STORY

曹洞宗の開祖・道元禅師ゆかりの寺院「永興寺」の枯⼭⽔庭園。道元と⻯にまつわる伝承が残り、本堂の天井には⿓図が描かれる。このものがたりと⼀体となり、⼭⾨横には本堂に向けて泳ぐ⻯の背びれと尻尾を模した⽯造を創作。その波動は本堂横の枯⼭⽔にもつたわり、⽯組は危うさのなかに保たれるバランスを説く。

This is the "Karesansui" garden at Eikoji Temple in Kyoto. This temple has legends related to dragons, and a drawing of a dragon is painted on the ceiling of the main hall. In conjunction with this story, we created a stone structure next to the Sanmon Gate that resembles the dorsal fin and tail of a dragon swimming toward the main hall. These vibrations are transmitted to the "Karesansui", and the stones arranged in a row preach the balance that can be maintained in the midst of peril.