Katsuyuki Nishijima (Japanese, born 1945) woodblock print on paper, Boat on Lake Biwa, from Series of the Kisokaido. Signed in pencil and red stamp lower right. Signed in the print lower left. Titled with Hieroglyphs lower to the center. Numbered 93 of 500 in pencil lower left. Framed. Katsuyuki Nishijima was born in 1945 in Yamaguchi Province, Japan. He had studied the art of woodblock printmaking at the studio of the Mikumo Publishing company in Kyoto. From 1965 to 1970 Katsuyuki Nishijima exhibited with the artist group Kyoto Independents 1965-1970 and in solo and group art shows. The art of Katsuyuki Nishijima has one thing in common with the shin hanga movement of artists like Hasui Kawase, Tsuchiya Koitsu or Ito Shinsui. His prints show a romantic image of Japan that has little to do with reality. Views of old shop entrances in Kyoto, farmhouses with thatched roofs, old rural store houses, colorful umbrellas, old store signs, wooden bridges, and stone walls. Asian Oriental Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.