Index
Abbott’s Quarters (hōjō) (1462)
bridge walkway added to (1895)
3, 4, 91, 93, 95f5.5, 109, 113, 114f5.24–5.25, 116, 119, 133
statue of Yoshimitsu located in its “mirror room” (kagami no ma)
60, 60n57
Adams, Douglas (1952–2011)
175
Aizendō (Aizen Hall)
described by Hino Nako (mid-fourteenth century)
23
destruction of, and rescuing of his statues (1416)
56
Go-Kōgon’s stay at (1372)
24, 24n90
Jōganshin-in as its formal name
19
Saionji mortuary temple compared with
19, 21
Akamatsu, donated stone at Kitayama
86–87, 113
Akamatsu Toshihide (1907–1979)
concern about Kinkakuji’s status, following the Horyuji incident
172–173
on the cost of repairs to Kinkakuji following its burning (in 1955)
177–178
on the funding of repairs to Kinkakuji by Yoshimitsu
72
history of Kinkakuji in Rokuon
5
incident involving graffiti at Ginkakuji discussed with Matsumoto Kenkichi (1955)
181
Amida
9
Amida statue featured at Murōkō-in
20, 25f1.4
Amida statue transferred from Murōkō-in to Kinkakuji
54, 57
Amida’s Western paradise associated with the Saionji
9, 16, 18
garden surrounding Yoshimasa’s mortuary temple associated with his Pure Land
63
Saionji mortuary temple (Temple of the Western Garden)
Amoghavajra (Ch. Bukong, 705–774)
36–37
Anmintaku and Nakajima
22f1.3, 62n74, 77n40
The Clear Mirror on Nakajima
22
damages during the Ōnin War
62
falls of
16, 16n43, 18, 22
Fudōdō located at the base of the falls of
20
Kanoe Masaie’s visits to (1479, 1480)
62
Ōta Nanpo’s description of (1802)
86
Sekkatei teahouse built to the east of
77, 100
visits to it, after 1955
188
Asahi Newspaper
article on striping Kinkakuji and its garden of its recognition and protections (July 4, 1950)
172
coverage of the fire to Kinkakuji (July 1950)
166, 168
gilding of Kinkakuji during its reconstruction (1957)
179f7.3
photo of the installation of Hōō Phoenix finial replica to Kinkakuji (1950)
180f7.4
Ashikaga chiranki
on Kinkakuji’s exterior
40–41
on the name Kinkakuji as originating from Kyoto youths
57
Ashikaga shogunate (or Muromachi shogunate, 1336–1573)
impact of the collapse of its rule on Kinkakuji
71
Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji viewed as the height of the Muromachi aesthetic
150–151
Kinkakuji’s antiquity viewed as a tribute to
134, 151, 176
scholarship focused on the importance of monuments and political space during
5–6
Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465–1489)
death of
63
Kitano manbu kyō-e performed with Ashikaga Yoshimasa in the aftermath of the Ōnin War
32
Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407–1425)
58, 58n39
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436–1490)
attempt to rebuild a palace at Muromachi (1477)
62
garden surrounding his mortuary temple associated with Amida’s Pure Land
63
Kitano manbu kyō-e performed with Yoshihisa in the aftermath of the Ōnin War
32
restoration of Kinkakuji
60, 67–68
Takakura palace constructed for his mother Hino Shigeko
60
Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358–1408)
adoption of the name Dōgi
34, 36–37, 36n65
alteration and redefinition of monuments created by Yoshimitsu
52
as Commander of the Right (udaishō)
29, 34, 51
controversial 1408 procession at Kitayama associated with
5, 49
death of
51–53
diplomatic relations and trade with China
35, 46–48
early life
27–29
Haruō (“The King of Spring”) as his childhood name
27
his move to Kitayama
5, 30n27, 39, 45, 45n124, 49n150, 50n155
as a known philanderer
29
as Minister of the Left (Shōkoku)
31, 51
mobilization of shugo to transform the Saionji gardens Kitayama
39–40
modelling of himself after the protagonist of The Tale of Genji
30–31
Kinkakuji—construction by Yoshimitsu
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358–1408)—statue of (1409)
completion by a Nara Buddhist sculptor
54
destruction during the 1950 fire
165–166, 170f6.41, 173
location in Kinkakuji’s (Rokuonji) first floor
63, 79, 79n55
location in the Abbott’s Quarters (hōjō) (1462)
60, 60n57
as a National Treasure
173–174
postcard stamped “Commemorating the Great Repairs” (daishuzen no kinen) of Kinkaku (1904)
122, 123f3.37
pre-1950 photograph postcard of
54f
viewing by a group surveying building and artifacts for the government (9.14.1872)
99n21
Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386–1428)
alteration and redefinition of monuments created by Yoshimitsu
52
flight to the mansion of Hino Shigemitsu, after arguing with his father, Yoshimitsu
52
identified as having designed Kinkakuji in What’s to see around Kyoto! (1947–1949)
161
as “Mr. Great Palace”
53
residence in the “main palace” in the capital
45n119
residence in the Southern Palace at Kitayama
38, 45, 53–54
Sanjō bōmon constructed by
55
Shōkokuji rebuilt by (1416)
26, 35, 52, 56
Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394–1441)
assassination of (1441)
59
five altar Buddhist rites performed at his Muromachi palace
59
Ōuchi Moriakira as his close confident
55
rebuilding of the Muromachi palace (1431)
58
reinstatement of relations with the Ming
58–59
Ashikaga Yoshitsugu (1394–1418)
coming-of-age ceremonies performed at Kinkakuji (1408)
6, 49–51
Emperor Go-Komatsu’s pouring of sake for him
49n150, 50, 50n155
execution of (1418)
56, 56n25
rivalry with Yoshimochi
52, 53, 56
as the young lord (wakagimi) residing in the Northern Palace
38, 38n81
Asō Yutaka (1898–1961)
Nonki na tōsan
151, 151f6.24, 153
authenticity. “Nara Document on Authenticity”
Douglas Adams on viewing Kinkakuji (1990s)
175
authenticity and restoration of Kinkakuji, asserted on Japanese postcards
187–188
of Kinkakuji following its reconstruction, asserted by the Japan Tourist Bureau (1960)
188
questions of “authenticity” in light of Kinkakuji’s destruction (1950)
174, 196, 206–207
Theseus’s paradox
174–175
Baker, Richard Stanley
4, 19n54
Baxter, Katharine Schuyler (1843–1919)
103
Buddhism and Buddhist buildings
Amoghavajra (Ch. Bukong, 705–774)
36–37, 36n69
Buddhist groundbreaking rites (anchinhō) performed by Yoshinori to construct his first new palace in Kitayama (1398)
37
Buddhist groundbreaking rites (anchinhō) performed by Yoshinori to rebuild the Muromachi palace (1431)
37, 58
five altar Buddhist rites performed by Yoshinori at his Muromachi palace
59
Great Buddha at Kamakura designated as a stamp
134, 134n3
image of Jizō in the Kudokuzō-in
20
Kinkakuji classified as a Zen monastic complex affiliated with Shōkokuji
6, 52
Kitano manbu kyō-e performed in the aftermath of the Ōnin War
32
Monju (Mañjuśrī) Bodhisattva and Monju rites
36–37, 36n69, 37n71, 49, 57
prayer style ticketing at Kinkakuji
191, 195f7.22
roof tiles for Buddhist temples created in Mizorogaike
10
the term “Golden Pavilion” as reflection of a moment when Kinkakuji’s Buddhist connections were downplayed
3, 3n4
Yoshimitsu’s comparison of himself to Dharma Kings
35
Yoshimitsu’s taking of Buddhist vows and adoption of the name Dōgi
34, 36–37, 36n65
Zenshaku-in (Medicine Distribution Hall)
19, 19n54, 20
Abbott’s Quarters (hōjō (1462); Amida; Ennin (794–864); Jīngésì (金革寺 , J. Kinkakuji) at Mt. Wutai; Kitano Kingly Sutra Hall (Kitano Kyō-ōdō); Saihōji; Shōkokuji)
Byōdō-in (Hō-ō-dō or Hō-ō-Den, Phoenix Hall)
blurring of the boundaries between original and reproduction
208
“Byōdō-in tenpuru” reproduction of, at O’ahu’s Valley of the Temples Memorial Park
207
Kinkakuji paired with in Kyoto, Compliments of the Kyoto Exhibitor’s Association (1893)
106–107, 106f5.16
Okakura Kakuzō on the phoenix of the “Phoenix Hall” at Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji
105–106, 105n33
photographed after its reconstruction (October 24, 2022)
209f7.34, 210f7.35
photographed prior to reconstruction (April 26, 2012)
208f7.32, 209f7.33
structure resembling it built for the Chicago World’s Fair (1893)
104–105
Chigusa nikki
80
Clear Mirror, The (Shūtei Masukagami yōkai)
dream of a site in The Tale of Genji recorded in
1, 9, 12, 16, 18, 35, 84
on emperor Go-Daigo’s visit to Kitayama
23
Fudōdō (Fudō Hall) described at the base of a waterfall
16n43
on Nakajima (island located in Anmintaku)
22
on poems describing Kitayama written by Prince Tsunenaga (Tsuneyoshi)
23n85
on the statue of Fudō in the Fudōdō
20
Comprehensive Shrine (sōgen sōja)
construction by Kintsune
20
disappearance of (1448)
59
last reference to kagura sacred dances held at (1422)
57
as a legacy of the political and ritual power of Yoshimitsu and the Saionji
57
rehabilitation by Yoshimitsu (1401)
46, 57
concrete
“new methods of Shōwa” (reinforced concrete) considered for the reconstruction of Kinkakuji
175–176, 176n8
Cultural Ministry. see Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō)
Enami, Tamotsu
colored Magic Lantern slides of Kinkakuji
142f6.12–6.13, 143
Magic Lantern slides commissioned by Helen Ford (1933)
140, 143
Ennin (794–864)
on the Jīngésì (金革寺 , J. Kinkakuji) at Mt. Wutai
36, 36n69
on Tang Emperors bringing back a rubbing of the Buddha’s footprint from a temple linked to Aśoka
37n71
fairs and exhibitions
Kinkakuji copy (mokei) as an exhibit hall for Exhibition of the Promotion of Domestic products and the Reclamation of Hokkaido (Kokusan shinkō Hokkaidō takushoku hakurankai, 1931)
135, 136f6.3, 175
Kinkakuji featured at the Exhibition of the Promotion of Domestic products and the Reclamation of Hokkaido (1931)
135, 137f6.4
plans for copying Kinkakuji for the World’s Columbian Exposition (1893)
104, 105f5.15, 106
as venue’s for the “performance” of Japanese culture
125–126
Fourth Internal Exposition of Japan (Dai yonkai naikoku kangyō hakurankai, 1895); Japan-British Exposition, London (1910); San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915); 10th Joint Exhibition of Western Japan (Kansai Fūken rengō kyōshinka, 1910); world’s fairs
Fiévé, Nicholas
3, 6
Foucault, Michael (1926–1984)
1n1
Fourth Internal Exposition of Japan (Dai yonkai naikoku kangyō hakurankai
, 1895)
efforts to draw visitors to Kinkakuji in the Kinkaku rinsen rekiran no ki pamphlet
107, 109, 112–113, 115–116, 116f5.27
embroidered screen featuring Kinkakuji
113, 115, 115f5.26
“Exposition Maps” (Hakuranzu) created during the time of
111–112, 112f5.22
Foxwell, Chelsea
125
Fróis, Luís (1532–1597)
72–73n18, 78–79
Fudōdō (Fudō Hall)
cascade north of
16, 17f1.2, 18
described at the base of the falls from Anmintaku
16n43, 20
rebuilding by Ukita Hideie (1573–1592)
76
statue of Fudō in
2, 20, 61n68, 62
during Yoshimitsu’s possession of Saionji Kitayama holdings
38
Fujiwara (Saionji) Kintsune (1171–1244)
dream of a site in The Tale of Genji (and recorded in The Clear Mirror)
1, 9, 12, 16, 18, 35, 84
Myōondō (The Hall of Wondrous Music) constructed by
19
Zenshaku-in (Medicine Distribution Hall) built by (1224)
20
Fūsai Harutaka (1870–?)
Kyoto Meisho (1887)
111, 111f5.21
Futaba
Magic Lantern slide reproduction of Takagi’s uncolored Kinkakuji (catalogue no. 214)
144, 146f6.18
negatives sold to various publishers (after 1929)
144
Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion, or Jishōji)
association of its appearance with silver compared with its appearance today
64, 65f3.3, 66f3.4–3.5
gray color of, associated with silver
64, 64n94
guidebooks describing its garden (1935)
154
Higashiyama culture of
82, 150–151
Kannondō as its original name
53, 63
modern culture (kisei bunka) traced to it (1928)
150
rise in its popularity associated with its weathering
150
Rokuonji as a model for it
64
survival of
63–64
as a tribute to Japan’s Muromachi past (1336–1573)
134
Yoshimasa’s construction of the Kannondō in Higashiyama
53, 63–64, 67–68
as Yoshimasa’s mortuary temple (Jishōji)
53, 63
Hōō Phoenix finial of Ginkakuji
Go-Daigo (1288–1339, r. 1318–1331, 1333–1336)
biographical details
23
knowledge of the Saionji lineage’s secret skill in lute music
19
visit to Kitayama (1331)
22–23
Go-Enyū (1359–1393, r. 1371–1382)
coming of age ceremony of
50
Hino Nakako identified as his mother
23, 27, 38
violence towards his consort, Sanjō Izuko
29, 29n19, 30
Go-Kōgon (1338–1374, r. 1352–1371)
close ties of the Ki sisters to
27
stay at Hino Nobuko’s dwelling in Kitayama
24, 24n90
visit to Kitayama (1362)
23
Go-Komatsu (1377–1433, r. 1382–1412)
contested parentage of
29, 29n18, 30–31
name plaque written for Kinkakuji
166
pouring of sake for Yoshitsugu
49n150, 50, 50n155
gold leaf and gold foil
addition of gold leaf to Kinkakuji’s third floor during its 1929–30 repair
137, 139f6.8, 140, 140f6.9
as a feature to attract tourists to the rebuilt Kinkakuji (1955)
181
gilding of Kinkakuji during its reconstruction (1957)
178, 178n31, 179f7.3, 180
images produced in the 1920s featuring increased gilding on the third floor
140
interest in Kinkakuji’s original gilded state by nineteenth-centurey visitors
101–103
on the interior and exterior of Kinkakuji described by Tani Shigetō (1704)
80
Kinkakuji described by Fróis as covered in gold (1565)
72–73n18
at Kinkakuji’s described as disappointing by Garret Pier (1916)
135
Kinkakuji’s exterior as originally lacquer covered in gold dust
40–41
of Kinkakuji viewed as in poor taste (1930s)
151, 153
Kinkakuji with gold flaking evident
189, 190f7.16
postcard of Kinkakuji with reference to gilding (1918)
135, 137f6.5, 138
quality and durability of the gilding for its 1987 restoration
189, 191
redoing of Kinkakuji’s gold leaf in the 1980s xi
, 189
stripping of Kinkakuji’s gold leaf by visitors
95–96
visibility of, on Enami’s colored Magic Lantern slides of Kinkakuji
142f6.12–6.13, 143
Yoshimitsu’s access to gold
40
Goma-dō (Goma Hall)
Aizen Fudō statue in
20, 56, 56n24, 57
destruction of
63
survival of (1448)
59
Go-Mizunoo (1596–1680, r. 1611–1629)
visit to Kitayama (1605)
77
Google N-gram viewer
comparison of Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji
154, 157
listing of Kinkakuji
101, 101n25
Hatakeyama warrior lineage
donated stones at Kitayama
86, 87
residences of
45, 55
Hawaii
“Byōdō-in tenpuru” at O’ahu’s Valley of the Temples Memorial Park
207
Kinkakuji reproduction at the Honolulu Memorial Park
200–201, 201f, 206, 208
Hayashi Motoharu (1858–1903)
110f5.20, 111
Hayashi Yōken (1929–56)
his arrest pictured in a broadsheet from Jiji Press
166, 171f6.42
his arson portrayed as an attempted “Lover’s Suicide” in French newspapers
166, 167f6.38
identified as the arson suspect in the Yomiuri Newspaper
168
Kinkakuji’s excessive beauty identified as his motive in Yukio Mishima, Kinkakuji (1956)
154, 166
resentment of monks’ greed as his motive for burning the temple
165, 165n37
Higashibōjō Hidenaga (1338–1411)
Relic Hall described by (1399)
40, 40n90
on Yoshimitsu’s comparison of himself to Genji
31n31
Hino Nako (1310?–1358)
23
Hino Nobuko (?–1382)
Saionji residence distinguished from the “village” (sato) of
24n90
Saionji villa in Kitayama
23, 24, 24n90, 28, 58n43
Hino Yasuko (1369–1419)
death of
56, 57n31
identified as the older sister of Eiko (Shigemitsu’s younger sister)
52n1
the Southern Palace as her residence
38, 38n79, 55, 76
as Yoshimitsu’s primary wife
56
Yoshisugu favored over Yoshimochi
56
Hiroshige. see Utagawa Hiroshige
Hisagaki Hideharu (Kinkakuji’s gardener)
in Kyōto meienki
113n46
on the association of Hosu-in with the first floor of Kinkakuji
40n94
Hayashi Yōken’s claims corroborated by
165
on Nakajima being distinct from Ashiharashima
21n78
on renovations involving replacing rocks at Kitayama (1640)
77n38
on waterfalls in Kitayama
16n43, 22, 22n83
History of the Empire of Japan, plans for copying Kinkakuji for the World’s Columbian Exposition (1893)
104, 105f5.15
Hōō Phoenix finial of Byōdo-in
42, 208
Hōō Phoenix finial of Ginkakuji
depiction on Kanō Etoku’s screen Uesugi hon Rakuchū Rakugai Zubyōbu
65f3.2, 82
linking with Kinkukuji’s south facing Hōō
82
in a photograph from the studio of Yokoyama Matsusaburō (1872)
66f3.4
postcard photograph of
82f4.8
Hōō Phoenix finial of Kinkakuji
designation as an important cultural property of Kyoto City
2n3
housing of the original in Jōtenkaku Museum of Shōkokuji
2, 208
installation of a replica to the roof during restoration
180, 180f7.4
prewar photograph of
2f0.1
removal from the roof
122, 174
replacement of the original during 1904–1906 repairs
189n52
replacement of the 1950s reconstruction
189, 189n52
on a stamped postcards
122, 123f
Hōryūji
fire damage to the Kondō of (1949)
168, 170
temples ordered to take extra care regarding fire in the aftermath of
172
Hosokawa warrior lineage
residences of
45, 45n119, 55
rites and processions at Kitayama seen and viewed by
49
Hosokawa Moritatsu (1883–1970)
173
Hosokawa Taketoshi
5–6
Hosokawa Yoriyuki (1329–1392)
28, 30, 30n26, 51
Hosu-in (or Hossu-in, Ablution Hall)
association with the first floor of Kinkakuji
40, 61n68, 80
decaying of, noted by Go-Kōgon (1362)
23
disappearance from historical records
61
its survival noted by Keijo Shūrin (1448)
59
location in Kitayama
20
Relic Hall described by Higashibōjō Hidenaga possibly identified with
40
during Yoshimitsu’s possession of Saionji Kitayama holdings
38
Ichida Sōta (1843–1896)
images of Kinkakuji reprinted as his own by Raimund von Stillfried
92n8, 93f5.1, 97
Kinkakuji photographed between 1865 and 1870 by
92–93n9, 93f
Imagawa warrior lineage
45, 45n119, 55
Ishida Mitsunari (1559–1600)
206, 206n86
Ishihara Hiiro
46n130, 49n151, 50n155
Japan-British Exposition, London (1910)
104
Kinkaku of Rokuonji model
128, 129, 129f5.43, 166
Kinkaku of Rokuonji model displayed in the original Kinkakuji
92, 166
Jīngésì (金革寺 , J. Kinkakuji) at Mt. Wutai
Ennin (794–864) on
36, 36n69
Kinkakuji’s two-story bridge connection to the Tenkyōkaku compared with
41–42
Jishōji. see Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion, or Jishōji)
Jōjushin-in
Aizen Buddhist statue transferred from it to Gomadō
57
during Yoshimitsu’s possession of Saionji Kitayama holdings
38
Jokilehto, Jukka (1938–2023)
on the attitudes of Didron and Lassus’s toward restoration
195, 196
Jōtenkaku Museum of Shōkokuji
Gomadō Fudō statue in
2, 56n24
Hōō Phoenix finial of Kinkakuji housed in
2, 208
Kabuki play Gion Saireishinkōki
81–82, 82f4.6
Kannondō. see Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion, or Jishōji)
Kanō Eitoku (1543–1590)
Higashiyama compound with Ginkakuji’s Hōō Phoenix depicted in Uesugi hon Rakuchū Rakugai Zubyōbu
64, 65f3.2, 82
Kinkakuji depicted in the 1560s
75, 75f
Kinkakuji depicted on his Rakuchū Rakugaizu Tōhaku mohon
73–74, 74f4.4
Kitano Kyō-ōdō (Kitano Kingly Sutra Hall) depicted on his Uesugi hon Rakuchū Rakugai Zubyōbu
32, 33f2.2
Kawakami Mitsugu (1936–2023)
42n107, 45n122, 64n94
Keene, Donald (1922–2019)
53, 60
Keijo Shūrin (1440–1518)
34n54, 59
Kimura Tangen (1679–1767)
Kyōto nikki
81
Kinkakuji
in Japanese popular culture of the 1920s and 1930s
151, 153
Kyoto’s taxing of
191
as a place of special protection (tokubetsu hozon kenzō butsu, 1897)
7, 134
recognition as a natural historic site (shiseki meishō tenen kinenbutsu, 1925)
7, 134
renaming of floors of, Tani Shigetō
80–81
as a setting for the Kabuki play Gion Saireishinkōki
81–82, 82f4.6
survival during World War II
157
Sgt. Richard Vrooman’s depiction of “Golden Pavilion” (Kinkaku-ji) in his Sketches of Japan, 1945
157, 158f
Hōō Phoenix finial of Kinkakuji
Kinkakuji—antiquity of
dating to 1403, by 1839 visitors
69n1
of its “dilapidated grey three storied golden pavilion”
101–102, 102f5.12, 103, 106–107
old beams allowed to remain during its renovation (1905) to certify its antiquity
120
Kinkakuji—construction by Yoshimitsu
first palaces created in Kitayama (4.15.1397)
37
Kitayama sold to Yoshimitsu by Saionji Sanenaga (1397)
24, 57
lacquer covered in gold dust on it its exterior
40–41
as a monument to Yoshimitsu’s sovereign authority
6, 36n65
original roof made from Japanese cypress (hinoki)
42
placard describing its founding in 1397 on a postcard (1905)
120, 121f5.33
Yoshimitsu’s move to Kitayama (1395)
35, 35n63
Kinkakuji—copies of
92, 125–133, 175, 199–206
as rebuttals to the Western notion of contemporary Japan’s artistic decline
125
fairs and exhibitions; world’s fairs—Chicago World’s Fair (1893); world’s fairs—St. Louis World’s Fair (1904)
Kinkakuji—destruction by fire (July 1950)
fire-related damages paid by Yasuda Kasai insurance
178, 178nn22–23
questions of “authenticity” in light of its destruction
174, 196, 206–207
setting by an arsonist. see Hayashi Yōken
stripping of its National Treasure status
134, 174–175
Kinkakuji—names for and naming of
the Ashikaga chiranki on the name Kinkakuji as originating from Kyoto youths
57
as the “Golden Jeweled Tower”
116, 118f5.30
as a “Golden Tower” (Kinkakurō)
3, 116, 117f5.28–5.29
renaming as Rokuonji by Yoshimochi
52, 57, 57n31
as Rokuonji (Deer Garden Temple) following Yoshimitsu’s death
2
as “The Golden Pavilion” or “Golden Tower” in English
3, 3n4, 116
Kinkakuji—as a National Treasure
criteria for authenticity
174
praise for it as “just like the original” following its loss of status as
184f7.8, 187
prestige and financial support associated with
134
stripping of Kinkakuji’s status as
134, 172–175
as a symbol of Japan
134, 135f6.2
Kinkakuji—reconstruction of (1950)
architectural studies during
7
authenticity and restoration, asserted on Japanese postcards
187–188
authenticity following its reconstruction, asserted by the Japan Tourist Bureau (1960)
188
cost of
177–178, 177nn15–16, 178n31
discovery of a door constructed in 1674 during
78
gold leaf
178, 178n31, 179f7.3, 180
installation of Hōō Phoenix finial replica to the roof during restoration
180, 180f7.4
mementos distributed to some donors
177, 177f
Murata Jirō on returning Kinkakuji to its “original state” of Yoshimitsu’s time
175n7, 176, 176n10
praises for the new and laments for the old on postcards
184f7.7–7.8, 187–188
questions of “authenticity” in light of its destruction
174, 196
removal of stairs added to the north side (in 1895)
180
Riegl’s notion of “age value” not applied during
174, 175, 191
use of “new methods of Shōwa” (reinforced concrete) not used in
175–176, 176n8
the value of a reconstructed Kinkakuji as a tourist site
176, 182
Kinkakuji—renovation (1537–1538)
alterations made, in light of authenticity concerns later (1950)
174
anomalies that reflect repairs during
72
cost of
71–72
cypress bark roof (hiwadabuki) replaced during
71–72
Kinkakuji—renovation (1649)
cedar wood shingles (kokerabuki) used to replace cypress bark shingles
42, 78
enclosing of its first floor with plaster walls
78
Kinkakuji—renovation (1904–1906)
7
described as disappointing by Garret Pier (1916)
135
downplaying of Kinkakuji’s Buddhist connections
3n4
removal of the Fudō statue and Hōō Phoenix finial
2
replacement of the original Hōō Phoenix finial
189n52
wood with gold flecks from, used in the 1950s reconstruction of Kinkakuji
178
Kinkakuji—renovation (1660–1661)
following damage from a typhoon
78
Kinkakuji—reproduction of
concrete ruin of Kinkakuji at Hokkaido
206
copies of Kinkakuji as indicative of its worthy as a place of commemoration
199–200
copy constructed and then torn down in Nagoya
200
Dokuritsu Honzan Shūshin’in Kinkakuji
203f, 206
at the Honolulu Memorial Park
200–201, 201f, 206, 208
as instrumental in the “Nara Document on Authenticity” adopted by UNESCO (1994)
197
Kinkakuji copy (mokei) as an exhibit hall for Exhibition of the Promotion of Domestic products and the Reclamation of Hokkaido (Kokusan shinkō Hokkaidō takushoku hakurankai, 1931)
135, 136f6.3
Kinseiden located at the Okudōgo hot springs (1966)
202–203
at Park Szczytnicki (Wroclaw, Poland)
200, 200f, 200n78
plans by Furukawa Tamesaburō to build an “exact replica” in Atami (1974)
203
ruin of a concrete Kinkajuji with wooden trim built in Hokkaido
206
Temple Kinkaku-ji do Itapecerica da Serra (São Paulo, Brazil)
201–202, 202f, 206
wedding hall modeled after Kinkakuji at the Hotel Funayama
206, 207f
Zuigakuji Sawayama Park’s Kinkajuji
204f, 205f, 206
fairs and exhibitions
Kinkakuji—survival of
efforts by Rokuonji monks
3, 67, 68, 87–88, 133
funding of repairs associated with the gradual displacement of Rokuonjji monks by Meiji officials
90
its enduring appeal as part of an unchanging idea of Japan
207
its use as the site of the military camp of Ōuchi Masahiro’s Western Army
53, 59–61, 68
picture of Kinkakuji today (1990)
xi
promotion of Kinkakuji as a Zen monastic institution
70
restoration by Yoshimasa
60, 67–68
of World War II
157
Kinkakuji—as a tourist site
bridge walkway added to the Abbot’s Quarters (1895)
3, 4, 91, 93, 95f5.5, 109, 113, 114f5.24–5.25, 116, 119, 133
depiction in Tani Kasaaki’s Kyōraku shoji keidai zuhanshū
84f4.10, 85
described as a symbol of Japan by the Japan Tourist Bureau
134, 135f6.1
disparaging description of Kinkakuji in How to see Kyoto
154
disparaging description of Kinkakuji on a menu of the cruise ship Hausan Maru
154, 155–156f6.29a–b
entrance fees and ticketing
79–80, 189, 191, 194f7.21a–b, 195f7.22
featuring in Shibusawa Eiichi’ s “Welcome Societies” pamphlets
106, 107n36
Kinkakuji on the cover of What’s to see around Kyoto! (1947–1949)
161, 161n34, 162f6.34
Kinkakuji paired with Byōdō-in in Kyoto, Compliments of the Kyoto Exhibitor’s Association (1893)
106–107, 106f5.16
Kinkakuji’s authenticity asserted by the Japan Tourist Bureau (1960)
188
limitations on (after 1955)
188–189
line drawing from Japan Friend and Ally
181, 182f7.5
objects made for tourists
159, 160f6.33
as one of the top tourist spots in Kyoto and Japan
191
pre-1882 image of Kinkakuji in a Japan Railways poster promoting tourism in Japan (1930)
148f6.21, 149
seventeenth century visitors
79–81
stairs added to the north side (1895)
91, 113f5.23, 133
stripping of its gold leaf by visitors
95–96
Tsumura Masayuki’s visit to Kitayama (1792–1793)
84
value of a reconstructed Kinkakuji as a tourist site
176, 182
webcam virtual views of
189
tourist guides (meisho zue)
Kinkakuji—as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
architectural studies in the 1990s linked to
7
commemoration on postage stamps issued globally
199
designation as (1994)
3–4
detailed on a placard on the temple grounds
197, 198f7.23
as instrumental in the “Nara Document on Authenticity” adopted by UNESCO (1994)
197
its status as the equal of Ginkakuji regained by
199
Kyoto City “World Heritage Kinkakuji” inscription (1994)
197, 199
legal protection in Japan as if it were still a National Treasure
199
stone with “World Heritage Kinkaku Rokuonji” (Sekai isan Kinkaku Rokuonji)
198f7.24, 199
viewed as a replica by a UNESCO authorities
175n6
Kintsune. see Fujiwara (Saionji) Kintsune (1171–1244)
Kinugasa
depiction in Miyako meisho zue (1780)
83f4.9, 84–85, 86
depiction in Tani Kasaaki’s Kyōraku shoji keidai zuhanshū
84f4.10, 85
depiction on Rekihaku kōhon
73
described as a shakkei (“borrowed scenery”) for Kitayama garden
197
described by Tsumura Masayuki in Omoide Kusa (1792–1793)
84
image drawn on the negative of an early photo by Kusakabe Kimbei
93, 94f5.2
image of Kinkakuji with Kinugasa by Raimund von Stillfried (1872)
98f5.8
legend that an emperor covered it with a white cloth to resemble snow
10
Kioka Takao
reconstruction of the appearance of Kitano Kingly Sutra Hall (Kitano Kyō-ōdō)
32f2.1, 33
Kirin Beer Hall
Kinkakuji modeled as a beer garden pavilion
130–131, 131f
Kitano Kingly Sutra Hall (Kitano Kyō-ōdō)
depiction on Kanō Eitoku, Uesugi hon Rakuchū Rakugai Zubyōbu
32, 33f2.2
disturbance caused by monks from
57–58, 58n38
Kitano manbu kyō-e performed at, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War
32
rebuilding of (in 1671 and in the nineteenth century)
26
reconstruction of its appearance by Kioka Takao
33, 33f2.1
replacement in the nineteenth century
69f4.1, 70
as a site of rites for the Ashikaga regime
52
survival of
59, 69f4.1
Yoshimitsu’s construction of, to pacify Yamana dead (1401)
26, 32, 51
Kitayama
archeological discoveries at
10
as the backdrop for Genji meeting Wakamurasaki in The Tale of Genji
12, 13f1.1, 15–16
Dragon Gate (ryūmonbaku) waterfall
16, 22
geographical site of
9–10
Hino Nobuko’s dwelling in
23–24, 24n90, 28, 58n43
imperial visits to
21–24, 77
importance of monuments and political space in, during the Muromachi shogunate
5–6
its enduring appeal as part of an unchanging idea of Japan
207
Kintsune’s wife buried there
21
loss of its significance after Yoshinori’s assassination (1441)
52, 59
mirror rock (kagami ishi)
70f4.1, 71, 86
potential loss of its status as a National Treasure expressed after the burning of Kinkakuji (1950)
172
Saionji gardens at
39
scholarly studies of Kitayama in Saionji times
4
as the site of Ōuchi Masahiro’s military camp
53, 59–61, 68
as a space for the projection of authority
1–2, 49, 51
as space of retreat rather than a political center
57, 59
thriving lotus (ike no hasu sakan nari) (1517)
71
Kitayama garden
as the backdrop of Fujiwara Kintsune’s dream of a site in The Tale of Genji (and recorded in The Clear Mirror)
1, 9, 12, 16, 18, 35, 84
changes chronicled by Hōrin Jōshō (in 1635–1668)
77
designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1994)
4
featuring on the Kyoto City “World Heritage Kinkakuji” inscription (1994)
197, 199
Yoshimasa’s treatment of
60
Anmintaku and Nakajima
Kitayama garden—as a tourist site
copy constructed for Japanese exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair (1904)
125–128, 126f5.40, 127f5.41, 128f5.42
its “antiquity” featured for a constructed for the Japan-British Exposition, London (1904)
130
Tsumura Masayuki’s visit to Kitayama (1792–1793)
84
Kitayama palace
completion of its construction by Yoshimitus (4.16.1397)
38
“Kitayama palace” as a place name
76
Relic Hall possibly linked to
44
“Upper Palace” (kami gosho) as a term for
59
Yoshimitsu’s meeting with a Ming ambassador at
48
Kitayama Rokuonji Kinkaku no zu
84f4.10
Kurokawa Dōyu
79n55, 80
Kyōshi junkenki
(1767–1768)
on Hideyoshi’s grant of lands to Rokuonji
76n31, 77n33
Tenkyōkaku confused with Kinkakuji in the
85–86
Kyoto Newspaper
coverage of the fire to Kinkakuji (July 3, 1950)
168f6.39
Lassus, Jean-Baptiste (1807–1857)
194, 196
Lefebvre, Henri (1901–1991)
1n2
Magic Lantern images
dilapidated Kinkakuji (1860s)
102, 102f5.12
Kinkakuji in snow (minimal color)
144, 147f6.19
negatives used for monochrome postcards of increasingly poor quality (1930s)
144, 147f6.20, 149
photo of Kinkakuji by Stillfried used for postcards and magic lantern slides (1872)
149, 149f6.22
popularity of
140
Enami, Tamotsu; Takagi Teijirō
Mainichi Newspaper
coverage of the fire to Kinkakuji (July 3, 1950)
166, 168, 169f6.40
Kinkakuji reconstructed
179f7.2
Kinkakuji’s posts and beams with outside support (July 3, 1950)
172f6.43
the remains of Yoshimitsu’s statue featured in (July 3, 1950)
170f6.41, 173
Massachussetts Horticultural Society
96
McKelway, Matthew
on the dating of the Rekihaku kōhon
73n23
McLeod, Norman
Kinkakuji from Illustrations to the Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan (1878)
103–104, 103f5.13
Meiji Period
Kinkakuji and Kitayama transformed into tourist sites during
104, 133
Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō)
its instability at the time of Kinkakuji’s burning
170, 172
Masaru Sekino (1909–2001)
172, 181
on striping Kinkakuji and its garden of its recognition and protections (1950)
172–173
Mishima Yukio (1925–1970)
Kinkakuji
154, 157, 166
Miyakami Shigetaka (1940–1998)
4
on Ginkakuji
82
Kinkakuji reconstructions
43f2.4–2.5
on original statues housed at Kinkakuji
42, 42n111
Miyako meisho zue of Akisato Ritō (1780)
depiction of Kinkakuji and Kitayama
83f, 84–85
Kinugasa highlighted in
83f4.9, 84–86
Mizorogaike
9–10, 12
Morisue Yoshiaki (1904–1977)
151
Murakami Jikai (1902–1985)
172, 181, 201
Murata Jirō (1895–1985)
estimation of the cost of reconstructing Kinkakuji
177
on the importance of Kinkakuji as a representative (daihyōteki) structure for Muromachi Japan
176
on “new methods of Shōwa” (reinforced concrete) considered for rebuilding Kinkaku
175–176, 176n8
on returning Kinkakuji to its “original state” of Yoshimitsu’s time
175n7, 176, 176n10
on the value of a reconstructed Kinkakuji as a tourist site
176, 182
Murōkō-in (Hall of Infinite Light)
abandonment of
54
Amida statue featured in
20, 25f1.4
Amida statue from, transferred to Kinkakuji
54, 57
Muromachi palace. see Palace of Flowers (hana no gosho, Muromachi palace)
Muromachi shogunate (1336–1573). see Ashikaga shogunate (or Muromachi shogunate, 1336–1573)
Myōondō (The Hall of Wondrous Music)
construction by Kintsune
19
described as dilapidated by Go-Kōgon (1362)
23
Go-Daigo’s visit to
23
Nagoya
firebombing of (March, 1945)
131
Kihinkan (“Visitor’s Quarters,” later Montenkaku)
130–131, 130f5.44
Kirin Beer Hall modeled after Kinkakuji
130–131, 131f54.5
models of Kinkakuji erected at (1910)
104
“Nara Document on Authenticity”
adoption by UNESCO (1994)
197
its guidelines not followed in Nagoya (1996)
200
structures with intangible cultural value allowed to be designated as World Heritage Sites, even if they had been destroyed
199
Nishi-in Dashidō of Tōji
37, 38f2.3
Nō plays
celebratory performance attended by Go-Mizunoo at Kitayama (1661)
78n49
Sarugaku performed at Tenkyōkaku
42
support by Yoshimitsu
27, 50–51
Northern Palace (gosho shinden)
as the residence of Yoshisugu and Yoshimitsu
38–39, 50
Yoshimochi’s claiming of and subsequent abandoning of
53–54
Yoshimochi’s dismantling of
56
Yoshitsugu’s residence there
38, 38n81, 53
Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582)
76
the Kabuki play Gion Saireishinkōki based on his life
81
stones removed from Kitayama to build Nijō castle (1569)
68
Ogino Jirō (head of the Kyoto Board of Cultural Preservation [Kyōtofu bunkazai hogo kachō])
funds raised for rebuilding Kinkakuji
177, 177n17
participation in ceremonies prior to the reconstruction of Kinkakuji
178
Okakura Kakuzō (1863–1913)
Kinkakuji’s status as a “tea house” emphasized by
105, 107, 125, 154, 200, 207
on the phoenix of the “Phoenix Hall” at Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji
105–106, 105n33
Ōnin War (1467–1477)
destruction of the Palace of Flowers during
26, 61–62
greater destruction to Kinkakuji’s garden afterwards
62–63
Kinkakuji as the site of Ōuchi Masahiro’s military camp during
53, 59–61, 68
Kitano manbu kyō-e performed by Ashikaga Yoshimas and Yoshihisa in the aftermath of
32
mistaken attributions of destruction of
62
Ōuchi Masahiro (1446–1495)
Ashikaga Yoshimasa’s restoration of Kitayama supported by
67
Kitayama as the site of his military camp
53, 59–61, 68
Ōuchi Moriakira (1377–1431)
as the close confident of Yoshimochi and Yoshinori
55
Yoshimitsu’s forces defeated by
45–46, 55
Ōuchi warrior lineage
rites and procession at Kitayama
49n147
Yoshimitsu’s defeating of
26, 32, 45
Ōuchi Yoshihiro (1356–1399)
uprising in 1399 (Ōei 6)
32n40, 37n77, 39, 45
Yoshimitsu criticized by
32, 39
Palace of Flowers (hana no gosho, Muromachi palace)
destruction in the wars of Ōnin (1476)
26, 61–62, 68
Muromachi period (1392–1573) named after
26
Yoshimasa’s attempt to rebuild a palace at Muromachi (1477)
62
Yoshimitsu’s construction of (1378)
4, 29, 39, 51
Yoshinori’s rebuilding of (1431)
58
Park Szczytnicki (Wroclaw, Poland)
Centennial Hall in
200
copy of Kinkakuji in
200, 200f, 200n78
Park Yeong-ho (1861–1939)
101
Phoenix Hall. see Byōdō-in (Hō-ō-dō or Hō-ō-Den, Phoenix Hall)—reconstruction
photographs
early photo by Kusakabe Kimbei (ca. 1865–1870)
93, 94f5.3
in Hōchi Newspaper
109, 109f, 111
Kinkakuji, 1963
190f7.15
Kinkakuji, ca. 1955–1959
186f7.12, 187f7.13
Kinkakuji, post-1955
186f7.11
Kinkakuji by Ichida Sōta
92–93n9, 93f
Kinkakuji described as a “Golden Tower” (Kinkakurō) on a cdv photo
117f5.28–5.29
Kinkakuji in 1919
138, 138f6.6
Kinkakuji on the cover of What’s to see around Kyoto!
161, 162f6.34
Kinkakuji today xif00.1, 44f2.6, 192f7.17–7.18, 193f
7.19–7.20
Kinkakuji with Kinugasa in the background (2012)
94f
Meien Kinkkuji collotype cover comparison
185f7.9
Occupation-era photo featuring Kinkakuji as a boathouse (1949)
159, 160f6.32
pre-1872 cdv photo of Kinkakuji
93, 95f5.5
pre-1882 image of Kinkakuji in a Japan Railways poster promoting tourism in Japan (1930)
148f6.21, 149
View from the Golden Pavilion, by Adolf Meyer
107, 108f5.18
postcards featuring Kinkakuji; stereoviews
Pier, Garret Chatfield (1875–1943)
134
pine trees
boat-shaped pine tree
79, 96, 96f5.5
as a feature of the concrete ruin of Kinkakuji at Hokkaido
206
houses of the Hino family named after
51
in a photo of Kinkakuji by Ichida Sōta
92–93n9, 93f
placards
descriptions added to images on postcards to replicate the experience of viewing Kinkakuji’s garden
120, 121f5.33
Kinkakuji’s selection as World Heritage Site detailed on a placard on the temple grounds
197, 198f7.23
photographic postcards replicating the experience of viewing placards at Kinkakuji during its dismantling (1904–1906)
133
on a photo of Kinkakuji taken for the Far East Air Force (August 1947)
157, 159, 159f6.31
political space
Kinkakuji as a monument to sovereign authority
6, 36n65, 44
Kitayama as a space for the projection of authority
1–2, 49, 51
Kitayama as space of retreat rather than a political center
57, 59
political significance of mortuary temples and monuments to ancestors
1
Yoshimitsu’s move to Kitayama explained as an attempt to act like a Retired Emperor
5, 39, 45, 45n124, 49n150
postcards featuring Kinkakuji
authenticity and restoration addressed on Japanese postcards (during the late 1950s)
187–188
depictions of Kinkaku in fantastic, garish colors
152f6.25–6.26, 153, 153f6.27–6.28
hand-coloring of photographs to make Kinkakuji appear more majestic (1920s)
138, 138f6.7
Kinkakuji copy featured at the Exhibition of the Promotion of Domestic products and the Reclamation of Hokkaido (1931)
135, 137f6.4
Kinkakuji Japanese stamp on Maxim Cards
134, 136f6.2
Kinkakuji postcard with extended description
97f
Kinkakuji postwar postcard with maikō
188f7.14
“Kinkaku sankan” stamped on
116, 118f5.31
Nonki na tōsan featured on a
151, 151f6.24, 153
photos produced with gravure printing
140, 141f6.10
photos produced with offset printing
140, 141f6.11
photos taken before 1950 used after its destruction
181, 185f7.10
placard descriptions added to images to replicate the experience of viewing the garden
120, 121f5.33
postcard mailed after the temple’s destruction
164f6.36
postcard of Kinkakuji with reference to gilding (1918)
135, 137f6.5, 138
postcards illustrating the addition of gold leaf to Kinkakuji’s third floor during its 1929–30 repair
137, 139f6.8, 140, 140f6.9
post-war era photo of Kinkakuji (1948)
161, 163f6.35
praises for the new and laments for the old on
184f7.8, 187–188
Princes George and Albert
101–103, 101n25
Quinter, David
37n71
reconstruction
adoption of the Venice Charter (1964)
196
Adolphe Napoléon Didron on
194
international guidelines for the preservation of monuments set in Athens (1931)
196
Jean-Baptiste Lassus on the reconstruction of Notre Dame
194, 196
restoration (fukugen) and reconstruction (fukkō) contrasted with replica (mokei)
175
UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and National Heritage World Heritage Committee (1994)
196
Kinkakuji—reconstruction of; Riegl, Aloïs—notion of “age value”
Riegl, Aloïs (1858–1905)
notion of “age value”
applied to the mid-nineteenth century reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral
194, 196
not applied at Byōdō-in
208
not applied at Kinkakuji
174–175, 191
as part of his tripartite typology
3–4
Rengeō-in (Sanjūsangendō)
20, 32, 119n58
Rokuon-in
temple predating Rokuonoji linked to Shōkokuji
57n31
as Yoshimitusu’s posthumous name (Rokuon-in Lord)
57, 73
Rokuonji
depiction of Rokuonji (“Rokuon-in”) on Rekihaku kōhon
73, 74f4.3
finances
71–72, 76–77, 79–80, 89–91
Kinkakuji renamed as Rokuonji (Deer Garden Temple) following Yoshimitsu’s death
2, 57
maps of
77–78
protection of
87–88
renovation of
67–68, 71, 78, 81, 86–87, 89
subsumed by Shōkokuji
92
as a Zen monastic complex
57–63, 67–68
Ryō Susumu (1890–1964)
5
Saihōji
as the architectural template for Ginkakuji
69
as the architectural template for Kinkakuji
42, 64, 69
the gardens at the Palace of Flowers modeled after
60
Saionji Kintsune (1171–1244)
Saionji (Temple of the Western Garden) built by (1224)
1, 9, 18
Saionji monuments and structures
loss of
3, 59, 206
ruination of, allowed by the monks of Shōkokuji
52–53
scholarly studies of Kitayama in Saionji times
4
Saionji mortuary temple (Temple of the Western Garden)
Aizendō compared with
19, 21
association with Amida’s Western paradise
9, 16, 18
Kintsune’s construction of (1224)
1, 9, 18
Comprehensive Shrine (sōgen sōja)
Saionji Sanenaga (1377–1431)
as head of the Saionji (1390)
24
Kitayama lands relinquished to Yoshimitsu (1397)
24, 56
lateness to a ceremony for the emperor planned by Yoshimitsu (1402)
46
Saionji mortuary temples and gardens owned by
35
Ufutei in Kitayama as his residence
25, 57
Saionji Sanetoshi (1335–1389)
Go-Daigo identified his father and Hino Nako as his mother
23
his daughter as Go-Kōgon’s “love thing”
24
residence at Kitayama
23–24
San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)
104
exhibition catalogue on Kinkakuji
131
replica of Kinkakuji
131–133, 132f5.46–f5.47
Sanjōnishi Sanetaka (1455–1537)
62, 64
Sansom, George (1883–1965)
150–151, 161, 176
Sasagawa Rinpū (1870–1949)
150
Satow, Ernest (1843–1929)
102–103
Scidmore, Eliza Ruhamah (1856–1928)
103n29
screens
Rakuchū rakugaizu Tōhaku mohon
73–75, 74f4.4
Rokuon-in depicted on Rekihaku kōhon
73
Uesugi hon Rakuchū Rakugai Zubyōbu
32–33, 33f2.2, 65f3.2, 74f4.3, 75, 75f4.5, 82
Sekino Masaru (1909–2001)
172, 181
Shiba Kōkan (1747–1818)
Kinkakuji in 1789 described by
86
on payments to view Kinkakuji
80
Shiba warrior lineage
residences of
45, 45n119, 55
rites and processions at Kitayama seen and viewed by
49
Shiba Yoshimasa (1350–1410)
45, 47n136
Shibusawa Eiichi (1840–1931)
106–107, 107n36
Shimazu warrior lineage
Shimazu Iehisa’s description of “Kinkaku” (1575)
73
Yoshimitsu’s forcing of them to apprehend pirates
48
Shōkokuji
administration of Kinkakuji taken over by
6, 52, 88, 92
final rebuilding in central Kyoto (in 1417)
26n1
finial (sōrin) made of copper coins
35, 35n61
initial construction by Yoshimitsu (1382)
31
loss of its commemorative function
59
rebuilding by Yoshimitsu (in 1394)
26, 34, 51
rebuilding by Yoshimitsu (in 1403)
26, 35, 46
rebuilding by Yoshimochi (in 1416)
26, 35, 52, 56
Shōkoku as an umbrella term for the top three court offices (including Minister of the Left)
31, 51
shugo (regional magnates)
commissioning of gilded screens representing Kitayama
7
their power under Yoshikira (Yoshimitsu’s father)
27
Yoshimitsu’s dividing and destruction of their power
32
Yoshimitsu’s forcing of Shimazu of Southern Kyushu to apprehend pirates
48
Yoshimitsu’s forcing of them to terraform the Saionji gardens
39–40
Yoshimitsu’s requisitioning of men and materials from, to construct monuments in Kitayama
27
Yoshimitsu’s vulnerability to their power
26, 30, 32
Hatakeyama warrior lineage; Hosokawa warrior lineage; Ōuchi warrior lineage; Shiba warrior lineage; Shimazu warrior lineage; Yamana warrior lineage
Shūji Hisatsune (1911–1982)
research on Kitayama in Kyōto meienki
4
the waterfall visited by Fujiwara Teika (in 1225) compared with the today’s Dragon Gate (ryūmonbaku)
16
sleds (shura)
used to transport lumber and stones to Kitayama
xi, 39
Southern Palace
the area of converted into rice paddies
71, 77
construction by Yoshimitsu
38
as Hino Yasuko’s residence
38, 38n79, 76
as the residence of Yoshimochi
38, 45, 53–54
torn down by Yoshimochi
56
Stavros, Matthew
6
Stereoviews
Kinkakuji, ca. 1907 by H. C. White Co.
120, 122, 122f5.25
of Kinkakuji tea house and garden by German photographers
107, 107f5.17
by Onetsuka Yamaguchi
120
of the teahouse for St. Louis
126f5.40, 127f5.41, 128f5.42
Tabi nikki
86
Takagi Teijirō
coloring of a Tamamura negative of Kinkakuji used to create a Magic Lantern slide
149, 150f6.23
Futaba Magic Lantern slide reproduction of Takagi’s uncolored Kinkakuji (catalogue no. 214)
144, 146f6.18
Magic Lantern slide of Kinkakuji in snow (catalogue no. 215)
143, 143f6.14
postcard reusing his Kinkakuji in snow (minimal color)
147f6.19
uncolored Kinkakuji (catalogue no. 214)
144, 146f6.17
Takizawa Bakin (1767–1848), author of Kiryo manroku
on entrance fees to view Kinkakuji (1802)
80
Yoshimitsu’s statue praised by
79
Tamamura Kozaburō (1856–1923)
Ginkakuji (Photo, no. 516)
65f3.3
Takagi Teijirō’s coloring of a Tamamura negative of Kinkakuji used to create a Magic Lantern slide
149, 150f6.23
Tanaka Yoshinari (1860–1919)
5–6
Tani Shigetō (1663–1718)
80–81
Tenkyōkaku
confusion with Kinkakuji in the Kyōshi junkenki (1767–1768)
85–86
connection to Kinkakuji by a two-stroy bridge
41–42
described as a reception hall (kaisho) for informal gatherings
42
disassembling and loss of (1447)
59
during Yoshimitsu’s possession of Saionji Kitayama holdings
38
10th Joint Exhibition of Western Japan (Kansai Fūken rengō kyōshinka
)
Kihinkan (“Visitor’s Quarters,” later Montenkaku)
130f, 130–131
Kirin Beer Hall modeled after Kinkakuji
130–131, 131f
The Tale of Genji
Kitayama as the backdrop for Genji meeting Wakamurasaki
12, 13f1.1, 15–16
Kitayama garden as the backdrop of Fujiwara Kintsune’s dream in (recorded in The Clear Mirror)
1, 9, 12, 16, 18, 35, 84
Yoshimitsu’s modelling of himself after the protagonist of
30–31
timelessness
3–4, 7–8, 16, 90, 119, 174–175, 191, 207
Riegl, Aloïs—notion of “age value”
Tōkyō Kasai Insurance (later Yasuda Kasai)
fire mark insurance sign at Kinkakuji (1897)
119, 119f, 178n22
fire-related damages paid to Kinkakuji (1950)
178, 178nn22–23
tourist guides (meisho zue)
influence on visitors’ itineraries and perceptions
83–84
as a new genre in the late eighteenth century
83
Miyako meisho zue of Akisato Ritō (1780)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1582–1598)
76–77, 206n86
Tsumura Masayuki
on payments to view Kinkakuji and offerings of manninkō
80
visit to Kitayama described in Omoide Kusa (1792–1793)
84
Ueno Hikoma (1838–1904)
Japon Kioto Kinkakudji ou Pagode Dorée (Kinkakuji or Golden Pagoda) attributed to (1872)
99–100n22, 100f5.10
Uesugi hon Rakuchū Rakugai Zubyōbu
32–33, 33f2.2, 65f3.2, 75, 75f4.5, 82
Ukita Hideie (1572–1655)
76, 206n86
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), Kinkakuji—as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
the City of Kyoto’s application for seventeen sites to receive UNESCO recognition
196
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and National Heritage World Heritage Committee (1994)
196
creation after the Second World War
196
Kitayama garden-as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
4
Centennial Hall in Poland recognized as a World Heritage Site (2006)
200
“Nara Document on Authenticity” adopted by (1994)
197
Usui Nobuyoshi (1907–1992)
5, 30n27, 49n150, 50n155
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Kyoto meisho no uchi Kinkakuji (1830)
85, 85f4.11
Utagawa Hiroshige III
(1842–1894)
Nishi Kyō Kinkakuji. Fuken meisho zue (1880)
104, 104f5.14
Varley, Paul H. (1931–2015)
5–6, 26
von Hübner, Alexander Freiherrn (1811–1892)
Ein Spaziergang um die Welt
96, 101, 101f5.11
von Stillfried, Raimund (1839–1911)
Ichida Sōta’s images of Kinkakuji reprinted as his own
92n8, 93f, 97
image of Kinkakuji (1872)
98f5.7
image of Kinkakuji with Kinugasa (1872)
98f5.8
photo of Kinkakuji used for postcards and Magic Lantern slides (1872)
149, 149f
Vrooman, Sgt. Richard (1920–2002)
depiction of “Golden Pavilion” (Kinkaku-ji) in his Sketches of Japan, 1945
157, 159f
Warren, C. F.
95
Wetmore, F. R.
95
Wigen, Kären
1n2
world’s fairs
copy of Kinkakuji for the St. Louis World’s Fair (1904)
125–127, 126f5.40, 127f5.41, 128f5.42
Hoshi Hajime, Handbook of Japan and Japanese Exhibits at World’s Fair St. Louis 1904
125
plans for copying Kinkakuji for the World’s Columbian Exposition (1893)
104, 105f5.15, 106
replica of the imperial palace built for St. Louis reconstructed as “Place of Pines and Maples”
128
the size of the Japanese exhibit at St. Louis (1904) compared with that at the Chicago World’s Fair
125
structure resembling Byōdō-in (“Phoenix Hall”) built for the Chicago World’s Fair
104–105
Yamana warrior lineage
Kitano Kingly Sutra Hall constructed by Yoshimitsu to pacify Yamana dead (1401)
26, 32, 51
Yoshimitsu’s defeating of
26, 32
Yamashina Noritoki (1328–1411)
the Tenkyōkaku described by
42
Yoshimitsu’s preparations shortly before his death praised by
50
Yasuda Kasai (formerly Tōkyō Kasai Insurance)
fire-related damages to Kinkakuji paid by (1950)
178, 178nn22–23
Yokoyama Matsusaburō (1838–1884)
Ginkakugi photographed by (1872)
66f3.4, 99n20
government commission to document Kinkakuji
99
Hōō Phoenix finial of Kinkakuji
82f
Kinkakuji photographed by (1872)
97–99, 99f5.9
Yoshimitsu. see Ashikaga Shogunate—Yoshimitsu (1358–1408)
Yutani Yūzō
6, 36n65
Zenshaku-in (Medicine Distribution Hall)
19, 19n54, 20