Katsura Imperial Villa
Title
Katsura Imperial Villa
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
September 9, 2015
Creator
Kobori, Enshū
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
Japanese
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
April, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Kyoto (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Edo (Japanese Migration style or period)
Shoin
Subject
villas
interior views
Description
Interior view of one of the buildings at the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan. "At Katsura, Taut remarks on how the materiality and flexibility of shoji contribute to multiple experiences, of comparable splendor. He writes, "The most extraordinary thing to the eyes of the unfamiliar visitor is the silence that reigns in the rooms when the window-doors lined with paper are closed, while when they are open the 'picture' of the garden like a part of the house bursts in on you all at once with an overwhelming effect. The presence of the garden dominates the interior so much that all the surfaces of the walls appear designed to reflect it, and the reflection is especially vivid in the opaque gold and silver of the sliding partitions." Furthermore, Taut appreciates the deliberate simplicity of the lattice work,"--Cornell University website.
Material/Medium
wood (plant material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-962
- Date Added
- September 9, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- interior views, villas
- Citation
- “Katsura Imperial Villa,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 16, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15078.