Woodblock Print by Katsuyuki Nishijima, "Becoming Autumn" (Aki Meku)

Woodblock Print by Katsuyuki Nishijima, "Becoming Autumn" (Aki Meku). Artist signed print. Ca. 1980's. Vertical format; H. 10.5"(26.75cm) X W. 7.5"(19cm). Excellent condition. *Fully matted, framed, & delivered option may be available for local purchasers (I-5 corridor from Seattle to Blaine, WA). Please contact for details.  The image is of street scene with a small Shinto Shrine in front of a wooden building with dark gray roof tiles. Next to the Shrine is small roofed gateway leading into in inner space and building; possibly a courtyard, storehouse, or living quarters. Whatever it is, the stone covered narrow pathway leads one into the picture and also creates a sliver of blue sky between the rooftops of the foreground buildings. At the front of the small Shrine, bright reds and whites of the cloth waving in the breeze and the flowers places as offerings further serve to provide contrast in this image. Whereas many of Nishijima's prints include a place name in the title or in