いま東京国立博物館で開かれている「故宮の世界」展。
ことしは日中国交正常化50周年だそうで、それを祈念するイベントとして
文化芸術分野での「友好の証」として行われているのだろう。
2019年2月には東京国立博物館で特別展「顔真卿 王羲之を超えた名筆」
が開催された。台北の故宮博物館から貸し出された「祭姪文稿」などを展示し、
平日でも１時間以上の行列ができるほどの人気を博した。
なにげにそのときも習慣的に東京国立博物館に行ったところ、
ほぼすべてが大陸中国からの観光客で長蛇の列ができていて、
わたしはそこまで顔真卿の書に強い興味を持っていなかったので
行列に驚いて退散したことがあった。
顔真卿という高級官僚の一族の人物が政治動乱の中でいのちを落としたことに
悲憤の心情を書き綴った筆致が、いかにも中国の人たちの心底を揺さぶるのだと。
なので「死ぬまでに一度は見たい」とまで渇望するのだという。
たしかに筆の運びにそういった心理のゆらめきが強く感じられ
中国人のマインド奥深くに沈殿するものがあるだろうと推量できた。
そして台湾故宮にそれが国宝として、いや中華民国台湾の矜持として
保存されていることから、大陸の中国人にはきわめて参観障壁バリアが高く
それが第３者的な日本で展示開催される機会に多くの大陸人が参集したのだ。
人々のそういう心には国境を越えて共感できるものがあった。
もちろん日本にはまったく同様の文化芸術作品があるわけではないが、
その心情に、リスペクトの気持ちは持つことができた次第。

一方で今回展示は、北京紫禁城・故宮の展示会。
あらかたの国宝類は中華民国・台湾の故宮に存在するので
そういった展示物には乏しいという消息も聞き及んでいたので
「いったい何を展示するのだろうか」という疑問・興味は持っていた。
・・・結局は紫禁城・故宮建築そのものが最高の展示物と結論付けたのか。
故宮建築を最新のコンピュータグラフィックで精細な表現にして
それを日本国の国立博物館展示として提供した経緯なのだろう。
いわゆる「中華思想」とは宇宙の中心である北極星さながらに中華皇帝が
世界の中心に端座する存在であると宣言して諸国民をひれ伏させる。
他国民がそのことに対してどのような心理を持つかについて
ほとんど顧慮することのない発想だということ。
歴史的に日本はこういう強権存在とどういう関係を維持すべきなのか
そのことが歴史の大きな底流であったことは明らか。

そして独裁色を極限まで強めている最近の習近平体制としては
すでに日本人に対して友好を示す余裕も失っているように感じられる。
今回展示については不正常な決定経緯だったとも側聞する。
台湾故宮にはリスペクトも感じさせられたけれど、
日本人の多くは今回の北京故宮展示に対して、ほとんど見に行かないという
明確な意思表示を示していると思う。
わたしはここまで閑散とした東京国立博物館展示にはじめて出会った・・・。

English version⬇

[People who are “fed up” with their own cosmocentric and Chinese ideology.
I felt the power of culture and art in the calligraphy of the National Palace Museum of Taiwan and the Chinese Emperor Yan Zhenqing, but unfortunately I could not sympathize with the CG of the Forbidden City architecture from the Beijing government. …

The “World of NPM” exhibition is currently being held at the Tokyo National Museum.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.
The exhibition is being held as a “proof of friendship” in the field of culture and art.
In February 2019, the Tokyo National Museum held a special exhibition, “Eon Shin-kyo: The Master Brush beyond Wang Xizhi”
was held at the museum. It exhibited the “Festival Niece Manuscript” and other works on loan from the National Palace Museum in Taipei, and
The exhibition was so popular that visitors lined up for more than an hour even on weekdays.
I went to the Tokyo National Museum as a matter of habit, and found that almost all of the visitors were from mainland China.
I was so impressed by the long line of visitors, almost all of whom were from mainland China, that I decided to go to the Tokyo National Museum to see the exhibition.
I was not that interested in the calligraphy of the great Chinese master, so I was surprised at the long line and left the museum.
I was surprised by the long line and left the museum.
I was surprised by the line and left the museum, because I was not that interested in the book.
I thought that the style of writing in which he wrote about his feelings of grief and indignation was very moving to the people of China.
The Chinese people are said to be so moved by the brush strokes that they are eager to see it at least once before they die.
It is true that I could strongly feel such psychological fluctuation in his brush strokes, and it was as if he had sunk deep into the Chinese mind.
I was able to infer that there must be something precipitated deep in the mind of the Chinese people.
And since the National Palace Museum in Taiwan preserves these works as national treasures, or rather as the pride of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Therefore, the Chinese people on the mainland have an extremely high barrier to visit the museum.
The fact that it was exhibited in Japan, a third-party country, attracted many Mainlanders to the exhibition.
The people’s hearts and minds transcended national borders and were sympathetic.
Of course, Japan does not have exactly the same kind of cultural and artistic works.
However, I was able to feel a sense of respect for their sentiments.

On the other hand, this exhibition was held at the Forbidden City and the National Palace Museum in Beijing.
Most of the national treasures are in the Forbidden City in Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, so there is a lack of such exhibits.
I had heard from some sources that there were not enough exhibits of such treasures in the Forbidden City.
I had been wondering what on earth would be exhibited.
I was curious about what would be exhibited in the Forbidden City and the National Palace Museum.
The architecture of the Forbidden City and the National Palace Museum are the best exhibits after all.
This must be the reason why they offered it as an exhibit at the National Museum of Japan.
The so-called “Chinese idea” is that the Chinese emperor sits at the center of the world like the North Star, the center of the universe.
The so-called “Chinese idea” is to make the people of the world bow down by declaring that the Chinese emperor is the center of the world, like the North Star, the center of the universe.
It is an idea that has little regard for how other peoples feel about it.
the psychology of other peoples.
Historically, what kind of relationship should Japan maintain with such a powerful entity?
It is clear that this has been a major undercurrent of history.

And as the recent Xi Jinping regime has taken dictatorship to the extreme, it is clear that Japan can no longer afford to show friendship to the Japanese.
I feel that the Xi Jinping regime has already lost the luxury of showing friendship to the Japanese people.
I have heard that the decision to hold the exhibition at the NPM was made in an inappropriate manner.
Although I felt some respect for the National Palace Museum in Taiwan
I think that many Japanese people have clearly expressed their intention not to visit the Beijing NPM exhibition.
I think that many Japanese have clearly expressed their intention not to visit the Beijing NPM exhibition.
I have never seen such a deserted exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum….

Posted on 8月 2nd, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
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暑中お見舞い申し上げます。
７月の間は、確かこの書き出しでいいハズだった・・・。
〜暑中見舞いは梅雨明けとされる7月7日頃から、立秋の前日にあたる
8月7日頃までに贈ります。「暑中」は二十四節気の「小暑」と「大暑」を
合わせた約30日間のことを指します。
この時期を過ぎたり、早すぎたりすると季節外れのご挨拶となってしまう。〜
というのが正しいそうだけれど、忘れないように７月中と考えている。
本日は31日なので、まだこれでいいのでしょう。

しかし暑いですね（笑）。
まぁしかし北海道から関東に来ると「坂東太郎」との再会がうれしい（笑）。
いくつか住宅建築の取材行脚していたのですが、
その道すがら、かれの盛大な盛り上がりぶりに圧倒されていました。
コトバとしての坂東太郎がいつころ成立したか、
おおむね江戸時代の大衆社会化状況の中で
関東らしい景観表現として通用し始めたとされるけれど、
日本民族が日本最大の面積の関東平野を開拓し始めた時期から
夏の炎暑と一体のこの入道雲の雄々しい姿は
記憶に刷り込まれ続けていたに違いない。
雲ばかりでは申し訳ないので、中間には古代蓮の写真です。
〜古代蓮は埼玉県行田市で公共工事の時に掘削して以降、自然開花した。
埋もれていたタネが急に思い出したように咲き乱れた、というのも面白い。
タネのあった地層の測定から約1400～3000年前のものと推定され、
古代蓮と呼ばれるようになった。〜
季節感としてはまことに真夏の季語っぽい。
こちらは坂東太郎のお嫁さんのような存在かと（笑）。
古代蓮がひっそりと水辺で咲いている様子に恋した坂東太郎が
「こっちを向いてくれ」とその威容を競っているように感じる。
そもそも蓮は東南アジア原産の草本性水生植物。
さまざまな交易活動の歴史的推移で日本各地に広がったと推測される。
太陽に照り返された関東平野の男性的な風土性を感じる。
歴史年代では関東平野は広大な「水郷」地帯も広がっていたとされ、
江戸はそもそも豊富な水路環境を持っていたから
秀吉は経済的発展要素が関東でもっとも高い地域だと睨んだのだとされる。

北海道から来ればその高温多湿ぶりの空気重量感に驚きますが、
以西地域から比べればまだ、開放感のある暑さかも知れません。
高温多湿最盛期での活動ですが、体調管理に十分留意したいと思います。

English version⬇

Duet of “Taro Bando” and ancient lotus in the blazing heat.
Taro Bando (laughs), a noble flower with a pure and pure Buddhist connection, is in a grand love affair with the lotus. Midsummer in Kanto is in full swing. …….

We wish you a very happy hot summer.
As I recall, this is the way to write during the month of July….
〜Shochu-omai is sent from around July 7, the end of the rainy season, to around August 7, the day before the first day of autumn.
The “Shochu-mai” is sent from July 7, the end of the rainy season, to August 7, the day before Risshu. Shochu” refers to the 30-day period between “Shozu” and “Douzai” of the 24 solar terms.
Shochu” refers to the 30-day period between “Shogetsu” and “Dougaatsu,” the 24 solar terms.
If it is given after this period or too early, it will be an unseasonal greeting. The “〜” is the correct term.
is correct, but I think of it as during July so as not to forget.
Today is the 31st, so I guess this is still the right time.

But it is hot (laughs).
Well, however, I am happy to see “Taro Bando” again when I come from Hokkaido to Kanto (laugh).
I was on a trip to cover some residential construction projects.
On the way there, I was overwhelmed by his great excitement.
When was Bando Taro established as a word?
When was Bando Taro established as a Kotoba?
It is said that it started to be used as a landscape expression typical of Kanto.
From the time when the Japanese people began to develop the Kanto Plain, the largest area in Japan
The summer heat and the majestic appearance of these clouds have been imprinted in our memories since the time when the Japanese people began to cultivate the Kanto Plain
The majestic appearance of these clouds must have been imprinted in our memories.
Since I am sorry to show you only clouds, here is a picture of an ancient lotus in the middle of the picture.
〜˜Ancient lotus bloomed naturally after it was excavated during a public construction project in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture.
It is interesting to note that the buried seeds bloomed as if suddenly remembered.
Based on measurements of the stratum in which the seedlings were found, it is estimated that they are about 1,400 to 3,000 years old.
The lotus is now called the “ancient lotus. 〜The lotus is called the “ancient lotus.
It is a very seasonal term for midsummer.
This one is like Taro Bando’s wife (laugh).
Taro Bando fell in love with the ancient lotus blooming quietly by the water.
I feel as if he is competing with it for its majesty, asking it to “turn around and look at me.
To begin with, the lotus is an herbaceous aquatic plant native to Southeast Asia.
It is assumed to have spread to various parts of Japan as a result of the historical transition of various trading activities.
We feel the masculine endemic nature of the Kanto Plain, which is illuminated by the sun.
In historical times, the Kanto Plain was also a vast “suigo” area.
Edo had an abundant waterway environment to begin with.
Hideyoshi considered Edo to be the area with the highest potential for economic development in the Kanto region.

If you come from Hokkaido, you may be surprised at the high temperature and humidity of the air.
However, compared to the areas west of Hokkaido, the heat may still give you a sense of openness.
We will be working in the peak season of high temperature and high humidity, and we will take good care of ourselves.

Posted on 7月 31st, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
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さてきのうは北海道の住宅施策の諮問会議に参加しておりました。
いまのところキャッチフレーズ的な名称はまだ決まっていませんが、
「北方型住宅ZEH/ゼロカーボンモデル」という概念で住宅仕様を考えている。

北海道は明治開拓期以来、日本にとって新開拓地域として
多くの日本人が定住することが国家的命題として追究された。
現代でもその基本構図が変わらないロシアの南下領土欲求に対して
もっとも確実で有効性の高い「国防」施策として
多数の日本人の移住促進、定住の安定化が目指された。
北海道開拓使という時限的「中央省庁」が設立され
のちに総理大臣にも就任した黒田清隆らが心血を注いだ。
明治初年の箱館戦争で国を統一させてすぐに引き続いて、
樺太での対ロ交渉によって北海道の日本領土を確定させて以降、
黒田清隆は世界中を巡り歩いて、寒冷気候に対応できる日本人の家を
研究し続けた。自ら屋根に上がって工事までしていた逸話が残っている。
外交交渉でなんとか北海道の日本帰属を確定させたけれど、
本当の国防的勝利とは北海道に多数の日本人が移り住むことだった。
ロシアの住宅などにも樺太で接し一時期はログハウスにも強い興味を持ち
実際に実験的に建築させたりしていた。
しかし最終的にはアメリカ北東部の住宅仕様を基本にして
アメリカ人住宅技術者たちを「お雇い外国人」として採用し、
札幌などの都市建設に当たらせた。
できあがった札幌の市街景観は目指すべき「坂の上の雲」を日本人に見せた。
明治以降の日本国家の基調、欧米キャッチアップにおいて
北海道はその巨大な実験室、文明受容・先進性文化の展示場だったのだろう。
明治帝は開拓使の仕上げとして行幸されたが、
船で上陸した小樽から当時の最先端文明装置・鉄道で札幌まで移動された。
明治帝が象徴の日本総体は北海道を欧米移植実験地として見る文化が根付いた。

しかし北米に於いても、この時代相のなかでは断熱気密という
根源的住宅要素技術は木造工法段階でとどまっており、基本の大工技術は
日本の開放建築工法であって寒冷地住宅として合目的的とは言えなかった。
中央省庁・北海道開拓使の時代が終わったあと、
寒冷地住宅の工法革命は戦後になってようやく実質が始められた。
日本建築に「寒冷地であたたかい家はどう作るの？」と問いかけ続けたが
無い袖は振れないという対応だったのだ。
結局北海道は、北欧北米との情報共有によって技術基盤を確立できた。
黒田清隆の奮闘の正しさは100年程度の時間経過の後、ようやく浸透した。

ことし国の住生活月間の中央イベント会場は札幌開催。
同時開催で北海道も最新の住宅イベントを予定している。
いま現在の北海道の住宅文化の羅針盤を示すことにもなる。
ふつうの北海道人の家づくり意識を主役に据えた制度設計を目指したい。

English version⬇

2022 Housing Month Central Event + Hokkaido-Housing Fair
A desire for high-performance housing for the entire region since the Meiji pioneering period. The contemporary compass design of Hokkaido housing, always keeping an eye on future forms. The design of the modern compass of Hokkaido housing, which has always been looking to the future form.

Yesterday, I attended a meeting of the Hokkaido Housing Policy Advisory Council.
At the moment, we have not yet decided on a catchphrase-like name for the project.
We are considering housing specifications based on the concept of “Northern Style Housing ZEH/Zero Carbon Model.

Hokkaido has been a new frontier region for Japan since the Meiji era (1868-1912).
Hokkaido was pursued as a national proposition for the settlement of many Japanese people as a new frontier region for Japan since the Meiji era.
Even today, the basic structure of this concept remains the same, and it is the most reliable and effective way to respond to Russia’s desire for territory to the south.
As the most reliable and effective “national defense” measure
The goal was to promote the emigration of large numbers of Japanese and to stabilize the settlement of Japanese.
A temporary “central ministry” called the Hokkaido Kaitakushi (Hokkaido Development Office) was established.
Kiyotaka Kuroda, who later became prime minister, and others devoted themselves to the project.
The Hakodate War of the first year of the Meiji era united the country, and soon after, negotiations with
After establishing Japanese territory in Hokkaido through negotiations with Russia in Sakhalin, Kuroda Kiyotaka traveled around the world.
Kiyotaka Kuroda traveled around the world to find a Japanese house that could cope with the cold climate.
He even climbed up on the roof and built it himself. There is an anecdote that he even went up on the roof himself to do construction work.
Although he managed to secure Japan’s claim to Hokkaido through diplomatic negotiations, it was not a real victory in terms of national defense.
The real victory in terms of national defense was the relocation of a large number of Japanese people to Hokkaido.
In Sakhalin, he came into contact with Russian housing and for a time had a strong interest in log cabins, and actually had log cabins built on an experimental basis.
He was even allowed to experiment with log houses.
In the end, however, he decided to build a log house based on the specifications of houses in the northeastern United States.
He hired American housing engineers as “hired foreigners,” and
They were hired as “hired foreigners” to build cities such as Sapporo.
The resulting cityscape of Sapporo showed the Japanese the world of “clouds over the hill” that they should aspire to.
Hokkaido was a huge laboratory for the Japanese nation’s post-Meiji efforts to catch up with Europe and the United States.
Hokkaido was a huge laboratory, an exhibition hall for the acceptance of civilization and advanced culture.
The Meiji Emperor went to Hokkaido as the finishing touch of his mission to develop the island.
He traveled from Otaru, where he landed by ship, to Sapporo by rail, the most advanced civilization equipment of the time.
The Japanese culture, as symbolized by the Meiji Emperor, had taken root in Hokkaido as a test site for Western transplants.

However, even in North America, the fundamental housing element technology of heat insulation and airtightness was not developed in this period.
The basic housing element technology of heat insulation and airtightness remained at the wooden construction stage, and the basic carpentry techniques were based on the open construction methods of Japanese building technology.
The basic carpentry techniques were not suitable for cold-weather housing, as they were based on open construction methods of Japanese building techniques.
After the era of the central government and the Hokkaido Settlement Administration ended, a revolution in cold-weather housing construction methods began to take place.
The revolution in cold-weather housing finally began to take shape in the postwar period.
The existing Japanese architecture kept asking the question, “How do you make a warm house in a cold region? but the response was that it was impossible to make a warm house in a cold climate.
The response was that they could not give up what they did not have.
In the end, Hokkaido was able to establish a technical foundation by sharing information with Northern Europe and North America.
The correctness of Kiyotaka Kuroda’s efforts finally became widespread after a lapse of about 100 years.

The central event venue for the country’s Housing and Living Month this year was Sapporo.
Hokkaido also plans to hold its latest housing event at the same time.
The event will also serve as a compass for Hokkaido’s current housing culture.
We would like to design a system that places the home-building consciousness of ordinary Hokkaido residents at the center of the event.

Posted on 7月 29th, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
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感染症による世界経済の変調はさまざまな影響を及ぼしてきていますが、
建築関係で直接的なことは半導体不足による各種製品の値上がりや品不足。
上の品不足情報のようにとくに「給湯器」の逼迫ぶりが顕著。

そういう情報をよくわかっていたなかで、わが家の給湯器に異変。
なんと、家の中で石油臭い異臭がしたのであります。
わが家では暖房ボイラーと給湯ボイラー両方がある。
暖房用は物置に設置していて、室内設置は給湯用の方であります。
で、メンテナンスの方に確認して頂いたら、悪夢のような結論。
「これは給湯ボイラー自体の特定部品の劣化の結果です。
確認しましたが、20年以上前の製品であり現在は製造から撤退した企業製品。
したがって交換可能な部品の在庫はありません。機種交換しかありません」
「で、現在の製品の市中在庫状況は・・・」
という悪夢のような宣告をじっと聞かされておりました（泣）。
建築を維持していく、生活インフラを維持して行くには給湯は現代生活で欠かせない。
調理やキッチンなどの用途については夏場でもあり
使用しないで多少の冷たさは我慢することは可能ですが、
お風呂についてはもう逃げ場がない状況に簡単に追い込まれる。
以下は経産省の2021年12月の発表概要。
「家庭用給湯器の安定供給に向けた要請を行いました」
〜現在、給湯器の部素材の調達難により家庭用給湯器需要に対し供給が遅延の
状況が発生しています。家庭用給湯器は暖房器具と同様、国民生活に不可欠であり、
その安定供給が求められています。特に冬季は需要が高まる時期であるとともに、
年度末に向け新築住宅の竣工数が大幅に増加していくことから、
その供給に支障をきたさないことが強く求められます。
こうした状況を踏まえ、家庭用給湯器の安定供給に向けた対応を行うよう、
経済産業省と国土交通省の連名で、関係団体に対し別添のとおり要請を行いました。
なお経済産業省においても、部素材調達におけるボトルネックの把握と
その解消に向けた取組や代替調達先の紹介など、必要な対応を図っていきます。〜

この危機以降、しかし特段の状況改善の動きは無かったのです。
そういう中でのわが家の給湯器危機の勃発という次第。
状況のきびしさは十分理解しつつ、至急の発注・設置工事を依頼。
いまのところ、九州に在庫があったという報告で最短で8/3という返答。
それまでは緊急避難として毎日、日帰り温泉施設に通う生活（泣笑）。
給湯のような設備はバックアップを確保しておくとか、
日常的にメンテナンスをして事前に修理交換を考えておくというのは困難。
機能代替手段というのはどう考えても思いつかない。
昭和前期のような家風呂のない時代からは少なくとも半世紀以上。
生活安全保障ということも思い知らされるところであります。う〜む。

English version⬇

Our kerosene water heater broke down 20 years after installation.
The harsh reality of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s December 2021 “request for a stable supply of household hot water heaters” has hit our home. We are forced to visit a hot spring for a day trip. …….

The global economy has been affected by various factors, including
The direct impact on the construction industry has been price hikes and shortages of various products due to the shortage of semiconductors.
As shown in the above information on product shortages, the tightness of “water heaters” is particularly noticeable.

While we were well aware of such information, we noticed something unusual about our water heater.
To our surprise, we smelled a strange petroleum odor in the house.
We have both a heating boiler and a hot water boiler.
The heating boiler is installed in a shed, and the hot water boiler is installed indoors.
When we asked the maintenance person to check the boiler, he came to a nightmarish conclusion: “This is a specific problem with the hot water boiler itself.
This is the result of deterioration of a specific component of the hot water boiler itself.
We checked, but the product is more than 20 years old and is a product of a company that has now withdrawn from production.
Therefore, there are no replaceable parts in stock. We have no choice but to replace the model.”
And what is the current stock status of the product in the market?
We were told this nightmarish pronouncement (tears).
Hot water supply is indispensable in modern life for maintaining architecture and living infrastructure.
As for uses such as cooking and kitchens, it is summer time.
It is possible to tolerate some coldness without using it, but
about baths, we are easily forced into a situation where there is no more escape.
The following is a summary of METI’s December 2021 announcement.
The Ministry has made a request for a stable supply of residential water heaters.”
〜Currently, there are delays in the supply of residential hot water heaters in response to demand due to difficulties in procurement of materials for hot water heater components.
The supply of residential water heaters has been delayed due to difficulties in procurement of materials for water heaters. Domestic water heaters, like heaters, are indispensable to people’s lives, and their stable supply is required.
Stable supply is required. Demand for domestic hot-water units increases especially during the winter season, and the completion of new housing construction toward the end of the fiscal year.
The number of newly constructed houses is expected to increase significantly toward the end of the fiscal year.
The supply of hot-water supply systems must not be interrupted.
In light of these circumstances, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) have agreed to take measures to ensure a stable supply of residential hot water units.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) have jointly made the attached request to the relevant organizations to take measures to ensure stable supply of residential hot-water units.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is also working to identify and resolve bottlenecks in the procurement of materials for the department.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will also take necessary measures such as identifying bottlenecks in the procurement of materials and introducing alternative procurement sources. ~~

Since the crisis, however, there has been no particular improvement in the situation.
It was against this backdrop that our water heater crisis erupted.
Fully aware of the severity of the situation, we requested an order and installation as soon as possible.
The earliest we could receive a response was August 3.
Until then, we had to go to a one-day spa every day as an emergency evacuation.
(Crying). We had to make sure that we had backups for facilities such as hot water supply.
It is difficult to maintain such facilities as hot water supply and to plan for repair and replacement in advance.
I can’t think of any functional alternatives.
It has been at least half a century since the early Showa period, when there were no home baths.
This is also a reminder of the need for life security. Hmmm.

Posted on 7月 27th, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
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さて奈良県立民俗博物館・野外展示の古民家群シリーズそろそろ最終回。
たくさんの現代住宅探訪をしてきたわたしですが、
歳をとるごとに古民家での無言の取材先との「対話」のゆかしさに惹かれる。
自分でもそれがどういう意味合いなのか、よくわからないのだけれど、
たとえば上の写真のような室内の雰囲気に強く「陰影感」を感じる。
日本家屋の「開口部」は欧米のWindowとは違って「間の戸」。
欧米では比較的随意に「風の通り道」として開口するけれど
日本では柱の構造の間隔部にしか開口はできない。
断熱性気密性は塗り壁仕上げでのみ追求されてきた。
結果的には採光条件はあまり重視されず、室内は暗いものという感覚が育った。
数少ない開口からの採光が室内壁や建具類によってさらに陰影が強調された。

たぶんこの陰影感が日本民族に相当深い刷り込みをもたらしている。
なにか悲しい出来事があったとき、
室内で「さめざめと泣ける」空間が存在していた。
開放的な空間ではこのあたりの心的状況に十分対応できない。
やはり薄ぼんやりとした暗がりというのが、もっともふさわしい。
悲しいことの最たるものは家族の死だっただろうと思う。
古民家ではそういう死が折り重なって空間に刷り込まれている。
柱梁の自然のままの風合い、塗り壁の微妙な凹凸が生むグラデーション。
建具類も木の表情を自然に漂わせてくれる。
ようするに死者が吸い込まれるようにその陰影感に溶け込んでいく。
家族の生きているときの残像が家の中に滞留する感覚があって
ふとした瞬間に深く心理をかきむしって、さめざめとした涙が頬を伝う。
そういう空気感が訪れるものにも自然に伝わってくる感覚がある。
日本人なら誰しもがこういった内装空間での体感を共有している。
そして外観でも、そういう人の生き死にの痕跡が
仕上げ素材などにおのずと表情を生み出し、陰影が外化している。
きっとそういう佇まいが自然と見る者に感受されるのだろうか。


この野外展示住宅群では台所の加熱調理装置、おくどさんとも言われる
かまど群のデザインがみごとに一律的だった。
おおむね住宅は江戸期建築のものだったので
この時期に、奈良盆地地域ではこういう規格化が進んでいたものか。
いろいろ調べてみたいと思ったけれど、手掛かりがなかなか掴めなかった。
現代のシステムキッチンとは違って、微妙に各戸で表情に違いがある。
調理装置であると同時に土製としてゆったりとした放射熱も感じられただろう。
食と暖で家族の命をささえる基本装置。
余韻のある視覚体験がまだ残像として残り続けている。

English version⬇

A sense of shadows layered by the life and death of people Yamato Historical Testimony-29
An old private house space composed only of natural light and natural materials. The overlapping of the lives and deaths of family members probably forms the mother of the mental landscape of the people. …

This is the final installment of the series of old houses in the open-air exhibition at the Nara Prefectural Museum of Folklore.
I have visited many modern houses.
As I get older, I am more and more attracted to the quiet “dialogue” in old private houses with the people I visit.
I don’t really know what that means to me, but I am fascinated by the atmosphere of the rooms, such as the one in the photo above.
For example, I feel a strong sense of “shadow” in the atmosphere of the interior as shown in the photo above.
The “opening” of a Japanese house is different from that of a Western window, which is a “door between doors.
In the West, the opening is relatively voluntary as a “passageway for the wind.
In Japan, openings are only allowed at intervals in the pillar structure.
Insulation and airtightness have been pursued only with painted wall finishes.
As a result, lighting conditions have not been emphasized much, and a sense that the interior is dark has developed.
The few openings that allowed light into the house were further shaded by the interior walls and fixtures.

Perhaps this sense of shading is deeply ingrained in the Japanese people.
When something sad happens
When something sad happened, there existed a space where one could “cry softly” indoors.
An open space is not enough to deal with this kind of emotional situation.
A dimly-lit darkness is the most appropriate.
I think the saddest thing was the death of a family member.
In an old private house, such deaths are layered and imprinted on the space.
The natural texture of the pillars and beams, the gradation created by the subtle unevenness of the painted walls.
The fixtures and fittings also let the expression of the wood drift naturally into the room.
In a word, the dead are absorbed into the shadows of the house.
There is a sense that afterimages of the family’s life linger in the house.
At a moment’s notice, a deep psychological stirring occurs, and a wistful tear rolls down the cheek.
There is a sense that this kind of atmosphere is naturally transmitted to visitors.
Every Japanese person shares this kind of experience in interior spaces.
And even on the exterior, traces of human life and death can be seen.
The finishing materials naturally create expressions, and shadows are externalized.
This kind of appearance may be naturally perceived by the interviewer.

The design of the kitchen heating and cooking equipment, also known as “okudo-san,” in this group of open-air exhibition houses was wonderfully uniform.
The design of the kitchens, also known as “okudo-san,” was quite uniform in this group of open-air exhibition houses.
The houses were generally built in the Edo period (1603-1867).
I wondered if this kind of standardization had progressed in the Nara Basin area during this period.
I wanted to do some research, but I could not find any clues.
Unlike modern system kitchens, each house has a slightly different look.
As well as being a cooking device, it was also made of clay, so it would have radiated heat in a relaxed manner.
It is a basic device that sustains the lives of the family with food and warmth.
The lingering visual experience still remains as an afterimage.

Posted on 7月 25th, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
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