Curator's Top Pick: Fusuma Paintings at the Former Wada Family House (Vol.45)

The photographed fusuma panels come from the former Wada family residence, once the headman’s house in Hagizono Village and now a city-designated important cultural property and folk museum. Ink inscriptions on the panels indicate they were likely made in Meiji 19 (1886), showing that the artists incorporated contemporary fashion and trends into the traditional sliding-door paintings. The article highlights these panels as a curator’s recommended piece in a regular series, emphasizing their cultural and historical value to the local community.