Artist: Nishijima Katsuyuki
Title: Lane at Kurashiki
Date: Late 20th century.
Details & Prices: Nishijima Katsuyuki: Lane at Kurashiki - Artelino
Source:
artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Kurashiki no Roji". A narrow street in Kurashiki in Okayama prefecture. "Kura" is the Japanese name for store houses. In the Edo era, Kurashiki was a prosperous town with storidge houses and mansions of rich merchants. These houses had thick white walls and traditional "Kurashiki style" elements such as Kurashiki window and Namako-wall.
