Shisen-do
Shinsen- do ( Japanese 詩仙 堂 ) in Kyōto was originally the villa of the scholar Ishikawa Jōzan (石川 丈 山; 1583–1672) from the beginning of the Edo period . Today it is a temple of the Sōtō direction of Buddhism.
Overview
Ishikawa Jōzan was a vassal of Tokugawa Ieyasu , but was placed under house arrest for a period of time after an incident related to the Osaka siege in the summer of 1500. He then entered the Myōshin-ji monastery and called himself Jōzan. He was taught Neoconfucianism by Fujiwara Seika and had close relationships with Hayashi Razan . For a time he was employed by the Asano of Hiroshima, but after the death of his mother he gave up the position and retired to Kyoto, where he lived in seclusion. At first he lived in a hermitage near the Shokoku-ji , which he called "hermitage of the sleeping bamboo" (睡 竹 堂, Suichiku-do), but four years later, in 1641, moved to the current location.
Since the house was on a slope, Jōzan initially wanted to call it "Concave-Kovex Shelter" (凹凸 窠, Ōtsuka), but since there were pictures of the 36 Chinese poets inside, he finally decided on the current name 詩仙 堂, ie " Hall of Poets ”. Since the giver of these pictures, Kinoshita Katsutoshi (1569–1649) had the idea of the Kasendō (歌仙 堂), Jōzan had them painted by Kanō Tan'yū , thus adorning the second floor with nine poets on each wall of the room. Jōzan also engaged in the tea ceremony and was superb in the layout of the garden. He was friends with Shōkadō Shōjō , one of the "three calligraphers of the Kan'ei era", and with wealthy entrepreneur Suminokura Sōan (角 倉 素 庵; 1571-1632), eldest son of Suminokura Ryōi (角 倉 了 以; 1554-1614) and lived such a life related to science and art. The garden Shōseien (渉 成 園) of the Kikoku villa (枳殻 邸) is said to go back to him, it is also mentioned in connection with the garden of the Shugakuin villa .
When Jōzan died in 1672 at the age of 90, he was buried about 500 m northeast of the villa. The grave has been preserved and is registered as a historical trace (国 史跡, Kuni no shiseki). After Ishikawa's death, the Confucianist Hiraiwa Sengai (平 岩 仙 桂) took over the villa.
investment
You enter the complex from the north through a small gate, called "Small Cave" (小 有 洞, Shōyūdō; in Plan 1). From there a stone paved path leads through a bamboo grove to a stone staircase to the left to the house (2). A structure rises above the entrance, "Lookout for the wrong moon" (嘯 月 楼, Shōgetsurō; 3). The entrance leads to the “Poet Room” (詩仙 の 間, Shisen no ma), in which the “36 chosen poets” of the Heian period are attached to the four walls of nine. On the right, the west side, there is a 6 and an 8 tatami area and a Buddhist chancel lined with panels (瓦 敷, Kawara-jiki). The garden is known for the autumn colors of its heather plants. In the middle is the deer defense (添 水; Sōzui) that Jōzan is said to have devised to scare away deer. The lower part of the garden is crossed by a narrow stream that flows to the Ryūyōhaku (流 葉 陌).
Remarks
- ↑ The other two calligraphers were Konoe Nobutada and Hon'ami Kōetsu .
- ↑ A movable bamboo tube fills with incoming water, then tips forward and hits back loudly. The process is repeated over and over again as long as water flows in.
literature
- Kyoto-fu rekishi isan kenkyukai (Ed.): Shisendo . In: Kyoto-fu no rekishi sampo (chu). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2011. ISBN 978-4-634-24726-0 . Pp. 93 to 94.
- Wakamura, Ryō: Shisendo . In: Miyako no niwa NAVI. Ko-sansui teien han. Koto-koto publishing house, 2007. ISBN 978-4-903822-02-0 . Pp. 34 to 37.
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Coordinates: 35 ° 2 ′ 37.4 ″ N , 135 ° 47 ′ 46.1 ″ E