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Urabe Kenkō (卜部 兼好, 1283–1350), also known as Yoshida Kenkō (吉田 兼好), or simply Kenkō (兼好), was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness), [1] one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the early Muromachi and late Kamakura periods.
The following is a chronological list of notable Japanese architects This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The "Izumo Shrine" mentioned by Yoshida Kenko in the Kamakura period Tsurezuregusa (Chapter 236) refers to this shrine. The shrine was extensively reconstructed by Ashikaga Takauji in 1345. [ 3 ] During the Meiji period era of State Shinto , the shrine was rated as a National shrine, 2nd rank ( 国幣中社 , kokuhei-chūsha ) under the Modern ...
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The Hōeidō edition of the Tōkaidō is Hiroshige's best known work, and the best sold ever ukiyo-e Japanese prints. [2] Coming just after Hokusai 's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, it established this new major theme of ukiyo-e , the landscape print, or fūkei-ga , with a special focus on "famous views".
Umayyad architecture – based in Damascus (c. 660–750) Abbasid architecture – based in Baghdad (c. 750–1256) Mamluk architecture – based in Cairo (c. 1256–1517) Ottoman architecture – based in Istanbul (c. 1517–1918) Regional Styles Egypt Early Islamic architecture (Rashidi + Umayyad) (641–750) Abbasid architecture (750–954)
Kenko is named for the Japanese author Yoshida Kenkō, who lived from 1283 to 1352. [2] Balagtas crater is to the east of Kenkō, Mahler is to the west, and Hitomaro is to the north. Mosaic of Mariner 10 images with Balagtas at right, Kenkō at center, and Mahler in upper left
This list of Living National Treasures of Japan (crafts) contains all the individuals and groups certified as Living National Treasures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan in the category of the Japanese crafts (工芸技術, Kōgei Gijutsu).