Amidaji : Emperor Antoku's Mortuary Temple and Its Culture / Naoko Gunji.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunji, Naoko, author.

Series:

Japanese visual culture ; Volume 21.

Japanese Visual Culture Series ; Volume 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist art--Japan--Shimonoseki-shi.

Buddhist art.

Art--Japan--Shimonoseki-shi.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2023]

Summary:

This book reconstructs the art, architecture, and rituals of a now-lost Buddhist temple, Amidaji in the Japanese city of Shimonoseki. By exploring artistic, literary, religious, political, and ideological contexts, it reveals a carefully crafted program of visual culture for the salvation of the victims of the tragic Genpei War (1180-1185), among whom the child-emperor Antoku.

Contents:

Intro

Amidaji: Emperor Antoku's Mortuary Temple and Its Culture

Contents

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

Amidaji, the Temple of Antoku and the Taira

The State of the Field

Objectives and Methodologies of This Book

Primary Objectives

Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Historical Contexts

Visual Analysis of the Surviving Artworks

Themes Arising from My Research

Heike Monogatari and Its Art and Historical Contexts

Public and Private

Center and Periphery

What Has Survived and What was Lost

Imperial Authority, Religious Beliefs, and Art

Structure of This Book

1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TAIRA CLAN

Introduction

The Rise of the Taira

The Taira's Ascent to Power

The Taira and Western Japan

Kiyomori's Cooperation with Go-Shirakawa

Rising Friction between Kiyomori and Go-Shirakawa

The Zenith of the Taira

The Fall of the Taira

Outbreak of the Genpei War

Kiyomori's Death and the Decline of the Taira

The Flight from the Capital

Go-Shirakawa, Japan's Foremost Goblin

Two Emperors

Yoshinaka and Yoritomo

In the West

The Taira in Fukuhara and the Battle of Ichinotani

The Taira in Yashima

The Battle of Yashima

The Battle of Dannoura

A Sequel

Historical Repercussions of the Genpei War

Interpretations in the Following Century

2 AMIDAJI AS A MORTUARY SITE AND THE PACIFICATION OF SPIRITS

Amidaji and Mortuary Rituals by the Taira Family

The Putative Origin of the Temple

Amidaji Becomes a Mortuary Temple

Memorial Rituals by the Taira Family

The Court's Initial Negligence to Antoku's and the Taira's Spirits

Spirit Pacification by the State

Vengeful Spirits

Emperor Sutoku's Vengeful Spirit

The Rise of Antoku's and the Taira's Vengeful Spirits

Heaven's Displeasure at Go-Shirakawa.

General Commemoration of the War Dead

Targeted Commemoration of the Taira

Pacification of Antoku's and the Taira's Spirits

Amidaji as an Official Site of Spirit Pacification

The Imperial Order of 1191

Architects and Sponsors of Amidaji

The Early Medieval History of Amidaji

The Late Medieval History of Amidaji

The Political and Ritual Background During Amidaji's Formative Stage

The Rehabilitation of the Taira Survivors and Their Offspring

Spirit Pacification Rituals after Go-Shirakawa

Heike Monogatari as Amidaji's Sister Project

Conclusion

3 THE LOST TEMPLE COMPLEX OF AMIDAJI: ITS ARCHITECTURE AND RITUALS

Introducton

Later History of the Temple and Its End

Earlier History of the Temple Complex

Plans and Pictures of the Complex

Amidaji's Site and Rituals Held There Today

Topography of Amidaji's Site

Akama Jingū, the Current Shrine

Shunpanrō Inn

Historical Sources on the Lost Complex

A Medieval Source

Early-Modern Sources: Texts

Early-Modern Sources: Plans

Early-Modern Sources: Pictures

Amidaji's Principal Buildings and the Artifa cts and Rituals Held in Them

Locations of Buildings and Structures

Building Exteriors, Interiors, Artifacts, and Rituals

4 PORTRAITS OF ANTOKU AND THE TAIRA

The Go-shintai of Akama Jingū

Portraits of Taira Family Members

The Approach of this Chapter

Portraits of Antoku

The Three Portraits of Antoku in Akama Jingu

Antoku's Portraits in Amidaji

Portraits of the Taira

Two Sets of Portraits

The Taira Portraits at Amidaji

The Room of Portraits

Selection of the Ten Taira Subjects

Arrangement of the Eleven Figures

The Portrait Room as Antoku's Inner Quarters

5 ILLUSTRATED STORY OF EMPEROR ANTOKU

Copies of the Illustrated Story.

Texts on the Illustrated Story

Scenes in the Illustrated Story

Previous Scholarship on the Illustrated Story

Goals, Challenges, and Methods of this Chapter

Style , Authorsh ip, Da te, and Production

Stylistic Ancestry and Lineage of the Illustrated Story

Documentary Evidence regarding the Artist and Date

The Identity and Provenance of the Documented Sets

The Production of the Illustrated Story and Its Potential Prestige

Description of the Illustrated Story

1. The Birth of Antoku in Rokuhara

2. Go-Shirakawa's Flight to En'yubo

3. Go-Shirakawa's Return to the Hojuji Mansion

4. The Battle of Ichinotani

5. The Battle of Yashima

6. The Battle of Dannoura

Shikishi

Reading the Illustrated Story

Previous Interpretations of the

A New Interpretation of the Illustrated Story

Historical Background of the New Interpretation

6 ETOKI RITUAL OF THE SPIRIT HALL

Brief Overview of Japa nese Etoki

Illustrated Legends of Prince Shōtoku

Final Days of Lord Minamoto no Yoshitomo

The Etoki Performa nce at Amidaji: Its Setting

Visitors' Accounts of Etoki Performances

Dannoura and Amidaji's Etoki

Amidaji as a Liminal Place

The Etoki at Amidaj i: Its Goals and Structure

Evoking the Spirits and Purifying the Death Pollution

The Structure of Amidaji's Etoki as a Pacification Ritual

The Etoki at Amidaji: Its Narrative

The Uniqueness of Amidaji's Etoki

Kenreimon'in's Narration of the Six Paths

Jakkōin as the Final Chapter of the Illustrated Story

EPILOGUE

The End of Amidaji

Amidaji's Abolishment and a New Institution

Art, Architecture, and Rituals after the Meiji Persecution of Buddhism

The Death Anniversary of Antoku

Antoku's Shrine in Imperial Japan

Official Designation of Antoku's Mausoleum.

The Shrine in Wartime

Antoku's Portraits

After the War and Today

Rebuilding and Recreating the Shrine in a New Era

The Shrine's Rituals Today

Appendix A

Descriptions of Antoku's Portrait in Primary Sources

Appendix B

Transcription and Translation of the Shikishi Inscription on the Illustrated Story

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Gunji, Naoko Amidaji: Emperor Antoku's Mortuary Temple and Its Culture

ISBN:

9789004522961

OCLC:

1357014491