 The bijin-ga artist Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島 潔) was born in Manchuria, China, in April 1943. He returned to Japan after the war and lived in Saga, Kyushu. Kiyoshi was deeply affected by his mother's death from cancer, and it is probably this experience that led him to draw his most famous woodblock prints of young ladies in a dreamy, melancholy mood, in harmony with the wind. He is also well-known throughout Japan as a painter and illustrator of children's books.
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| Bijin-Ga Prints by Nakajima Kiyoshi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Presented below is a very special two-volume album set of bijin-ga prints by "painter of the wind" Nakajima Kiyoshi. Exceedingly rare, this two-volume set is as-published by Kyoto Hanga-In in circa 1984 and includes the original two tatou albums that each house five prints in individual deluxe print folders. One volume still includes the accompanying series documentation that explains the genesis of this remarkable set (documentation is missing from the second volume). Published in a limited edition (edition size is currently unknown) by Kyoto Hanga-In, via the efforts of no less than two carvers and four printers, with each print being pencil signed by Nakajima himself. (Under construction) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Fine Rain Date: 1982
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Thoughts of the Wind Date: 1980s
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: The Other Side Of The Wind Date: 1982
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Love Letter Date: 1980s
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Words of the Wind Date: 1980s
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Swaying Date: 1980s
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Fragrant Breeze Date: 1980s
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Cloud Patterns Date: 1980s
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Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Dream Patterns Date: 1983 |
Artist: Kiyoshi Nakajima Title: Hirugao Date: 1980s |
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| Set deluxe album, print folders, and brochures | |||||||||||||||||||
