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

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

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

However, Japanese architecture has developed differently from China and South Korea. From around the Kamakura period, the accuracy of processing has increased at a stretch, and the method of per capita rate of rafters and Rokugake (rokushigake) has been established.

In the lecture, several hypotheses, such as the job of craftsmen, were presented as specific circumstances unique to Japan. For example, it is said that the work of creating delicate ceilings like slides was not divided as a function in Japan, so the accuracy of the architecture itself has increased.

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

 

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