Katsuyuki Nishijima (Japanese, b. 1945), Two Woodblock Prints

Includes two woodblock prints, the first of a house in rain, pencil signed to lower margin 151/500, Japanese title, artist's signature together with red artist's seal (12 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)(very good condition), the second of a courtyard wall, pencil signed to lower margin 182/500, Japanese title, artist's signature together with red artist's seal (12 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.)(good condition; some very light mat burn to margin), both presented loose.

From the Collection of David and Vidabeth Bensen, collected during the 1960s and 1980s while living in Japan

Katsuyuki Nishijima is a Japanese woodblock print artist known for serene depictions of traditional Japan. Trained at Kyoto’s Mikumo studio, he draws on sosaku‑hanga and shin‑hanga to portray historic streets, thatched houses, and quiet rural landscapes, often without figures or modern elements, creating a timeless, contemplative mood.