Muromachi period art

Japanese: 室町時代美術 - むろまちじだいびじゅつ

This article covers art from 1338 (Engen 3/Ryakuo 1), when Ashikaga Takauji was appointed Shogun, to 1573 (Tensho 1), when the Muromachi Shogunate fell. While the art of the Kamakura period had yet to clearly replace the aristocratic tastes of the Heian period, the Muromachi period saw the development of art with a unique character, led by the aesthetic tastes of the Ashikaga Shogunate and the literati tastes of the Zen temples that had developed under the protection of the Shogunate. The coexistence and exchange of new "Han" art, which was the result of the absorption of art from the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, and traditional "Wa" art, shaped the character of Muromachi art, while at the same time gradually increasing the tendency to popularize art, reflecting the growing number of art lovers spreading to the provinces.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

足利尊氏が征夷大将軍に任じられた1338年(延元3∥暦応1)から，室町幕府滅亡の1573年(天正1)までの間の美術をここでは扱う。鎌倉時代の美術が，平安時代の貴族趣味に代わるものをまだ明確には打ち出せなかったのに対し，室町時代には，足利将軍家の美的趣向や幕府の庇護下に育った禅林の文人趣味に主導され，独自の性格をもつ美術が発展した。宋･元･明の美術の摂取による新しい〈漢〉の美術と，〈和〉の伝統美術との並立，交流が，室町美術の性格をかたちづくり，一方で地方にひろがる鑑賞層の増加を反映した美術の庶民化の傾向も徐々に強まってゆく。

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