Building a Castle in Japan: Analysis of the Masonry Construction Process Through the Folding Screen Chikujō-zu byōbu

Autor: Vomscheid, Delphine
Přispěvatelé: Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l'Asie Orientale (CRCAO), École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH 2021)
7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH 2021), Jul 2021, Lisbon, Portugal. pp.92-99, ⟨10.1201/9781003173434-116⟩
DOI: 10.1201/9781003173434-116⟩
Popis: International audience; In this paper, we intend to lift the veil on masonry construction process in Japan, through the analysis of the early 17th century folding screen called Chikujō-zu byōbu. The great pictorial richness of the screen allows us to reveal many aspects and stages of the masonry construction process of a castle in early modern Japan (1573-1867): stone transportation methods, folk traditions related to stone hauling, implementation of stone materials (especially large ones), and social hierarchy on the construction site. Their analysis and comparison with other paintings and actual remains of early modern Japanese castles will reveal one of the building culture in Japan. Indeed, this paper shows the influence of the social context on the building process and over all on the building result itself. Thus, the great Japanese castles known today as major heritage sites must be understood as the materialization of the early modern social context.
Databáze: OpenAIRE