In 1186,the fire set by Taira Shigehira's(平重衡)army spread and Todaiji and the temple was reduced to ashes. The person who played a central role in the restoration of Todaiji was Chogen(重源). The person who played a central role in the restoration of Todaiji was Chogen. Chogen(1121-1206)was a priest at Daigoji Temple. Chogen traveled to China and stayed in Ningbo(寧波) from 1167 to 1168. In 1268, Chogen returned to Japan. As Chogen became a central person in the restoration of Todaiji Temple, Ningbo's stone carving culture was imported to Japan. In 1192, Chogen ordered four people, including Rokuro, who had come to Japan from the Song Dynasty, to make stone two lion statues etc. To this day, this stone lion statue have been at the south main gate of Todaiji Temple. Yamakawa discovered that the stone material for this stone lion statues is made of Meiyuan stone(梅園石) from Ningbo. In various parts of this stone lion statues, there are stone carved patterns strongly influenced by the stone carved patterns of the Southern Song Dynasty. The stonework is a valuable material when considering the exchanges between China and Japan during the Song dynasty. Chinese and Japanese researchers should cooperate with each other in their research.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.