On January 25, we invited Keisuke Fujii (Professor, Graduate School of the University of Tokyo), who supervised this exhibition, to hold a lecture titled "Japanese Architectural Technology and Design: Comparison with China and Korea."

The first topic is Museum Architecture, the finest. Speaking of the finest architecture, it is said that in China and Korea, it is said that in Japan, after the 12th century, religious architecture occupies the highest position in place of the palace.

The structure under the eaves is an indicator of the grade of architecture. This is common to architecture in Japan, China and South Korea. In China, five hands ahead is considered to be the highest, but in Japan, three hands below two ranks are the highest.

However, Japanese architecture is different from China and Korea. Since the Kamakura period, the accuracy of processing has risen at a stretch, and the method of per capita rate of rafters and Rokushigake has been established.

In the lecture, several hypotheses, such as the job of a craftsman, were presented as circumstances unique to Japan. For example, the work of creating delicate ceilings like slides was not divided as a professional in Japan, so the accuracy of the architecture itself may have increased.

It was a valuable lecture that explained in an easy-to-understand manner the architecture of Japan, China and South Korea, the differences and backgrounds that seemed similar and little by little.

 

On February 15th, the last event of this exhibition, a demonstration by Mitsuo Ogawa will be held. This time, the appeal of Japanese architecture will be talked about from the perspective of the ridge, so please look forward to it.