
is an
architectural style
An architectural style is a set of characteristics and features that make a building or other structure notable or historically identifiable. It is a sub-class of style in the visual arts generally, and most styles in architecture relate closely ...
born in Japan during the
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by ...
from the fusion of elements from three different antecedent styles: ''
wayō'', ''
daibutsuyō'', and ''
zenshūyō''. It is exemplified by the
main hall at
Kakurin-ji.
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/ref> The combination of ''wayō'' and ''daibutsuyō'' in particular became so frequent that sometimes it is classed separately by scholars under the name .
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See also
* Japanese Buddhist architecture - Heian period
*'' Daibutsuyō''
*'' Wayō''
*'' Zenshūyō''
Notes
Bibliography
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