Kohoan (Kyoto): Bosenseki, view from interior

Creator:

Kobori Enshu 小堀遠州, 1579-1647

Published/Created:

Japan, Kyoto: Daitokuji, Kohoan
1644, burned down 1793, rebuilt 1797

Notes:

Part of Kohoan, on its northwest corner. The name comes from Zhuangzi, 'Net is to catch fish; when the fish is caught we forget the net.' 'Forgotten Fish Net' is from Zhuangzi. Enshu retired to Kohoan; his posthumous title is Kohoan.

Variant Titles:

Bosenseki, Bosen tea room
大徳寺孤篷庵忘筌席

Topics:

Architecture -- Japan -- Kyoto Prefecture -- Kyoto -- (YVRC)
Japanese tea ceremony -- (LC)

Culture:

Buddhist, Zen: Rinzai sect
Edo period, 1615-1868
Kirei sabi (gracefulness and simplicity)

Accession Number:

2885-105

Genre:

tea houses, tea rooms (chashitsu) (YVRC)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

R: YVRC

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection, Asian Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 205751

OID:

476087

PID:

digcoll:2090140