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Originating from the primitive man's love of curious stones, the history of'BonsekiG
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|the art of arranging stones on a tray|is very old. |
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The Japanese people's love of stones went farther : they developed it into
a unique art of. |
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arranging stones and sands on a tray so that the whole set makes up a fine miniature of a landscape garden. |
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In due course of time, it began to flourish among court nobles and high priests. |
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To enhance the poetical mood expressed in such a work, a Japanese 31-letter poem accompanied it. |
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It was quite natural that this particular art made a remarkable development
and refinementCand acquired still |
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wider popurarity during the Muromachi Period (1393|1570A.D.) when the cults of Tea Ceremony, |
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Flower Arrangement, and Incense Burning flourished. |
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Great masters systematized the technique in various ways and founded several schools. |
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Our'Washu-Enzan School'was founded by a feudal lord Gyozan Yanagisawa of
Kohriyama Castle located |
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in Ymato Province (present Nara Prefecture). |
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The characteristic of the technique of our school is that, the stones and
sand being arranged on a black |
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lacquered tray, the landscape, etc. |
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Arranged on it give off a unique effect which is similar to that of a Sumi painting. |
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In this way, the author of 'Bonseki'work not only can sketch natural scenes,\land, water, sky, birds,trees |
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and flowers|but also can freely give expression to his poetic imagination. |
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It is very easy to start learning this art, and even a little school child can do it. |
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If some one of your family once gets a start, all the rest are sure to join him or her to enjoy this fine art. |
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The materials needs are simple and few besides the black lacquered tray,
and the sands |
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can be used repeatedly for limitless times |
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For further informations please cotact the following:
Master of "Washu-Enzan-School of Bonseki"
SENSEKI MORIMURA
1-1-20 Kyodo, Setagaya-ku,Tokyo.
Tel. 090(2767)0909/Fax. 03-3420-0528 |
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