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Ginkakuji
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GINKAKUJI,the"Temple
of the Silvar Pavilion" ,is popular name but formal name
is HIGASIYAMA JISHOUJI GINKAKU.The eight Muromati shougun,Ashikaga Yoshimasa(1436-90)
establish this building,model KINKAKUJI(formal name is ROKUONJI KINKAKU).
He built this building as billa ,but after he die,GINKAKU become Rinzai
sect Zen temple(by Yoshimasa'will),and this building was named HIGASIYAMA
JISYOUJI GINKAKU.Yoshimasa ordered that his own villa be layed out like
Saihouji temple(another name is Kokedera). He visited Saihouji temple
numerous times,studying the gaden design that had been carried out there
by the Zen priest Musou Soseki(1276-51).He had twelve structure arranged
on the site chosen for his villa,of which only two,the Tougudou and
the Kannon Hall,are exant.
Now this temple is composed of the Kannon Hall,Tougudou,Hondou,etc.Kannonden and Tougudou are National Treasure. |
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Ahikaga
Yoshimasa
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Asikaga
Yoshimasa(1436-90) is the eight Muromati shougun.Yoshimasa became shougun
at the age of nine,and became Seiitaishougun(the king of the Samurai,it
is different from shougun.) at the age of fourteen.Weary of the situation,at
the age of twenty-nine he decided to retire and thought to construct a
retreat where he could pursue his deep interest in the arts.But he had
no son.So he decided his brother Yoshimi succeed shougun,and started making
plans to build a retirement retreat.However,in 1465,his wife bore a son,and
firece battle arose over this issue.This battle is called Ounin War,and
turned Kyouto into ruins.Yoshimasa`s plan for his villa was dashed.However,his
dream of retirement did not die,and around 1473,when the war began to wane,he
installed his young son as shougun and resumed his villa plans.Constraction
began in 1482,and ended with Yoshimasa`s death in 1490.
Like that,he
love art.Leaving politics and family behind,Yoshimasa spent his days steeped
in artistic and spiritual pursuits. He had the built-in shelves of the
shoin-style rooms decorated with rare,refined objects.These objects,known
as the “Higashiyama
Culture”.They
became the fountainhead for the development of Japan`s traditional arts
such as flower arranging,the Way of Tea,and the Way of Incense. |
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Higashiyama
Culture
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Higashiyama
Culture,formed mainly by Yoshimasa,is the start of modern life style of
the Japan.
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