今月の作品は東寺の五重塔です。
木造の塔では国内一の高さで、九輪の突端までの高さが約55メートルあり、平安京の正門である羅城門の東方に建てられた初代の塔から1200年、変わることなく今も都の歴史を見守り続けています。
新幹線の車窓や車の中からこの黒く巨大な塔が不意に目に入ると、そのあまりにも強い存在感に毎回かならず心臓の鼓動が一拍、強く胸をたたきます。
井堂雅夫はこの塔を訪れる度に、ひとつひとつの木組みの美しさはいつまで見ていても飽きずつい長い間魅入ってしまうと話し、何度も作品にしています。
この塔の天辺とほぼ同じ高さと言われるギャラリーや金閣寺周辺にもようやく秋の気配を感じる日が続き、少しづつ国内外から訪れる人も増えてきました。
外のディスプレイウィンドウもこの古都暮色に展示替えし、3年前までの続きをまた新たな気持ちで始め、ご来廊者をお迎えしたいと思っています。
Koto Boshoku (Colors of the Ancient Capital)
This
month's artwork is the five-story pagoda of Toji Temple.
It is
the tallest wooden tower in Japan, with a height of about 55 meters up to the
nine-ringed buttress. It has remained unchanged for 1,200 years since the first
pagoda was built east of Rajomon, the main gate of Heiankyo, and continues to
watch over the history of the ancient capital.
Whenever I see this huge black tower from the window of a bullet train or from inside a car, my heart always beats a little harder against my chest due to its strong presence.
Every time Masao Ido visits this tower, he says that the beauty of each wooden structure is so beautiful that he never gets tired of looking at it and is fascinated for a long time.
He has
made it into his artworks many times.
The gallery, which is said to be almost as high as the top of this pagoda, and the area around Kinkakuji Temple are finally starting to feel the signs of autumn, and the number of visitors from Japan and abroad is increasing little by little.
We would like to change the outside display window to this Koto Boshoku and welcome visitors to the gallery, beginning again with a renewed spirit, continuing where we left off up to three years ago.
株式会社 雅堂
京都市北区平野宮屋敷町27
TEL 075-464-1655
FAX 075-464-0747
