Japanese House Photograph by Robert Culver

Japanese House

by Robert Culver

Canvas Print

$71

Framed Print

$80

Art Print

$24

Poster

$24

Metal Print

$77

Acrylic Print

$85

Wood Print

$57

Tapestry

$39

Jigsaw Puzzle

$38

Greeting Card

$5.45

Title

Japanese House

Artist

Robert Culver

Medium

Photograph - Digital Capture

Description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shofuso (Pine Breeze Villa), also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a traditional 17th century-style Japanese house and garden now located in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park on the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876.[1] Shofuso was built in 1953 as a gift from Japan to American citizens, to symbolize post-war peace and friendship between the two countries. The building was constructed using traditional Japanese techniques and materials imported from Japan, and was originally exhibited in the courtyard of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. After two years, it was relocated to Philadelphia and reconstructed in 1958.[2] In 1976, a major restoration was conducted by a cadre of Japanese artisans in preparation for the American Bicentennial celebration. In 2007, the internationally acclaimed artist Hiroshi Senju created and donated an interior installation of twenty waterfall murals, creating an elegant combination of contemporary Japanese painting in traditional architecture with sixty years of patina. Shofuso is owned by the city of Philadelphia and has been administered, maintained, preserved, and operated by the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, since 1982.

Japanese House
View of Shofuso from the Garden
Alternative names Shofuso
General information
Architectural style Shoin-Zukuri (17th Century)
Address Horticultural and Lansdowne Drs. West Fairmount Park
Town or city Philadelphia
Country United States
Coordinates 39.9814°N 75.213°WCoordinates: 39.9814°N 75.213°W
Current tenants Friends of the Japanese House and Garden
Opening 1954
Relocated 1958
Renovated June 1976
Design and construction
Architect Junzo Yoshimura
Other designers Heizaemon Ito, 11th (Master carpenter)