Catalog record · 目録番号 107254

Obakusan Temple in Rain

Artist / 作者: Saito Kiyoshi斎藤清
Date / 年代: 1960
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 1287 × 1000 px
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ

Catalog note / 解説

"Obakusan, Uji". A heavily raining day at the front gate of Manpuku Temple ("Wan-fu-si" in Chinese) in Uji, Kyoto. Mampuku-ji is the head temple of the Obaku Sect of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. It was founded by the Chinese Zen master Ingen ("Yin-yuan" in Chinese, 1592-1673). He built the temple in 1661 on a hill he called Obakusan. The name was chosen to commemorate the original sect in China. The temple compound were constructed in Ming Chinese style.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1960. · artelino

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