Title: 白川郷の屋並 (Houses of Shirakawa-Go). Ed.47/500.
Artist: Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in Pencil.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size:W: 43.50cm x H: 31.50cm. (Image Size: W: 37.75cm x H: 25.75cm).
Condition: Mint. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: Shirakawa-gō (白川郷) and Gokayama (五箇山) are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their historic gasshō-zukuri (合掌造り) settlements. These traditional, late 17th Century farmhouses, are clustered through the mountainous Shogawa River Valley between Gifu and Toyama prefectures.
白川郷の屋並 (Houses of Shirakawa-Go) by Katsuyuki Nishijima depicts these traditional gasshō-zukuri style houses - with their prayer shaped, thatched roofs. Designed to withstand considerable snowfall through winter months, the accompanying large attic space doubled as a workplace through the Edo to early Showa periods of Japan - typically as a space for the cultivation of silkworm and sericulture/silk production.
Shirakawa-gō Tourist Association: https://shirakawa-go.gr.jp/en/
Shirakawa Village Official Website: http://ml.shirakawa-go.org/en/wkp/
Title: 白川郷の屋並 (Houses of Shirakawa-Go). Ed.47/500.
Artist: Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present).
Signed & Dated: Signed and titled in Pencil.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size:W: 43.50cm x H: 31.50cm. (Image Size: W: 37.75cm x H: 25.75cm).
Condition: Mint. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: Shirakawa-gō (白川郷) and Gokayama (五箇山) are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their historic gasshō-zukuri (合掌造り) settlements. These traditional, late 17th Century farmhouses, are clustered through the mountainous Shogawa River Valley between Gifu and Toyama prefectures.
白川郷の屋並 (Houses of Shirakawa-Go) by Katsuyuki Nishijima depicts these traditional gasshō-zukuri style houses - with their prayer shaped, thatched roofs. Designed to withstand considerable snowfall through winter months, the accompanying large attic space doubled as a workplace through the Edo to early Showa periods of Japan - typically as a space for the cultivation of silkworm and sericulture/silk production.
Shirakawa-gō Tourist Association: https://shirakawa-go.gr.jp/en/
Shirakawa Village Official Website: http://ml.shirakawa-go.org/en/wkp/
