An Old Roof Tile Drawing: Full Scale from a Tile Maker's Workshop
late nineteenth, early twentieth century
11" x 14 1/2", 28 cm x 37 cm
This is a hand made ink drawing which comes from the workshop of a roof tile maker in Ise, Japan.
The drawing is done in charcoal-based ink on paper, and the full-scale design is meant as a guide for making the elements which will comprise a traditional tiled roof.
As might be able to be discerned by looking at the detail photos here, the paper is delicate and is well-creased.
Please note some smudges of grey clay on the paper--obviously this is the material used to make the roof tiles.
Just lovely--and its abstracted image as pulled out of context is curious and attractive.