ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Muromachi Period, Hanging Scroll, Kakemono
8 Feb 2017
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To serve as an aid for mediation. Sitting on the veranda allows viewers to see the rock garden and meditate. No one was to walk on the gravel unless they were tending to it. Positioned in front of the abbetts corners, the living corners of the monks. Unesco world heritage site; historic monument of ancient kyoto. There is gravel shaped around the rocks. 15 stones creating 5 groupings, one always remains hidden from view. The only plant used is moss, bordering the stones. It is best to focus on your understanding of the garden, there is no one meaning. Gravel was raked in circles around the rocks and horizontally around the rest of the garden. Created to be viewed from a distance. All forms are abstract, not exact, standing in for deeper meanings to be contemplated from within. He was a monk who worked in an atelier; a large studio to create artwork for patrons (sam- urais)
