Research Catalog

Title

The building of Horyu-ji : the technique and wood that made it possible / Tsunekazu Nishioka and Jiro Kohara ; translated by Michael Brase.

Author

• 西岡常一, 1908-1995
• Nishioka, Tsunekazu, 1908-1995

Publication

• Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, [2016]
• ©2016

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Additional Authors

• 小原二郎, 1916-2016
• Kohara, Jirō, 1916-2016
• Brase, Michael

Description

x, 222 pages : illustrations, maps, plans; 22 cm

Summary

"Horyu-ji temple was first erected in the 7th century and has come down to us today in the magnificent form it achieved in 711, over 1,300 years ago. It has given lie to the common misconception that wood is destined to quickly rot and decay, and has demonstrated the enduring value of wood, not to mention the fact that the temple has been designated a World Heritage Site as the earth's oldest wooden structure. Here Tsunekazu Nishioka, the master carpenter who undertook the repair of this monumental structure in the mid 20th century, shares the insights and knowledge he gained from that experience. To make Nishioka's words and observations more easily understood by later generations, Jiro Kohara has buttressed them with scientific experiments and commentary, bringing into sharp view Hory-ji's long-concealed mysteries and secrets. The result is a revealing picture of Japan's immemorial love of trees and wood, a broad-ranging introduction to the country's wood culture." from back cover.

Series Statement

Japan library

Uniform Title

• 法隆寺を支えた木. English
• Hōryūji o sasaeta ki. English
• Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

Alternative Title

• 法隆寺を支えた木.
• Hōryūji o sasaeta ki.
• Horyu-ji : the technique and wood that made it possible
• (英文版) 法隆寺を支えた木
• (Eibunban) Hōryūji o sasaeta ki

Subject

• Hōryūji (Ikaruga-chō, Nara-ken, Japan)
• Building, Wooden > Japan
• Wood
• Architecture, Japanese
• Building, Wooden
• Japan

Note

• "Originally published in Japanese language, under the title of 'Hōryū-ji o sasaeta ki' by NHK Publishing, Inc. in 1978"--Title page verso.

Language (note)

• Text in English translated from the Japanese.

Contents

The Asuka period and wood -- The appeal of trees -- Rich in wood, poor in trees -- Wood is alive -- Hinoki and the Japanese people -- The transportation of wood in ancient times -- Thoughts on Hinoki.

Call Number

JFD 16-1524

ISBN

• 9784916055590
• 4916055594

OCLC

946048810

Author

Nishioka, Tsunekazu, 1908-1995, author.

Alternate Script for Author

西岡常一, 1908-1995, author.

Alternate Script for Uniform Title

法隆寺を支えた木. English

Title

The building of Horyu-ji : the technique and wood that made it possible / Tsunekazu Nishioka and Jiro Kohara ; translated by Michael Brase.

Publisher

Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Japan library

Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

Language

Text in English translated from the Japanese.

Alternate Script for Subject

法隆寺 (斑鳩町奈良県, Japan)

Added Author

Kohara, Jirō, 1916-2016, author.

Alternate Script for Added Author

小原二郎, 1916-2016, author.

Added Author

Brase, Michael, translator.

Alternate Script for Note

colophon title : (英文版) 法隆寺を支えた木

Translation Of:

Nishioka, Tsunekazu,1908-1995 Hōryūji o sasaeta ki. Tōkyō : Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai, Shōwa 53 [1978]. NHK bukkusu ; 318 (DLC) 78815045 (OCoLC)23313033

Research Call Number

JFD 16-1524