Materials: Hinoki (Japanese cypress)
Exhibition location: ESPACIO Nagoya Castle – Guest Lobby (4th floor)
Auspiciousness - KISSHO
The fourth-floor Guest Lobby connects the guest rooms, lounge, and restaurant, serving as a central gathering place within ESPACIO Nagoya Castle. At its center stands Scenery — Pine — by Takeharu Nakabayashi, while exquisite ranma transom carvings depicting the Houoh, dragon, and the auspicious trio of pine, bamboo, and plum form a symbolic protective boundary around the space. On clear days, sunlight fills the lobby, bringing out the depth, dimensionality, and natural luster of the finely carved hinoki wood.
Inami Woodcarving Cooperative
The Inami Woodcarving Cooperative is an association of master woodcarvers dedicated to preserving the tradition of Inami woodcarving, a craft handed down for centuries in the Inami district of Nanto, Toyama Prefecture. Until the end of the Edo period, its members primarily created architectural carvings for temples and shrines, later expanding their work to include decorative ranma transoms for traditional residences. In 2018, seven transom carvings were installed in the restored Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle. In the same year, Inami, renowned for its woodcarving tradition, was designated a Japan Heritage site.
