Higashiyama culture

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, the residence of the Ashikaga shōgun in the Higashiyama hills of Kyoto

The Higashiyama culture (東山文化 Higashiyama bunka) is a segment of

shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, after he retired to his villa in the eastern hills (東山 Higashiyama) of capital city Kyoto
.

History

Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who developed the Higashiyama culture (painting by Tosa Mitsunobu, latter half of 15th century)

The

Ming Dynasty China under Yoshinori, in an overtly vassal relationship. Through access to Chinese culture, the Shogunate imported the latest cultural trends through the Shogun Yoshimasa but with a distinctly Japanese aesthetic. This is what became known as the "Higashiyama Culture" due to the centrality of Yoshimasa's influence, and named after the district in Kyoto where he built his retreat. Yoshimasa did not single-handedly contribute to the aesthetic, but recruited artistic talents, sponsoring them, and provided valuable critique.[1]

Based largely on the ideals and

sumi-e ink painting. Much of what is commonly seen today as Japanese Zen aesthetics originated in this period. Higashiyama culture is often contrasted with Kitayama bunka (北山文化), the "Kitayama Culture" came earlier in the Muromachi period. In this comparison Kinkaku-ji, representative of Kitayama culture is compared with Ginkaku-ji, representative of Higashiyama culture.[2]

shōji
) which were stylized in the Higashiyama culture

Yoshimasa's retirement villa was turned into the temple

Kyoto's Sakyō-ku, and was the center of the Higashiyama cultural outgrowth and known for its Zen and wabi-sabi aesthetics. The retired shogun invited many artists, poets, and court nobles to his villa, encouraging the development of their arts. A vast and priceless collection of artifacts came together, which was known as the Higashiyama Treasure.[3]

Notable people

Among the figures who influenced the Higashiyama culture are the following:

Examples

The Tōgu-Dō building structure includes a shoin-style room called the Dōjinsai. It originally had a fireplace built into the floor, and due to this, the Dōjinsai is considered the earliest extant example of a room designed for use as a tea room.[4]

There were many architectural innovations in this period, exhibited in the Ginkaku-ji in particular, which would later become core elements in the shoin style of 17th century architecture. One of these elements was the

chanoyu tea ceremony. Tea ceremonies would be further formalized by Sen no Rikyū in the 16th century.[5]

Important dates

Karesansui of Ryōan-ji

Notable dates within this period include:

  • February 21, 1482 (Bummei 14 , 4th day of the 2nd month): Construction of the Silver Pavilion commenced.
  • January 27, 1490 (Entoku 2, 7th day of the 1st month): The former-Shogun Yoshimasa died at age 56 in his Higashiyama-dono estate,[6] which marked the beginning of the end of Higashiyama bunka.

Examples

Examples of Higashiyama culture include:

Architecture

Calligraphy and painting

See also

Notes

  1. ISBN 9780231130561
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  2. ^ "JAANUS / Higashiyama bunka 東山文化". www.aisf.or.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ "A brief history of the arts of Japan: the Kamakura to Azuchi-Momoyama periods (article)". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ^ Yasuhiko Murai, tr. Alfred Birnbaum, "A Brief History of Tea in Japan." Chapter One in CHANOYU: The Urasenke Tradition of Tea. Weatherhill, 1988.
  5. ^ "A Theory of Culture during the Ōei and Eikyō periods: Between Popular Views of History on "Kitayama Culture" and "Higashiyama Culture" | Team Research 2018". www.nichibun.ac.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ^ Titsingh, p. 361.

References

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