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| Japanese traditional figurines of the late Jōmon period |
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| Japanese bells smelted from relatively thin bronze and richly decorated. |
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| are terracotta clay figures that were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period |
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| are the spirits or phenomena that are worshiped in the religion of Shinto |
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| is a tiered tower with multiple eaves, built in traditions originating as stupa |
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| literally "golden hall", started to be used during the Asuka and Nara periods. |
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| often simply means a large temple with many buildings. |
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| is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism |
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| Bodhisattva, Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin |
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| is an appearance of Amida Buddha on a purple cloud at the time of one's death |
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| is a horizontal, illustrated narrative form created during the 11th to 16th centuries in Japan. Combines both text and pictures, and is drawn, painted, or stamped on a handscroll. |
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| was a Japanese era, after Shōtai and before Enchō. |
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| is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism combined with Taoism. Also referred to as Zen Buddhism. |
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| a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen. |
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| is a broad branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism and one of the most widely practiced traditions of Buddhism in East Asia. Pure Land is a tradition of Buddhist teachings that are focused on Amitābha Buddha. |
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| term that refers to the esoteric Vajrayāna practices of the Shingon Buddhist school and the related practices that make up part of the Tendai and Kegon schools. There are also Shingon- and Tendai-influenced practices of Shugendō. |
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| is a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school. |
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| is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra. |
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| a style of decorative painting in Japan during the 12th and early 13th centuries, characterized by strong color and flowing lines. |
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| in Japanese art, decorative painting deriving from art of the Chinese T'ang dynasty |
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| Mountain and water/ Japanese Rock Garden |
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| are Japanese folding screens made from several joined panels, bearing decorative painting and calligraphy, used to separate interiors and enclose private spaces, among other uses. |
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| in japanese architecture, vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors. |
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| refers to the style of domestic architecture developed for palatial or aristocratic mansions built in Heian-kyō (today's Kyoto) in the Heian period |
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| a style of Japanese residential architecture used in the mansions of the military, temple guest halls, and Zen abbot's quarters of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods |
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| is one type of Japanese residential architectural style. Suki means refined, well cultivated taste and delight in elegant pursuits [1] and refers to enjoyment of the exquisitely performed tea ceremony. |
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| is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting. Was the dominant style of painting from the late 15th century until the Meiji period. |
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| is one of the major historical schools of Japanese painting. It was created in 17th century Kyoto by Hon'ami Kōetsu (1558–1637) and Tawaraya Sōtatsu (d. c.1643) |
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| genre of art flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. (Literally means floating world) |
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| "brocade picture" ,refers to Japanese multi-coloured woodblock printing; this technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s, and perfected and popularized by the printmaker Suzuki Harunobu, who produced a great many nishiki-e prints between 1765 and his death five years later. |
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| Nice Gold and jade crowns. Silla Kingdom |
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| Sokkuram Grotto. Unified Silla |
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| Willow Branch Bosai Guanyin. Goryeo Dynasty |
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| Porcelain grapevine jar. Joseon Dynasty |
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| An Gyeon, Dream Journey to the Peace Blossom Land. Joseon Dynasty |
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| Jeong Seon. Geumgang Mountains. Joseon Dynasty |
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| Kofun Tomb of Emperor Nintoku. Kofun Era. |
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| Haniwa generic. Kofun Era |
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| Shinto Shrine as Isle. Yayoi era to present |
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| Tori Busshi's Shaka Triad Kondo |
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| Portion of wall murals amida, kannon, and seishi Kondo |
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| Tamamushi Shrine Ashuka period. |
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| Diamond world and womb world Heian Era |
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| Byodoin temple Pheonix Hall Heian Era |
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| Jocho Amida (multiple wood blocks) |
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| Heiji war epic scroll: Bruning of the sanjo palace Kamakura Era |
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| Legends of Mount Shigi Heian Era |
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| Priest Chogen Kamakura Era |
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| Josetsu Controlling a cat fish with a gourd Muromachi Era |
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| Sesshu Winter Landscape Muromachi Era |
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| Garden at Ryoanji Kyoto Muromachi Era |
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| Sen no Rikyu Myokian Tai-an Room. Momoyama Era |
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| KAno Eitoku Cypress Tree Momoyama Era |
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| Tea bowl named Twilight 16th c. |
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| Pine Island. Tawaraya Sotatsu. Edo Era |
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| Ogata Korin Red and White Plum Blossoms Edo Era |
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| Kabuki actors. Sharaku. Edo Era |
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| Utamaro. Bijinga. Edo Era |
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| Great Wave off Kanagawa Edo Era |
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