Masterpieces of Kozan-ji Temple (Kyoto National Museum)

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It is said that Kosan-ji Temple of wildlife caricature is the origin of the Japanese manga.

In 2013, the end will save repair over the legrest 4 years, its wildlife caricature is whole volume, divided into the previous fiscal year and late, it has been exhibited in the Kyoto National Museum.

Meet with a long time of the whole volume published, to Kyoto National Museum, every day, a lot of people are visiting.

I in late both, visited on holiday. The first time, but was afternoon, two hours before entering the Meiji ancient city hall that has been exhibited, and, by the time see the most famous KinoeMaki, and lined up a further 1 hour.

At second time, it and learned to it, side by side before about opening one hour, after the opening, until it was able to see almost immediately also fit the first book, by the time it exits the Meiji ancient city Museum, enter the Meiji ancient city museum 4 hours waiting, we had been able to long line addition of less than one hour and until you see the first book.

Well, speaking of its wildlife caricature, it is appropriate to wait that much time, it was something really great.

The first book is the most famous, painting, such as rabbit and frog of sumo has been drawn. Rabbit, turtle, and draw to anthropomorphic monkeys, it is perhaps, policymakers us at the time, or to criticize the way of human society, became a parody.

At first glance, it looks also like a silly no cartoon, brush use of the picture, it is a very delicate, well understood that the professional artist is drawn.

The second book is, horses, cattle, dogs, and but painting the center of such animal on the imagination, are not anthropomorphic here.

The third book is, although appeared anthropomorphic animal again, there is also a scene depicting the people at the time of the general.

Facial expressions and gestures of these people, really good. Sitting on the ground, you can not play with something, you are chatting. Everyone, have floated a really carefree, heartfelt natural smile.

Any age does not change also, appearance of creatures that human nature is, is there are depicted.

The last book, unlike winding up it at a fairly rough touch, looks like a practice or sketch.

Also lined up a long time only there, four winding, surprisingly short, I would have finished watching quickly.

Author of this wildlife caricature is, perhaps, no difference to depicting enjoying this picture.

And, also we see it, you can enjoy the world of difficult theory knowledge also does not require, simply the painting.

In that sense, work that this wildlife caricature is, really works great.

Well, but this exhibition centerpiece is definitely wildlife caricature, Kosan-ji Temple and its founder, also I enjoyed many of the exhibits surrounding Myoe.

Most famous as a portrait of Myoe, underplanting Seated Figure. Here is also a national treasure. In the portrait of the Kamakura period, sitting on top of the stump, is drawn figure of meditation to have Akie saint.

If you look closely well, around the treetops, small birds are drawn. Loved the animals, the personality of that Myoe, it probably was expressed in such a scene.

Myoe I think that's portraits that convey well the person named, not even so much as a picture of the technique, why I wonder if this is a national treasure, and would think.

Myoe is a somewhat minor Huayan school of monks in Japan, was exhibited also many materials, such as Buddhist scriptures that coils round the Huayan school.

Silla monk, drew the dragon of episodes Uisang, Huayan school Tirthankar Eden. Colorful dragon painting of the scene that swim the sea dynamically, was great.

This exhibition, in the spring of next year, that is also patrol the Tokyo National Museum.

In doing so, also makes us feel that we carry the feet, it was a great content.