抄録
In Takayama at 1843, the pablic office insisted to change the fixtures of the merchant house of high rank, because the office thought that it was too gorgeous in comparison with his social position. Twenty-five merchants reported on it with one drawing of house. In these reports, they wrote there own houses in detail and then noticed the changed parts. They reported the Zashiki (special gest room) minutely, however, few of the facade. I think that the facade was general style so that it was not need to change and report. Though many of their town houses were not remain, we can understand the outline of merchants houses of high ranks at that times in Takayama when we read their reports and look the drawings. 1. Merchants houses of high rank had two or three rows of rooms and the half of them had small open space along the street at the corner of the site. 2. Merchants of high rank built their houses of Hinoki (Japanese cypress) that the office prohibited it and they needed the special permission. 3. They changed Japanese lacquered-finishing of pertitions of the Zashiki and other rooms. 4. They took off Nageshi (one decorative parts) in all rooms.
