Bunmei (文明?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Ōnin and before Chōkyō. This period started in April 1469 and ended in July 1487.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado-tennō (後土御門天皇?).[2]
Events of the Bunmei era [change]
In the 14th year of
Bummei, the major construction work of the Silver Pavilion (
Ginkakuji) was started
- 16 April 1473 (Bunmei 5, on the 19th day of the 3rd month): Yamana Sōzen died at age 70.[4]
- 1478 (Bunmei 10): The philosopher Ichijō Kanera (1402–1481) published Bummei ittō-ki (On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture) which is about political ethics.[5]
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References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunmei" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 89.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Tsuchimikado Tennō," p. 265; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 352-360.
- ↑ Carter, Steven D. (1996). Literary patronage in late medieval Japan, p. 65; Titsingh, p. 356; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 後花園天皇 (102); retrieved 2012-5-23.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 357.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Bunmei ittō-ki" at p. 89.
- ↑ Keene, Donald. (2003). Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavillion, p. 87.
- ↑ Asian Historical Architecture, "Ginkaku-ji Temple - 銀閣寺 (built 1484-90 onward)"; retrieved 2012-4-27.
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