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Like Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji was originally built to serve as a place of rest and solitude for the Shōgun. During his reign as Shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa inspired a new outpouring of traditional culture, which came to be known as Higashiyama Bunka (the Culture of the Eastern Mountain). Having retired to the villa, it is said Yoshimasa sat in ...
The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. [2] When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors. [2]
Ginkaku-ji (literally "Temple of the Silver Pavilion"), officially named Jishō-ji (literally "Temple of Shining Mercy"), was originally built to serve as a place of rest and solitude for the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. After his death, the villa and gardens became a Buddhist temple complex.
In this comparison Kinkaku-ji, representative of Kitayama culture is compared with Ginkaku-ji, representative of Higashiyama culture. [2] Interior of the Kuri, the main building of the Ryōan-ji, featuring elements of traditional Japanese style culture such as washitsu (fusuma, tatami, and shōji) which were stylized in the Higashiyama culture
1397: Kinkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Ryōan-ji rock garden. 1450: Ryōan-ji is built by Hosokawa Katsumoto. 1457: Edo is established; 1467: The Ōnin War is split among feudal lords (daimyōs) 1489: Ginkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa; 1543: Firearms are introduced by shipwrecked Portuguese
As a royal family fan, I'm always here for a new picture or portrait (King Charles's latest was particularly striking). Generally, they are quite posed and professional (they are royals, after all).
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A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.