Nihon Minka-en

Image View Description

Exterior

Date

17th-19th centuries

Work Type
architecture
Culture
Japanese
Location
Kawasaki (Japan)
Notes

It is a style of steep-sloped roof style house called Gassho Zukuri. It is from a village in the Toyama Prefecture where snowfall was heavy, hence the sharply inclined roof.

Image Source

The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Photographer
Jonathan Reynolds
Media Work
Record ID
Farmhouse_Museum_0082