"Monkey and Crane" - Enkakuzu

...The Hojo (1636, National Treasure) located diagonally behind the sleeping hall is a good example of a large-scale Zen Hojo from the early modern period, and inside are 83 sliding screen paintings (Important Cultural Property) by Kano Tan'yu, including Landscape and Zen Meeting. The treasures of the main temple include the Kannon and Monkey and Crane (both from the Southern Song Dynasty, National Treasures), which are famous as representative works of Mokkei that have been passed down in Japan, the Daito Kokushi Statue (National Treasure) with a self-inscribed work from 1334 (the first year of the Kenmu era), and Emperor Go-Daigo's handwritten inscription (1333, National Treasure). Within the temple, 24 sub-temples are distributed to the south, north, and west of the temple complex. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Monkey and Crane" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…寝堂の斜め後方にある方丈(1636，国宝)は近世初期における大規模な禅宗方丈の好例で，内部には狩野探幽筆で《山水図》《禅会図》など83面からなる障壁画(重要文化財)がある。なお本坊の宝物のうちには，日本に伝わる牧谿（もつけい）の代表作として有名な《観音図》《猿鶴図》(ともに南宋時代，国宝)，建武1年(1334)の自賛のある《大灯国師像》(国宝)や，後醍醐天皇宸翰置文(1333，国宝)などがある。　山内には24院の塔頭が伽藍の南，北，西に分布する。…

※「《猿鶴図》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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