While there were some studies about architecture already during Edo period, it was after beginning of Meiji period that history of Japanese architecture was established as an academic discipline. Tatsuno Kingo, one of the architects in early era of Japanese architecture, triggered off its beginning as when he when to London to study, he knew Japan has virtually no study on the history of architecture. He was not able to answer when asked about the history of Japanese architecture while staying in London.
Itoh Chuta, a pupil of Tatsuno, issued a paper in which he argued Horyuji is the oldest Japanese architectural work. That paper was the dawn of the historical study of Japanese architecture. The Japanese word 'kenchiku' that means architecture today is made by Itho Chuta. In his paper, he argued that Horyuji was affected by ancient Roman architecture that is transmitted to Japan via the Silkroard, changing its format in every country on the road.
At 1900 Paris Expo, Japanese authority ordered Okakura Tenshin headed experts to issue a history book of Japanese art. Ito Chuta was assigned to edit the part of architecture in that book. During the editing work of it, he was affected by Okakura's view of the historical periodization of Japanese art. His work in that book roughly made the outline of the Japanese history of architecture.
At that era, Japan was in drastic regime change from Edo period to Meiji period. Under the political reform process of Meiji new government, many buddhist temples were forced to close. Therefore, there was an urgent need for research of buddhist temples. Sekino Tadashi studied about temples in Kyoto and Nara and decided building years of those temples. He devoted his life mainly to studying Japanese, Korean, and Chinese ancient architectures.
In those days, there was an augment on the building year of Horyuji between historian and architectural historian. In that argument, whether Horyuji was reconstructed or not due to a fire in 670 was argued. The truth on it yet has to be cleared. Besides, not only studying existing structures, historical documents and excavated remains are studied too. This academic discipline was deepened in the early 1900s.
Itoh Chuta, a pupil of Tatsuno, issued a paper in which he argued Horyuji is the oldest Japanese architectural work. That paper was the dawn of the historical study of Japanese architecture. The Japanese word 'kenchiku' that means architecture today is made by Itho Chuta. In his paper, he argued that Horyuji was affected by ancient Roman architecture that is transmitted to Japan via the Silkroard, changing its format in every country on the road.
At 1900 Paris Expo, Japanese authority ordered Okakura Tenshin headed experts to issue a history book of Japanese art. Ito Chuta was assigned to edit the part of architecture in that book. During the editing work of it, he was affected by Okakura's view of the historical periodization of Japanese art. His work in that book roughly made the outline of the Japanese history of architecture.
At that era, Japan was in drastic regime change from Edo period to Meiji period. Under the political reform process of Meiji new government, many buddhist temples were forced to close. Therefore, there was an urgent need for research of buddhist temples. Sekino Tadashi studied about temples in Kyoto and Nara and decided building years of those temples. He devoted his life mainly to studying Japanese, Korean, and Chinese ancient architectures.
In those days, there was an augment on the building year of Horyuji between historian and architectural historian. In that argument, whether Horyuji was reconstructed or not due to a fire in 670 was argued. The truth on it yet has to be cleared. Besides, not only studying existing structures, historical documents and excavated remains are studied too. This academic discipline was deepened in the early 1900s.
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