Shokoku-ji Temple is an ancient Zen temple that was founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408), the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, with Muso Soseki (1275-1351), the founder of the Muso school, the largest sect of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto, as its invited founder, and his senior disciple Shun'oku Myoha (1311-1388) as the actual founder. Even today, the large temple stands proudly to the north of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto and is the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism's Shokoku-ji school, home to Rokuon-ji Temple, also known as Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Jisho-ji Temple, also known as Ginkaku-ji Temple.

Throughout the ages, Shokoku-ji Temple has nurtured artists, helping to create masterpieces.

The two painter-monks, Josetsu and Shubun, of Shokoku-ji Temple were said to be the official painters of the Muromachi shogunate. Sesshu is known as a master of Muromachi ink painting. Kano Tan'yu was deeply involved in the Shokoku-ji culture of the Edo period. And then there are Ito Jakuchu known for his eccentric art, Hara Zaichu, Maruyama Okyo...

The pursuit of beauty within the Shokoku-ji cultural sphere, modeled after that in the Middle Ages, has continued through the early modern, modern and contemporary periods, and artworks owned by Shokoku-ji, Rokuon-ji and Jisho-ji temples have been exhibited at the Shokoku-ji Jotenkaku Museum.

This exhibition is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Shokoku-ji Jotenkaku Museum.

 

[Period] October 11 (Fri.) to November 27 (Wed.), 2024

[First term] October 11th - November 4th [Second term] November 6th - November 27th

*Some exhibits will be changed during the exhibition period.

[Opening hours] 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm on Fridays (last admission: 30 minutes before closing)

[Closed on] Mondays

(open on October 14th (Mon./public holiday), November 4th (Mon./public holiday), and November 25th (Mon.)),Tuesday, October 15th / Tuesday, November 5th

[Venue] Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (10th Floor of the Aichi Arts Center)

1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 461-8525

[Inquiries] Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art  Tel.: +81-(0)52-971-5511 (main line)

[Website]　https://www-art.aac.pref.aichi.jp/exhibition/000456.html