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Aquamarine Room, Seison-kaku Villa (1863) *

Artist/Designer: Maeda Nariyasu

Project Location: Kanazawa, Japan

Figure 1: The Aquamarine Room at Seison-kaku Villa. Source: Kimon Berlin, The Aquamarine Room at Seison-kaku Villa. 2008, Digitl Image ( Source | Accessed : May 16, 2013 | Photographer: Maeda Nariyasu )
Figure 2: The Aquamarine Room at Seison-kaku Villa. Source: Kimon Berlin, The Aquamarine Room at Seison-kaku Villa. 2008, Digitl Image ( Source | Accessed : May 16, 2013 | Photographer: Maeda Nariyasu )
Figure 3: The Aquamarine Room at Seison-kaku Villa. Source: Kimon Berlin, The Aquamarine Room at Seison-kaku Villa. 2008, Digitl Image ( Source | Accessed : May 16, 2013 | Photographer: Maeda Nariyasu )

Style/Period(s):
Vernacular, Medieval

Primary Material(s):
Wood

Function(s):
Hospitality, Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

There is Heart in the UltraMarine Wall | Accessed : September 24, 2018
Villa For The Wife of One of The Maeda Lords | Accessed : September 24, 2018
Seison-kaku Villa in Kenrokuen Garden | Accessed : September 24, 2018
SEISONKAKU, MULTICULTURAL VILLA OF THE MAEDA CLAN IN KANAZAWA | Accessed : September 24, 2018

Significant Date(s):
19th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Fujimori, Terunobu, Fujitsuka, Mitsumasa, Larrabee, Hart, and 藤塚光政. Japan's Wooden Heritage : A Journey through a Thousand Years of Architecture. First ed. Japan Library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan). Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC), 2017.
Young, David and Michiko Young. The Art of Japanese Architecture. Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2013.
Seisonkaku is a villa of Kaga Clan next to Kenrokuen garden, built in 1863, in Kanazawa, Japan.

Building Address:
1-2 Kenrokumachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0936, Japan

Supporting Designers/Staff: NA.

Significant Dates: Construction Date (Unknown - 1863)
Public Opening (1982)

Tags: Japan Architecture, Vernacular, Wood, Mat Interiors, Edo Villas

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