Roof — 屋根
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$1,000–$6,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Tanaka's exquisite farmhouse etchings are beloved by collectors worldwide. Since his death in 2019, prices have firmed. Traditional thatched-roof subjects are most popular.
Description
Titled in Japanese as 屋根, "roof" — and presented with that bilingual directness that sometimes marks Tanaka's more conceptually pure works — this woodblock print elevates a single architectural element to the status of complete subject. The roof in Japanese vernacular architecture carries enormous expressive weight: its pitch, material, and mass determine the character of the structure beneath, and Tanaka's sustained attention to rooflines across his career finds its most concentrated expression in this explicit declaration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Roof — 屋根 was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平).
Roof — 屋根 depicts architecture.