#ninnaji

[gracie-bird]

Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco visit Ninnaji Buddhist Temple in Kyoto on April 8, 1981.

[blubbyweb]

Day 2 of my month long trip to Japan

Like all other weekdays, day 2 started out with me walking to the university. We ended up forgetting the way there (go figure) despite the r

[shin-chan-travel]

京都　御室　仁和寺　紅葉🍁

[nippon-com]

The elegant and historical interior of Kyoto’s Ninnaji.

[chitaka45]

京都 仁和寺 「青もみじライトアップ 」誰かが置いた和傘 kyoto ninnaji temple

[yas-hit]

Ninna-ji Temple at night 東京カメラ部プロデュースで行われている、仁和寺の青もみじライトアップ。 ポイントを絞ってのライトアップで撮影場所の制限はあるけど、広い境内を開放しすぎるのも危ないですもんね。後世に変わらない姿を残すには、撮影者も含めてそれぞれの思いやりは不可欠だと感じました。 📍 #京都 #仁和寺 🏷 #青もみじライトアップ 📸 #FUJIFILM #XH1 https://www.instagram.com/p/BykZZ0lg-j6/?igshid=mq78kxoq4tne

[moment-japan]

京都・仁和寺、観音堂で特別拝観

鮮明な壁画、間近に

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仁和寺観音堂を修復＝３７３年前の障壁画公開－京都

時事ドットコム

写真：特別拝観が始まった仁和寺観音堂の壁画＝15日午後、京都市　

世界遺産・仁和寺（京都市右京区）の重要文化財・観音堂で15日、修復工事終了を記念し、特別拝観が始まった。堂内は通常非公開で、江戸初期に観音を描いた鮮明な壁画を間近に見ることができる。

仁和寺によると、現在の観音堂は1640年ごろ再建され、江戸時代の絵師木村徳応らが壁画を手掛けた。本尊・千手観音菩薩立像の周辺の壁に描かれ、観音が人々を災難から救う様子などが鮮やかな色使いで表現されている。建物の損傷が激しく、2012年から修復工事が行われた。

特別拝観は15日～7月15日と、9月7日～11月24日。拝観料千円で、高校生以下は無料。

[maiji]

Asada Benji (1900-1984), published by Uchida. This woodblock print, which I've seen listed as "Cherry Blossoms at Omuro Pagoda", "Pagoda of Ninnaji Temple", or simply "Pagoda", features the famous grove of Omuro cherries surrounding the pagoda of Ninnaji in Kyoto. These trees are shorter in stature and bloom later than most sakura. Completed in 888 with close imperial associations, Ninnaji is the head temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism, home of the Omuro school of ikebana, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was devastated by fires that destroyed the original buildings, and the pagoda today dates from the 1600s.

I thought it was really interesting because I've seen photos of this piece with more yellow/orange/gold tones and a crisper, fresher, higher contrast palette - variation, or perhaps exposure/age? Normally I would have assumed exposure, but it was really interesting that flowers that are white - and not unprinted "paper white" - in the other photos I've seen are faded pink gradients here. 

I did a bit more research and discovered that this version seems to be one of the trial prints! It's actually closer to the original watercolour in palette than the "final" print. I really like the effect of these colours - it's warm and soft, almost dreamy, and very nostalgic. See the sequence of trial from original watercolour to final print here: http://www.ohmigallery.com/DB/ItemDetail.asp?item=12012