Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Japanese (culture or style)
8. Japanese styles (styles)
9. Japanese architecture styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style of architecture developed during the Song dynasty (970-1279 BCE) in China and introduced into Japan along with Zen Buddhism during the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The style is characterized by smaller, more structurally complex buildings than before, with strongly articulated bracketing.