Kanchiin Temple Guest Hall
Kanchiin Temple Guest Hall
JAPAN, Kyoto, Minami
Kanchiin is a subsidiary temple of Toji. It was founded during the rule of Emperor Hanazono (reigned 1308–1318) and the monk Goho later became the first abbot. It was reconstructed in 1605 during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, but was built in the style of the Muromachi period (1392–1573). It was listed as a National Treasure in 1959.
The six-by-seven bay guest hall, which serves as the abbot’s quarters, has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof covered with copper sheeting. It is 12.7 m wide and 13.7 m deep and is surrounded by a veranda. The hall is unusual in that the gable faces the front and the eaves have additional undulating bargeboards. The interior consists of five rooms, within which there are desks and other furniture. This hall was an important model for later guest hall construction in Japan.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, page 588.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L},
pages = 588,
title = {{Kanchiin Temple Guest Hall}},
volume = 2,
year = {2016}}