x 43.7 cm)
Description:	Edition of 500, this No. 31. Printed on medium weight cream colored wove paper. Signed “K Nishijima” lower right and titled lower center, numbered lower left, all in pencil. Red “Shima” seal in the image at lower right.			(click on image for photos)
Other Notes:	Here we see an old store, “Kameya”, at Kawagoe in Saitama prefecture. Next to the store is a traditional old storage house in “Kura-zukuri” style. It has fireproofed windows and thick stucco walls. Located in the center of Saitama, Kawagoe City flourished as a castle town in the Edo period (1603 -1867). It is designated as an important preservation district for it's groups of historic buildings where rows of magnificent merchants' houses with a historical stuccoed storehouse stand side by side. It is called Koedo, or "Little Edo", because of its city architecture. The feudal lord of the Kawagoe-jo Castle ordered to build a bell tolling the time in the 17th century. The bell has been rebuilt several times, and the present 4th generation bell is a symbol of Kawagoe together with the streets lined with traditional storehouses.
Condition:	Fine condition other than a printing ink smudge on the right bottom corner and a printing crease on the upper right margin. 2 small paper abrasion spots on reverse upper margin edge where folio tabs previously were. Slight mica on margins. Slightly embossed. Not matted or mounted.
Price:	$120 - free shipping in USA			Status: Available
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