今月の作品は「水路閣」です。夏の到来を思わせるほど鋭い日射しが降りそそぐ一方で、ひとたびレンガのアーチが作る影に入ると気持ちの良い風が吹き抜け、体まで緑に染まりそうな美しい季節を感じます。
南禅寺境内の南側にそびえる水路閣は、琵琶湖の水を京都へ運ぶ水路です。130年前の建設当初は歴史ある寺の敷地に高さ9メートルにも及ぶ洋風煉瓦造りの水路という組み合わせに違和感を覚える人があったのではないかと想像しますが、時を経た水路閣は苔むしたレンガの趣も増して境内の風景に自然に溶け込み、多くの人が南禅寺を訪れる魅力のひとつです。
井堂雅夫は「空の鳥や動物、虫や水の中の魚、そして花や木々も、すべての命は宇宙の意思により地球にある」と話していました。あらゆる木々の若葉が萌え出るこの季節に、宇宙のエネルギーを感じ、それを描きたかったのかもしれません。
Suirokaku
This month's artwork is "Suirokaku" (Waterway Pavilion). While the sun's rays are sharp enough to remind us of the arrival of summer, once we step into the shadows created by the brick arches, a pleasant breeze blows through, and we feel the beautiful season as if our bodies are being tinted green.
The Suirokaku, which rises to the south of the Nanzenji temple grounds, is a waterway that carries water from Lake Biwa to Kyoto. 130 years ago, when it was first built, one might imagine that the combination of the historic temple grounds and the 9-meter-high Western-style brick canal might have seemed strange to some, but over time, the Suirokaku's moss-covered bricks have become more elegant, and it has become a natural part of the temple's landscape, and the temple's architecture has become a symbol of the temple's history and its history. The Suirokaku, however, has been preserved over time, and the mossy brickwork has become a natural part of the temple's scenery, and is one of the attractions that draw many visitors to Nanzenji.
Masao Ido said, "Birds and animals in the sky, insects and fish in the water, as well as flowers and trees, all life is on earth by the will of the universe. Perhaps he felt the energy of the universe and wanted to depict it in this season when the young leaves of all kinds of trees are sprouting.
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