Title Illustrated Miracles of the Kasuga Deity, Volume 1 Scene 3

  • Tokyo
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2023
Associated Tourism Board:
dokuritsu gyosei hojin kokuritsu bunkazai kiko kokyo sannomaru shozokan jumbi shitsu
Associated Address:
1-8, Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

『春日権現験記絵』 (第1巻 第三段)


絵巻物では通常、時間は右から左に流れますが、この異例の挿絵は逆の年代順で2つの場面を示しています。挿絵の左側が最初に起こる出来事です:藤原吉兼は、先祖の光弘によって建てられた家に住んでおり、夢の中で比売神に出会います。比売神は再び貴婦人として現れ、彼女は家のそばの竹は藤原家の繁栄の源であると言います。吉兼は絶対に竹を切らないと近い、感謝の気持ちから、吉兼は春日大社の建設を依頼します。これは挿絵の右側に描かれています。この挿絵は、細部の詳細さと当時の建設技術の正確な描写によって注目されています。

Illustrated Miracles of the Kasuga Deity, Volume 1 Scene 3


Time generally flows from right to left in illustrated handscrolls, but this unusual composition presents two scenes in reverse chronological order. The events depicted on the left side of the illustration occur first: Fujiwara no Yoshikane, who is living in the house built by his ancestor Mitsuhiro, meets Himegami in a dream. Himegami again appears as a noblewoman, and she informs Yoshikane that the bamboo beside his house is the source of the Fujiwara clan’s prosperity. Yoshikane vows to never cut the bamboo and commissions the construction of a shrine in gratitude for Himegami’s message. The right-hand side of the illustration depicts the builders at work. This scene is lauded for its accurate and detailed depictions of contemporary construction techniques.

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