Keman (華鬘(けまん)) (Japanese phoneticization from the Sanskrit kusumamālā "Garland of Flowers" [2]), is a Buddhist ritual decoration, placed hanging on the beam of the inner sanctuary before the enshrined Buddha, in the main hall of the temple. [3]
As its Sanskrit name suggests, it originated as a term for fresh flowers strung together and tied in a loop, [2] but became a name for such implements as used to pay respect to the dead (hotoke), [2] and eventually signified ritual implements ornamenting the inner sanctuary (naijin (内陣), corresponding to the chancel of a church. [2]
They are typically made from gilt bronze in the shape of a round fan ( uchiwa). [3] Other materials used for making it are oxhide, [2] wooden boards, [2] [3] or threads. [2] [3] The design may feature karyobinga (harpy-like beings), or use foliage scroll-work (karakusa) combined with the hōsōge (imaginary peony-like floral pattern), lotus, or peony. [2] A well-known example is the keman from the Golden Hall of Chūson-ji in Northern Japan, designated National Treasure.
Popular culture
- keman-sō ( ケマンソウ) is the Japanese name for the wildflower " Lamprocapnos spectabilis" (also known under genus Dicentra; common name "bleeding heart"), so named because the flower's shape resembles the keman ornament.
References
- ^ Matsuki, Bunkio (1903). Catalogue of rare objects in brass, leathers and wood illustrating the art of old Japan: to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Bunkio Matsuki : the sale will be conducted by Thomas E. Kirby of the American Art Association (google). American Art Association. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Shinchosha (1985). 新潮世界美術事典 (Shincho Encyclopedia of World Art). Shinchosha. ISBN 4-10-730206-7.
- ^ a b c d Tokyo National Museum (1976). 和英対照日本美術鑑賞の手引(An Aid to the Understanding of Japanese Art). (revised edition; 1964 first ed.), p.132/133
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Keman (華鬘(けまん)) (Japanese phoneticization from the Sanskrit kusumamālā "Garland of Flowers" [2]), is a Buddhist ritual decoration, placed hanging on the beam of the inner sanctuary before the enshrined Buddha, in the main hall of the temple. [3]
As its Sanskrit name suggests, it originated as a term for fresh flowers strung together and tied in a loop, [2] but became a name for such implements as used to pay respect to the dead (hotoke), [2] and eventually signified ritual implements ornamenting the inner sanctuary (naijin (内陣), corresponding to the chancel of a church. [2]
They are typically made from gilt bronze in the shape of a round fan ( uchiwa). [3] Other materials used for making it are oxhide, [2] wooden boards, [2] [3] or threads. [2] [3] The design may feature karyobinga (harpy-like beings), or use foliage scroll-work (karakusa) combined with the hōsōge (imaginary peony-like floral pattern), lotus, or peony. [2] A well-known example is the keman from the Golden Hall of Chūson-ji in Northern Japan, designated National Treasure.
Popular culture
- keman-sō ( ケマンソウ) is the Japanese name for the wildflower " Lamprocapnos spectabilis" (also known under genus Dicentra; common name "bleeding heart"), so named because the flower's shape resembles the keman ornament.
References
- ^ Matsuki, Bunkio (1903). Catalogue of rare objects in brass, leathers and wood illustrating the art of old Japan: to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Bunkio Matsuki : the sale will be conducted by Thomas E. Kirby of the American Art Association (google). American Art Association. p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Shinchosha (1985). 新潮世界美術事典 (Shincho Encyclopedia of World Art). Shinchosha. ISBN 4-10-730206-7.
- ^ a b c d Tokyo National Museum (1976). 和英対照日本美術鑑賞の手引(An Aid to the Understanding of Japanese Art). (revised edition; 1964 first ed.), p.132/133
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