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JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE.
Book IX.
CHAPTER IV.
JAPAN.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHRONOLOGY—ORIGINAL SOURCES, ETC.
Accession of the first Mikado
B.C.
660
Conquest of Korea by the
Empress Jin-go
A.D.
201
Buddhism introduced from
Korea ....
a.d.
552
Kio-to made the capital
a.d.
794
The Shogunate established
at Kama-kura by Yori-tomo
A.D.
1192
Ashi-kaga dynasty of Shoguns
I338-
•1573
Yedo (now Tokio) founded
by Ieyasu . . . 1590
Hide-yoshi invades Korea A. d. i 592-1598
Toku-gawa dynasty of
Shoguns . . A. d. 1603-1868
Japan closed to all for-
eigners by Iemitsu A, D. 1640
First treaties with Euro-
pean powers . a.d. 1857-1859
The Shogunate abolished
and the Mikado restored a.d. 1868
The architecture of Japan owes its origin to Chinese sources,
the earliest examples remaining being those which were built
by carpenters sent over from Korea. The Japanese temples,
whether Buddhist or Shinto, are all of the Chinese T’ing type, and
the roofs covering them of I’rimoya design, as shown in Woodcut
No. 489. In Japan as in China the later developments have
as a rule resulted only in further enrichments, the elaborate
carving in the Japanese Buddhist temples being carried to
excess. In the Shinto temple, on the other hand, the greatest
simplicity prevails, more importance being attached to the
quality of the wood employed, and to its structural execution,
than to any display of diagram work or carving. The pagoda
in Japan still retains the ancient design and timber construction
of the earliest example remaining, at Horiuji (Horiuzi), which
was built by Korean carpenters in A.D. 607, and may be looked
JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE.
Book IX.
CHAPTER IV.
JAPAN.
INTRODUCTORY.
CHRONOLOGY—ORIGINAL SOURCES, ETC.
Accession of the first Mikado
B.C.
660
Conquest of Korea by the
Empress Jin-go
A.D.
201
Buddhism introduced from
Korea ....
a.d.
552
Kio-to made the capital
a.d.
794
The Shogunate established
at Kama-kura by Yori-tomo
A.D.
1192
Ashi-kaga dynasty of Shoguns
I338-
•1573
Yedo (now Tokio) founded
by Ieyasu . . . 1590
Hide-yoshi invades Korea A. d. i 592-1598
Toku-gawa dynasty of
Shoguns . . A. d. 1603-1868
Japan closed to all for-
eigners by Iemitsu A, D. 1640
First treaties with Euro-
pean powers . a.d. 1857-1859
The Shogunate abolished
and the Mikado restored a.d. 1868
The architecture of Japan owes its origin to Chinese sources,
the earliest examples remaining being those which were built
by carpenters sent over from Korea. The Japanese temples,
whether Buddhist or Shinto, are all of the Chinese T’ing type, and
the roofs covering them of I’rimoya design, as shown in Woodcut
No. 489. In Japan as in China the later developments have
as a rule resulted only in further enrichments, the elaborate
carving in the Japanese Buddhist temples being carried to
excess. In the Shinto temple, on the other hand, the greatest
simplicity prevails, more importance being attached to the
quality of the wood employed, and to its structural execution,
than to any display of diagram work or carving. The pagoda
in Japan still retains the ancient design and timber construction
of the earliest example remaining, at Horiuji (Horiuzi), which
was built by Korean carpenters in A.D. 607, and may be looked