Katsuyuki Nishijima - 白川郷の屋並 (Houses of Shirakawa-Go)

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/