Roofs in Nagasaki
Description
The distinctive roofline of Nagasaki — the hillside city's tiled rooftops descending in tiers toward the harbor, the city's architectural character shaped by centuries of contact with China, the Netherlands, and Portugal — appears in this landscape view by Yumeji from his 1920 Nagasaki series. Nagasaki's rooftops differ significantly from those of Kyoto or Tokyo, their foreign-influenced character visible in the curvature of the tile work and the layout of the hillside terraces. Yumeji's view captures the city's distinctive hybrid visual character.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Roofs in Nagasaki was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Roofs in Nagasaki depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and architecture, set at Nagasaki.