豊臣秀吉を弔うために正室の北政所(ねね)が建立した高台寺は、戒律が厳しいと言われる禅寺でありながら華麗な高台寺蒔絵を施された霊屋内陣をはじめ池に架かる臥龍廊の曲線そして茶室や庭にも、どこか柔らかな優しさを感じる寺です。
Kodaiji-Chikurin
(Bamboo grove at Kodaiji Temple)
Kodaiji Temple was built by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene (Kitanomandokoro), to mourn his death. Although it is a Zen temple with strict Zen Buddhist precepts, there is a sense of softness and tenderness in the interior of the mausoleum, which is decorated with gorgeous Kodaiji maki-e, in the curves of the Garyu-ro (lying hallway) over the pond, in the tea room, and in the garden.
Masao Ido once rented an old private house a few minutes' walk from Kodaiji Temple and used it as his studio, and he often visited here to follow the changing seasons, resulting in a number of works.
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