1/8 · Exterior · Katsura Rikyu ; Shōiken on the leftPhoto: KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
2/8 · Exterior · Katsura RikyuPhoto: KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
3/8 · InteriorPhoto: 佐藤辰三 · Public domain · source
4/8 · Detail · Photograph of wooden structure in pond outside Shōkintei in Katsura Imperial Villa, JapanPhoto: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021 · CC BY 4.0 · source
5/8 · Context · Katsura RikyuPhoto: KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
6/8 · Context · Katsura RikyuPhoto: KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
7/8 · Plan · Katsura, plan de l'ermitagePhoto: Jchancerel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photos unavailable8/8Fraxinus2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
House · Historic precedent
Katsura Imperial Villa
Prince Toshihito and Toshitada · Kyoto, Japan · 17th c.
Key featuresTatami-module rooms and sliding screens that inspired Taut, Gropius and Tange.
- Architect
- Prince Toshihito and Toshitada
- Place
- Kyoto, Japan
- Year
- 17th c.
- Typology
- House
- Movement
- Historic precedent
- Region
- East Asia
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