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Author: Nishijima Katsuyuki (西嶋勝之).
Title: Sunset at Kizu (Kizu no yū, 木津の夕).
Series number: 14/500.
Genre: meisho-e (名所絵)
Period: late 20th century.
Size: 51cm x 37cm (20,07 x 14,56 inches).
Trimmed: no
Backed: no
Code: NJK01005
Condition: good condition. No creases, holes nor signs of fixing. There is a light halo along the bottom part of the white frame.
It can be noticed, especially observing the clouds and the sky, that unfortunately color has faded a little, probably due to sunlight
exposition.
A beautiful sunset backing some townhouse in Kizu, Kyōtō prefecture.
Set in Kizugawa city (木津川市), it is actually the main station of the area, connecting the four cities of Kyōtō, Ōsaka (to Kyōbashi station),
Nara (奈良市) and Kameyama (亀山市) through the West Japan Railroad line.
It flanks the Kizugawa River that has been used as a transportation route since the 3rd century, and was the starting point of a sea route connecting
Yamato (大和) and the Seto Inland Sea (Seto uchi, 瀬戸内) through the Yodogawa River.
During the Nara period, Kizu prospered as a landing port for timber, mainly used for building up capital cities such as Heijōkyō (平城京) or Heiankyō (平安京).
The name "Kizu" has its origin in it, being composed by the two ideograms of wood "ki" (木) and harbour "zu" (津).