Yoshiki-en explained

is a Japanese garden in Nara, Japan, to the immediate southwest of Isui-en.

History

Adjacent to Yoshiki-en flows the, celebrated in the Man'yōshū. According to an, the site was occupied until the Edo period by one of its branch temples, . The land became private property during the Meiji period. In 1919 the residence and gardens were laid out. The gardens have been open to the public since the end of the Shōwa period. In 2011 the garden residence was designated a Prefectural Cultural Property.[1] [2] [3]

Gardens

The gardens consist of a pond garden, moss garden with tea house, and camellia garden.[4]

Residence

Twelve component structures of the Taishō-period have been jointly designated a Prefectural Cultural Property, seven in the main residence (the north, central, and south buildings, north entrance corridor, south corridor, and two earthen storehouses), three in the detached residence, an arbour, and the front gate, along with supplementary designations of two or inscriptions relating to the building, fencing, and twelve painted fusuma panels; the last, formerly part of the Crane Room and Spring Orchid Room, were removed in 2006 and are now in the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art.[5] [6] [7]

See also

References

34.6855°N 135.8364°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/7574.htm . ja:吉城園 . Yoshiki-en . ja . . 23 November 2015.
  2. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/39910.htm . ja:吉城園 . Yoshiki-en . ja . . 23 November 2015.
  3. Web site: 奈良県指定文化財一覧 . List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture . ja . . 1 April 2015 . 23 November 2015.
  4. Web site: http://nara-park.com/annnai2_19.html . ja:吉城園 . Yoshiki-en . ja . . 23 November 2015.
  5. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/79967/kyuusouhouinke.pdf . ja:奈良県指定有形文化財追加指定の概要 . Overview of Additional Designations of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture . ja . . 23 November 2015.
  6. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/item/79511.htm . ja:曾我蕭白筆「美人図」及び「吉城園襖絵」が県指定文化財に . bijin-zu by Soga Shōhaku and fusuma-e of Yoshiki-en designated Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture . ja . . 23 November 2015.
  7. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143499/siteibunkazai22-23_2.pdf . ja:奈良県指定文化財 . Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture . ja . . 23 November 2015.