Obaku Art

Japanese: 黄檗美術 - おうばくびじゅつ

The arrival of the Obaku sect in the early Edo period played a major role in introducing the latest Chinese culture to Japan, and their influence in the field of art also extends to architecture, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, and crafts. In terms of architecture, Sufuku-ji, Fukusai-ji, Kofuku-ji, and other temples were built for the residents of Nagasaki. Representative relics include Sufuku-ji's Daiichihomon Gate (1644) and Daiyuhoden Hall (1646), and the designs and colors of Ming dynasty temple architecture by immigrant craftsmen give a strong exotic feel. Obaku temples were also introduced to Kyoto when the monk Ingen founded Manpuku-ji Temple in Uji (1661) under the patronage of the shogunate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸初期の黄檗宗の渡来は，当時最新の中国文化を日本に紹介するうえで大きな役割を果たしたが，美術の分野でもその足跡は建築，彫刻，絵画，書，工芸の各分野に及んでいる。建築ではまず，長崎の居留民のために崇福寺，福済寺，興福寺などがつくられた。崇福寺の第一峰門(1644)，大雄宝殿(1646)がその代表的遺構であり，渡来工人による明代の寺院建築の意匠，彩色が強い異国風を感じさせる。黄檗寺院はさらに僧隠元が，幕府の庇護のもと，宇治の万福寺を創建(1661)したことにより，京都にも伝わった。

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