Roof of Kyoto
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
The rooftop skyline of Kyoto — the curved eaves of machiya townhouses, the occasional pagoda pinnacle, the tiled roofs in their serried ranks — provides Sekino with a subject that is both architectural study and urban landscape. The roofscape view is characteristically Japanese as a compositional device, avoiding the panoramic in favor of the accumulated detail of a densely built city seen from just above its own level.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Roof of Kyoto was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Roof of Kyoto uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Roof of Kyoto depicts architecture, set at Kyoto.