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| Ritual tools used for such occasions as the ridge-raising ceremony <collction of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum> |
Ritual ceremonies
– offering prayers
Rituals such as the jichin-sai, the ceremony performed before the groundbreaking of a new building, and the joto-shiki, the ridge-raising ceremony, are held at important milestones of a construction project. Toryos are responsible for organizing such rituals. This section presents the clothing and tools used during rituals.
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| Decoration (2/3 scale model for the decorative board of the Tofuku-ji Temple) *exhibited at the Tokyo, Sapporo and Kobe venues. <collction of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum> |
Goi-tassha – les 5 connaissances
(only at Sapporo and Nagoya)
Cette section illustre les cinq connaissances identifiées comme cruciales pour tout toryo dans le livre secret d'enseignements "Shoumei" transmis dans la famille de Masanobu Heinouchi, un toryo pour Tokugawa shogunate, à savoir "en tirant des lignes", "un calcul", "le travail manuel", "le travail pictoral" et "la décoration sculpturale". Visitors will be able to appreciate the ideals of toryo who lived through the turbulent times of the Momoyama period.
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| Ink pot found at the Nandaimon of Todai-ji Temple (reproduction) <collction of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum> |
The history of shrine and temple carpenters
(only at Sapporo and Nagoya)
The history of shrine and temple carpenters, from antiquity to modern times, is illustrated with panels. Les outils qui ont une connexion profonde avec toryo, tel que les pots d'encre et les règles de charpentier sont aussi exposés.
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| The Joto-shiki ridge-raising ceremony |
Theater room
– understanding the skills and the spirit of toryo through videos
The skills and the spirit of toryo do not always take on a material shape. The footage of the work of Mitsuo Ogawa, one of the leading toryos of today and a disciple of Tsunekazu Nishioka, will therefore help visitors to have a better understanding. The footage of the major reconstruction of the Golden Hall of Toshoda-ji Temple will also be shown.