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Abstract
戸室石は金沢産の安山岩で赤と青の色がある。その利用史と利用の意義を,現地調査と文献調査により研究した。金沢における戸室石利用の意義は以下のようにまとめられた。(1)戸室石の色は明快であるため,金沢では石の赤色が普遍的であり,文字どおりの地方色を表わしてきた。(2)青戸室も普及し,金沢は日本には希有な,加工した安山岩による赤・青の配色の伝統文化を持った。(3)赤・青の戸室石は,金沢の土木・建築・庭園の材料として色彩を活かされ,高い文化的要素となった。
Tomuro-stone is the red or blue colored andesite produced in Kanazawa City. The history and meaning of Tomurostone usage in Kanazawa was investigated from field survey and literature reference. The meaning of the Tomuro-stone usage was as follows. 1) The color of Tomuro-stone is clear, so the red color of the stone is popular in Kanazawa City. 2) Blue Tomuro-stone has been diffused in Kanazawa too. So there is traditional culture of red and blue coloring by andesite stone work in Kanazawa. That is rare culture in Japan. 3) Red and blue Tomuro-stones have been applied to materials for civil engineering, building and gardening in Kanazawa, and those have become high cultural elements.
Journal
- Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture [List of Volumes]
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Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture 65(5), 487-490, 2002-03-30 [Table of Contents]
The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture
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