Chapter 825 National Treasures in National Treasures (2)

This is also the main reason why there are so many versions of “The Statue of Crossing the Tang Dynasty” in Japan, but only this one is the most precious and is rated as Japan’s top national treasure.

Just because this painting happened to be the scroll that was collected by the general Ashikaga Yoshichi.

And about this painting, in fact, there are still a lot of roadside social history, gossip news and so on circulating in Japan.

It is said that the author of this painting, Yoshitaka Fujiwara, was actually a descendant of the Fujiwara family who framed Na Sugawara Michizane during the Heian period.

And when he was born, it was already the Muromachi period, more than three hundred years after the Heian period. At this time, the Fujiwara clan had declined, and was no longer the mainstay of the Japanese imperial court.

However, the Hundred-footed Insect is dead and not stiff. After all, it is also a famous family that has influenced Japanese history for more than 100 years. How could Fujiwara be willing to withdraw from the stage of history.

So they decided to curry favor with the central figure in power in the court at that time, Ashikaga Yoshige.

But if you want to please him, you have to start with his preferences, and among Ashikaga Yoshichi’s favorite historical figures, there is the one who was knocked down by the Fujiwara family and sent to the wild land of Kyushu. Sugawara Michizane, and this general, is also very superstitious in Buddhism, and is a very devout Buddhist.

In order to prevent Ashikaga Yoshichi from having a bad impression of the Fujiwara family, they found Yoshihide Fujiwara, the founder of the Fujiwara School of Painting. This Fujiwara Yoshi was originally a son and was obsessed with studying art paintings. interested.

But the family members are all asking for it, and it’s not like that if they don’t make a move, so they created this painting.

Then I made up a story along the way, and gave this painting to Ashikaga Yoshichi. Sure enough, Ashikaga Yoshichi was very happy after getting this painting.

Since then, he has never felt sorry for his Fujiwara family.

But why does Ashikaga Yoshichi like this painting so much?

This actually has a lot to do with the “like” on this painting!

Because the author of this “Zan” was Wuzhun Shifan, and this Wuzhun Shifan was that? This was the teacher of Japan’s “national teacher” at that time!

As an extremely devout Buddhist, how could Ashikaga Yoshiji disrespect the teacher of the national teacher?

What’s going on here?

This is still related to the spread of religion in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is also related to Jingshan Temple, which is a famous Buddhist base in China even now.

This Jingshan Temple is located near the city of heaven. It was a famous Buddhist temple in the Southern Song Dynasty. Not only can it attract good men and women in the Southern Song Dynasty, but also the Japanese monks who came from the east. Like the Korean monks, they like to practice in this ancient temple.

At that time, there was a famous Japanese monk in this ancient temple, and this monk had a very interesting name. It’s called Yuan Erbian Yuan, which sounds very funny, but his experience is not simple at all.

During the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, he traveled from Japan to this Jingshan Temple to study abroad. Later, he was accepted as an apprentice by Zen Master Wuzhun Shifan, the abbot of Zhuangshan Temple on the mountain. He devoted himself to the practice of Dharma for seven years.

During this period of time, this guy not only devoted himself to the study of Buddhism, but also made friends with a lot of rich people who believe in Buddhism, and this guy is very eloquent.

Before leaving, he fooled Xie Guoming, a wealthy man from Hangzhou at that time, and asked him to donate money to build Chengtian Temple in Hakata, Kyushu, Japan.

And after the Jingshan Temple was caught on fire in the future. The monk Yuan Erbian Yuan also persuaded Xie Guoming to donate wood for the reconstruction of Jingshan Temple.

After returning to Japan for many years, this monk was appreciated by the prime minister of Taoism at that time, and he was able to enter the throne. At this time, the Tofuku Temple in Kyoto, the capital of Japan, became the presiding officer, and was later given the title of “Holy One”. After his death, he became the emperor. He was given the title of “National Teacher”, and this is the first person in Japan to be awarded the title of “National Teacher”, and it is also the second ancestor of the Japanese Rinzai Sect after Rongxi.

The “like” of a Japanese teacher’s teacher, how can this not make Ashikaga Yoshichi happy?

It is precisely because there are so many twisted stories and so much Japanese history involved. That’s why this seemingly simple “Statue of the God of Heaven in the Tang Dynasty” has become so uncomplicated.

That’s why it can be rated as one of Japan’s national treasures.

This piece of history was only learned that day when Jin Muchen browsed the exhibition hall and went back to google the Japanese national treasures displayed in the museum.

But now this ancient painting with a special way of describing Japanese history will definitely not continue to belong to Japan.

hey-hey. The pride of your Japanese will belong to your father from now on.

As soon as the hammer went down, the glass cover was shattered, and then the metal wire was cut off with one knife, and the painting was taken into the pocket of Jin Muchen.

Getting a few Japanese national treasures made Jin Muchen feel particularly comfortable. Even walking was a little brisk.

Soon he came to another glass cover. This glass cover was the same as the glass cover he had seen before. The paintings inside were also flickering with that kind of yellowish light, and they were also soft and far-reaching.

Obviously, this is also a painting with religious themes related to Buddhism, and I came to this painting to take a closer look.

“The Fearless Statue. Master Huiwen Statue! 》

Jin Muchen was also shocked when he saw this painting, Nima’s, this is also an amazing painting, no wonder it was rated as a national treasure among Japan’s national treasures.

It’s hard to say who the specific author of this painting is, but this painting must be very famous.

Because the creation time of this painting can be said to be very old, it should be traced back to the Heian period, the eleventh century.

It first appeared at Ichijo-ji Temple in Hyogo Prefecture, and it was collected there for a long time until it was collected by the Tokyo National Museum two thousand years later.

And the reason why this painting is rated as a national treasure is entirely because of the master Huiwen in this painting.

You must know that Buddhism in Japan was also passed down from the Central Plains.

However, when the Tang Dynasty monk Jianzhen traveled east to Japan to teach Buddhist scriptures and enlighten Japan, many Buddhist sects were born in China itself.

Although they are all Buddhism, but these branches of Buddhism are different, Pure Land School, Law School, Fahua School, Chengcheng School, Jushe School, San Lun School, Zen School, Huayan School, Faxiang School, Tantric School.

Anyway, there are a lot of sects, and the arguments are constant, and later it developed to the point of fighting, so whoever said that a monk must be calm and good-tempered! ?

Such battles and disputes have been going on for hundreds of years in China, and after Buddhism was spread to Japan, these gangs have been arguing all the time. In addition, the Japanese are more extreme and more sincere. Finally, in various Buddhist schools There was even a series of **** clashes.

It was not until the 11th century that the Tiantai sect founded by Master Huiwen, that is, the Fahua sect, became the main body of popular Buddhism in Japan.

In Japan, the sectarian disputes have been terminated, so this portrait of Master Huiwen is so valued by the Japanese.

After all, this is the ancestor of Buddhism that Japan developed by itself!

The reason why the Fahuazong became the ancestor of Japanese Buddhism was mainly because there was a legend in the past. It is said that Prince Shotoku, the emperor of the Japanese imperial family at that time, had a dream one day. In the dream, an old monk gave him a prescription After receiving the light and empowering him, he has since become the darling of the gods, the legitimate ruler of Japan and so on. . .

And the old monk who consecrated him was of course the Master Huiwen.

So from then on, this Fahuazong had a detached status among many Buddhist sects in Japan, and became the leader of the alliance for granted. In the end, it merged with all other sects and developed a Japanese lineage of its own. Buddhist system.

And this Zen Master Huiwen, of course, became the ancestor of Japanese Buddhism.

Therefore, his portrait is of course very important, and now this “Sacred and Fearless Statue” in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum. Master Huiwen Statue! 》

, This is the earliest portrait of Master Huiwen that has appeared in Japan so far.

And it was similar to the time when Prince Shotoku dreamed that Master Huiwen consecrated him, so do you think this portrait is precious or not?

This is the living history of that year, don’t say anything, if this is not a national treasure among national treasures, then Japan basically has no national treasure.

But now this national treasure, of course, is also in the pocket of Jin Muchen.

After receiving this painting, after continuing on, what appeared in the next glass cover is a typical representative work of Japanese lacquerware, a sakura and inkstone box!

This box is from the Edo period in the 18th century~www.readmtl.com~ In terms of workmanship, it is very ordinary, but it is a little better than the Japanese box that Jin Muchen had collected before.

And the materials used are a little better than the previous box.

But the only thing that stands out from the box is the color pattern on the box, the black primer, and the technique of gilding and dipping in silver. It is definitely the top masterpiece of Japanese lacquerware.

You must know that Japanese antiques are basically similar to Chinese antiques, and there are only a few things that have been turned over and over, but if you can say that they can be made better than Chinese antiques, I am afraid that only Japanese lacquerware.

In this regard, Japan is indeed a little better than what we do.

Because their lacquer paintings are not like we are sitting on lacquerware, but sitting on wooden furniture, so the material is higher than our domestic lacquerware.

It is also very popular with collectors internationally, and the sakura and inkstone box in front of me is a typical masterpiece of the Japanese lacquer ware Rin faction. It has distinctive features and uses very bold color combinations. It is the first of its kind, so its influence is also very large, and it is not too much to be rated as a national treasure. (To be continued.) Enable new URL