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Title	Motsuji, pond garden, Hiraizumi, view 1.
Description	In 1117, Fujiwara Motohira was granted permission to construct a major temple, Motsuji, at Hiraizumi, in Iwate Prefecture. Motsuji burned in the late 12th century and was not rebuilt, although the foundation stones are still visible and the garden pond that was built in front of the temple is still there. The pond had been silted up over the millennium since its building, but it has been cleared over the past several decades and restored to a very close approximation of its original appearance. The garden pond is fairly large, measuring nearly 200 yards long along the east-west axis, and nearly 100 yards wide north to south, in front of the temple, which was south facing at the northwestern side of the pond. This image shows a formation of craggy rocks that jut into the pond in its southeastern corner, with the vertical rock creating a strong contrast with the pond, itself.
Country	Japan
Historical Period	Japan - Heian 794 - 1185
Date of Content	1117
Photographer/Recorder	Thiedeman, Michael
IDEAS Topic	Arts-Gardens Religions-Sites Religions-Buddhism
Related Record	ecasia000048,000049,000050
Associated Places	Japan, Tohoku-Chiho (region), Iwate Prefecture, Hiraizumi (city)
Type	still image
Format	Image/jpeg
Extent	960 w x 586 h, 96 ppi
Date Photographed/Recorded	2000-11-02
Permissions	Materials may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only, in accordance with Fair Use policies. Acknowledgement to be given to the IDEAS Project and to the photographer. Photographer retains copyright.
IDEAS Collection	Earlham College Asian Cultures Collection
Institution Name	Earlham College
IDEAS Identifier	ecasia000023
Collection Editor	Thiedeman, Michael
Notes	Editorial assistant: Sandy Augustin. Collection Librarian: Amy Bryant. Please send any questions, comments, or content corrections to Michael Thiedeman, Professor of Art, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374 USA. email address: thiedmi@earlham.edu

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