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Thatched Roof Farmhouse
茅葺きの農家
- Date:
- c. 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
茅葺きの農家
Thatched-roof farmhouses are an enduring symbol of rural Japan, and Senpan depicts them with genuine affection born of deep familiarity. Architectural rural subjects appeal to collectors interested in vanishing Japanese folkways. His sosaku-hanga approach means every impression passed through his hands alone. Typical range: $400-$1,200 for well-preserved examples.
A thatched-roof farmhouse sits in its rural landscape in this circa-1935 Senpan print, the vernacular building's heavy thatch and timber construction rendered with the same architectural specificity that he brought to his urban subjects. The thatched farmhouse was a disappearing building type even in the 1930s, and Senpan's documentation of it carries the weight of a record: this is what rural Japan looked like before cement blocks and metal roofing replaced the materials of centuries. The building's organic relationship to its landscape is the composition's central subject.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Thatched Roof Farmhouse (茅葺きの農家) was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆) in c. 1935.
Thatched Roof Farmhouse depicts architecture and village scenes.
