Nishijin Roofs
- Date:
- 1983
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 57 × 30.3 cm
- Source:
The Nishijin district — Kyoto's traditional weaving quarter, where the elaborate silk fabrics for kimono and Noh theater costumes have been produced for centuries — presents its rooftops to Karhu's aerial view in this 1983 print. Nishijin rooftops are distinctive for the density of the weaving workshops that occupy the neighborhood, their low-profile machiya townhouses packed tightly together and topped with the characteristic pan-tile roofing that Karhu organized into compositions of complex, interlocking geometry. The print honors both the place and the craft tradition it houses.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nishijin Roofs was created by Clifton Karhu in 1983.
Nishijin Roofs depicts urban scenes and architecture.
Nishijin Roofs measures 57 × 30.3 cm (Oban format).
