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93 Cards in this Set
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Himeji Castle Built 1601-1609 Himeji City Built by Daimyo Ikeda Teumasu, Employs two heart pillars, largest surviving castle in Japan |
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Azuchi Castle Lake Biwa 1576-1579 Built by Oda Nobunaga, Tenshu designed by master builder Okabe Mataemon, featuring Eitoku Established Japanese Castle-Building |
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Elements of Castle Architecture |
-3-4 Compounds with a moat and walls -Wood Frame and flooring, lacquered beams and plaster wattle-and-daub walls -Stone wall foundation -Complex roof structure with triangular (plover) and cusped gables -tenshu (Main keep tower) -Maze-like layout between compounds to confuse enemies -Moats, guard towers, stone dropping holes, arrow slits |
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Cusped Gable |
-Invented in late 12th Century -Reflects sophistication in calculation -Marks main entrance -Examples: Second compound at Nijo Castle, |
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Edo Castle |
-Tokyo -1590, made cooler in 1603 -Tokugawa Ieyasu -Grounded Edo/Tokyo as a modern city |
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Jukoin Subtemple Daitokuji Zen Monastery in Kyoto Founded 1566, built 1580s Subtemple=Place for retired monk Mixed shinden/shoin influence Eitoku paintings Tatami mats and sliding door panels |
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Nijo Castle Ohiroma Kyoto 1626 Main entertaining hall Shoin style recessed shelves |
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Nijo Castle Kyoto 1626 Built by Tokugawa Iemitsu Shoin architecture Karamon Gate, Tozamurai, Shikidai, Ohiroma, Kuroshoin, Shiroshoin Pneumonic: Kara takes shirt off; Kyle stares. |
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Karamon Gate Nijo Castle Kyoto 1626 |
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Tozamurai Nijo Castle Kyoto 1626 |
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Tozamurai Interior Nijo Castle Kyoto 1626 |
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Shikidai Interior Nijo castle, Kyoto 1626 |
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Jo'an Teahouse Originally built in Kyoto, moved to Inuyama 1618, Designed by Oda Uraku, brother to Nobunaga Four and a half mat Sukiya style |
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Tai'an teahouse Yamazaki City 1582 Designed by teamaster Sen No Rikyu |
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Chanoyu |
Japanese tea ceremony Originally warrior tea, then grass hut tea originating in the 13th century, refined in the sixteenth century |
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Sukiya |
Rustic, elegantly informal style of residential architecture |
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Tokonoma |
A type of recessed alcove common to Sukiya architecture |
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Wabi |
Beauty in imperfection |
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Sabi |
Beauty in isolation |
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Roji |
Tea garden, translating literally to "dewey path" (More like do-me path am I right?) |
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Katsura Imperial Villa Built by imperial princes in the early to mid 17th century Kyoto Built in three stages, by Princes Toshihito and Toshitada 3 parts: Old Shoin, middle shoin, and music room/new palace Four teahouses as well |
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Interior Old Shoin Katsura Villa, Kyoto Late 1610s to early 1620s Built by Toshihito |
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Middle Shoin Katsura Villa Kyoto 1642 Built by prince Toshitada |
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Music Room Katsura Villa, Kyoto 1660 Built by Prince Toshitada, for the visit by retired emperor Gomizuno'o |
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New Palace Katsura Villa, Kyoto 1660 Built by Prince Toshitada, for the visit by retired emperor Gomizuno'o |
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New Palace Katsura Villa, Kyoto 1660 Built by Prince Toshitada, for the visit by retired emperor Gomizuno'o |
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Tower of Moonlit Waves (Gepparo) Katsura Villa, Kyoto Presumably 1610-1620 One of four teahouses at Katsura Villa designed by Sen-No-Rikyu |
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Pavilion of the Lute Pine (Shokintei) Katsura Villa, KyotoPresumably 1610-1620One of four teahouses at Katsura Villa designed by Sen-No-Rikyu |
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Flower appreciation Pavilion (shokatei) Katsura Villa, KyotoPresumably 1610-1620One of four teahouses at Katsura Villa designed by Sen-No-Rikyu |
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Pavilion of humorous Thoughts (shoiken) Katsura Villa, KyotoPresumably 1610-1620One of four teahouses at Katsura Villa designed by Sen-No-Rikyu |
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Shin-Gyo-so |
Three garden path techniques for laying out stepping stones, in decreasing order of formality, meaning "formal-draft-cursive" |
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Hide and Reveal |
The concept in teahouse architecture that walking to a teahouse should be like stumbling upon it in the wild |
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Ama-no-hasidate "Bridge to Heaven" |
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Yomeimon Gate Nikko Mausoleum, Mt. Nikko Originally built 1617, refurbished 1634-1636 Middle gate Shell white, and lacquer |
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Karamon Gate Nikko Mausoleum, Mt. Nikko Originally built 1617, refurbished 1634-1636 Closest Gate to Nikko itself |
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Nikko Mausoleum (Nikko Toshogo): Front to back Worship Hall (haiden), Stone Room (ishinoma) and Main Hall (honden) Mt. Nikko Originally built 1617, refurbished 1634-1636 Deifying Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Taitokuin Edo 1632 Shrine Deifying Tokugawa Hidetada Destroyed in WW2 (probably by the US, oops?) |
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Taiyuin Nikko 1651 Shrine deifying Tokugawa Iemitsu |
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Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Kyoto 1607 |
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Hiyoshi Shrine Otsu 1586 |
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Hokoji Kyoto 1586 Temple that housed Hideyoshi's great Buddha (destroyed) |
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Hokoku Shrine 1599 Now Toyokuni Shrine (Painting is Festival at Hokoku Shrine, on 6 screens, from 1608) |
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Minka |
Japanese Farmhouse |
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Tsuboniwa |
Box-garden in a Machiya |
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Yasui Kiyoshi |
Master carpenter (1926-2010), designed the Boston Tea House Machiya |
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Heian Shrine 1895 Kyoto By Kigo Kiyoyoshi and Ito Chuta Meiji: Architecture and national Identity |
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Hōōden (Japan Pavillion) 1893 World's Columbian Expo, Chicago Designed by Kuru Masamichi Meiji: Architecture and national Identity |
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Imperial College of Engineering 1873 Kyoto Josiah Conder Meiji: Western Architecture |
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Tokyo Imperial Household Museum 1883 ...tokyo, idiot Conder Meiji: Western Architecture |
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First National Bank (Mitsui Bank) 1872 Tokyo Meiji: Pseudo-Western architecture |
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Tsukiji Hotel Tokyo 1868 Meiji: Pseudo-Western |
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Kaichi Primary School Matsumoto (Nagano Prefecture) 1876 by Tateishi Seiju Meiji: Pseudo-Western |
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Meiji Era |
1868-1912 A period between feudal Japan and Modern Japan Meiji Constitution (1890) |
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Josiah Conder |
English Born Westernizer Made the Imperial College of Engineering |
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Rokumeikan (Hall of the Baying Stag) 1883 Tokyo Meiji: Western Architecture Designed by Conder |
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Kikokuniya Bookstore 1947 Tokyo Designed by Maekawa Kunio |
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Maekawa Residence 1941 Tokyo |
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Okada House 1933 Tokyo Horiguchi Sutemi |
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Design for Tokyo Imperial Household Museum Maekawa 1931 Unrealized |
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Tokyo Imperial household Museum Designed 1931, Built 1938 Tokyo Watanabe Jin |
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Shienso (Abode of Purple Smoke) 1926 Warabi Horiguchi Sutemi |
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Transportation Pavilion Peace Exhibition Pavilions 1922 Tokyo |
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Energy Pavilion Peace Exhibition Pavilions 1922 Tokyo |
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Peace tower (Memorial Tower) Peace Exhibition Pavilions 1922 Tokyo |
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Akasaka Palace 1909 Tokyo Katayama Tokuma |
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Tokyo Station 1914 Tokyo By Tatsuno Kingo |
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Yoyogi Olympic Stadium 1964 Tokyo Tange Kenzo |
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Kurokawa Residence 1973 Karuizawa City Designed by Kurokawa Kisho |
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Hiroshima Peace Museum 1949-1956 Hiroshima |
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Kagawa Prefecture Administrative Building Takamatsu City 1958 Tange Kenzo |
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Tokyo Plan Tange Kenzo 1960 |
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Yamanashi Communications Center Kofu City 1966 |
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Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Office Tokyo 1967 Tange Kenzo |
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City in the SKy Isozaki Arata 1962 |
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Nakagin Capsule Building Tokyo 1972 Kurokawa Kisho |
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The Metabolists |
Group of architects and designers Proposed radical urban planning Core members: Kurokawa Kisho, Kikutake Kiyonori, Maki Fumihiko and Isozaki Arata All influenced by Tange |
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The Secessionists |
1920, 6 College Students from Imperial University Architecture Department modernist architects, lasted 8 years |
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Ise Kii Peninnsula 690 |
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South Gate Horyuji 1438 |
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Five Story Pagoda Horyuji 711 |
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Kondo Horyuji Late 7th Century |
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Middle Gate Horyuji (two nio, or Guardian King Sculptures) Late 7th-Early 8th Century |
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Great Lecture Hall Horyuji 990 |
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Yumenodo (Hall of Dreams) Horyuji- Eastern Precinct 739 |
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Great South Gate Todaiji-Heijo Originally built 762, rebuilt 1199 by Chogen |
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Great Buddha Hall Todaiji-Heijo First built 757, rebuilt 1203, rerebuilt 1707 |
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Tegaimon Gate Todaiji-Heijo Eighth Century |
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Lotus Hall (hokkedo) Todaiji Eighth Century-Addition in the 12th Century Chogen built that weird addition on to na original four bay square building |
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Shosoin Repository Todaiji 765 |
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Phoenix Hall Byodo-in Temple-Uji (south of Kyoto) 1053 Amida Hall |
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Kinkakuji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's Kitayama Villa (Kyoto) 1397-1410 Zen Style shinden Palace |
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Ginkakuji (Temple of the Silver Pavillion) Yoshimasa (Higashiyama Villa) 1482-1490 |
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Togudo (Hall of the Eastern Quest) 1482-1490 Higashiyama Villa (Yoshimasa) |
