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5-5
where - Gunma Prefecture, Japan
culture - Kofun
when - fifth to mid-sixth century
medium - low-fired (un-glazed) clay
use - a protective spiritual barrier between the living and the dead, set on burial tumuli; number of haniwas represented stature
details - emblazoned with applied ornaments, excised or built up forms, and then painted the haniwa |
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what - Vessal from Miyanomae
where - Nagano Prefecture, Japan
culture - Middle Jomon period
when - 2500-1500 BC
medium - earthenware
details - applied clay coils, striped incisions, and quasi-figural motifs
use - details jeopardize the functionality of the vessel
influence - trading & immigration with Chinese and Korea
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where - Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
culture - late Yayoiperiod
when - 100-300 BC
medium - bronze
details - incised figural motifs
- based on Han Chinese bells
- earliest Japanese images of people & animals inscribed, along with geometric shapes
use - ceremonial objects, not musical; often deposited them in graves
made - in clay molds
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Sakai
Osaka Prefcture, Japan
Kofun period
late fourth early fifth century |
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Ise
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Kofun period or later
Mortise & Tenon systom of building
Oi-Ya building containing the shin-no-mihashira (post) |
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Many deities - called kami
Believe kami exist in nature; nature is revered
Families have protective kami who are ancestors; ancestors are revered
Purity and purification are critical aspects |
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Amida Descending over the Mountains
Kamakura period
13th century
hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk |
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Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace
from Events of the Heiji Period
Kamakura period
13th century
handscroll, ink and color |
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Priest Shunjobo Chogen
Todaiji
Nara, Japan
Kamakura period
early 13th century
painted cypress wood |
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The Flying Storehouse
from The Legends of Mount Shigi
Heian period
late 12th century
handscroll, ink and color on paper |
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Genji visits Murasaki
from the Minori chapter, Tale of Genji
Heian period
first half of 12th century
handscroll, ink and color on paper |
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Phoenix Hall
Byodoin, Uji
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Heian period
1053 |
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Daibutsuden
Todaiji, Japan
Nara period
743, rebuildt ca. 1700
Daibutsudent, Todaiji bracketing system |
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Buddha (interior of Daibutsuden)
Todaiji, Japan
Nara period
743 |
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