Unknown, house, farm
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This print, likely depicting a farmhouse or rural dwelling, belongs to Kitaoka's sustained documentation of traditional Japanese vernacular architecture — the low-roofed farmhouses and rural buildings that were disappearing throughout the postwar period of rapid modernization. The composition organizes the house's characteristic forms — thatched or tiled roof, earthen walls, the functional additions of outbuildings and storage — into a formal study that serves simultaneously as record and aesthetic object.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unknown, house, farm was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Unknown, house, farm depicts landscapes, architecture, and village scenes.