GALLERY
About Yugettan
The house was built in 1963 by Noboru Maeda and
Michiaki Shindo as the Maeda family home. Most of the original features of the house were hand made by Noboru, including the carved decorative features in the front room and tatami room on the ground floor. The bookshelves on the ground floor were also all handcrafted by Noboru.
Throughout his life, Noboru was an avid historian and amateur archaeologist. He collected a wide variety of antiques from across Japan, some of which can be viewed in the upstairs display hall.
The house itself is a gallery because of the choice of wood that was used to make it, such as black persimmon wood for an alcove pillar and shyoji doors.
The first floor corridor is 1.81 meters wide.
This space provides a relaxing atmosphere when we work.
The six glass doors along the corridor (1.5 meters wide each) have withstood the wind and snow for more than 60 years.
If you look closely, the glass is rippling.
By changing the size of the glass to be fitted, the design is devised to give a sense of perspective and make the corridor feel longer than it actually is.
The entrance door and the samurai window.
The lighting lamp is hanging to create an attractive space.
If you look closely at the ground, you can see that it was made by laying down cut logs.
Upstairs Gallery
Sumie was an accomplished artist and doll maker. All of the dolls on display in the upstairs tatami room were handcrafted by Sumie.
She has a nice, lively expression.
If you put them in this position,
it looks like they're talking to each other.
This is a beautiful geisha, standing with an elegant appearance. It looks like she's meeting someone.
展示ギャラリーには他にも色んな人形があります
There are many other things besides dolls in the exhibition gallery.
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