Tofukuji Checkerboard Zen Garden - Mondrian Style New Angle Garden.重森三玲作庭　京都東福寺　北庭

created by Mirei Shigemori
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirei_Shigemori

location : Tofukuji temple northern garden on north side of Hojo

重森三玲作庭　東福寺　北庭

A sculptor Isamu Noguchi described this garden as “Mondrian style new angle garden.
彫刻家イサム・ノグチ氏はこの庭を「モンドリアン風の新しい角度の庭」と称しました。

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* Tofuku-ji’s Hojo “Hasso”Garden

The Hojo ( Abbot’s Hall)was rebuild in 1890 and its surrounding garden were designed in 1939 by landscape sculptor Shigemori Mirei.(1896-1975).

Tofuku-ji is the only temple in which gardens circumscribe all 4 sides of the Hojo.
A symphony of tradition and abstractionism of modern art and regarded as a fine example of contemporary Zen garden, Shigemori's debut success has been widely introduced to the world. The 4 surrounding gardens that make up the "Hasso" gaden represent "Hasso-dojo" (the Buddhas　life),namely,"Horai""Hojo""Eiju""Kyoyo","Hakkai","Gozan","Seiden","Ichimatsu" and "Hokutoshichisei".
The northern garden is composed of a cluster of 4 giant rocks symbolizing the 4 Elysian islands :"Horai","Hojo","Eijyu"and"Koryo",on a bed of swirling raked-gravels that symbolizes"Hakkai" (the 8 rough sea)
To the west,five moss-covered mounts symbolize "Gozan"( the 5 sacred mountains)
The western garden is a juxtaposition of squarely trimmed azalea shrubs planted against square field of white gravels to reflect its name "Seiden-ichimatsu" ,an ancient Chinese way of land division in the manner of the Chinese character"sei".
The Northern Garden uses foundation rocks from the Omote-mon(front gate) and moss to manifest an irregular checkered field of green.It ingeniously embodies the colorful autumn foliage of the Sengyokukan ravine for a scenic background.
The Eastern Garden ,also named "Hokuto-no-niwa".distributes the temple's foundation pillars amidst a bed of gravels to illustrate Hokuto Shichisei(the Great Bear constellation) - Tofukuji Temple

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Taken on: June 2, 2017

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