Depiction of a farmhouse from central Japan in the architectural style of the Meiji period (1868-1912). Minakawa had dedicated himself to the depiction of traditional Japanese rural architecture in particular. His style is - as can be seen - two-dimensional and always characterised by strong colours; derived from the dyeing tradition of Kyoto, his home town, he created large pictures in batik, including some based on architectural models from other cultures in East Asia and Europe. Publ. Japanische Batikausstellung von T. Minakawa, booklet accompanying the exhibition at the Museum für Völkerkunde-SMPK, Berlin, 8 May - 8 August (no date), c. 1980 (with illus.); for a biography of the artist see also: Batik von T.M., Kyoto 1979 (Japanese, with German summary). (commentary by Siegmar Nahser).