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| The illustration of The tales of Genji, c. 12th century |
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Tori Gate(Entrance to Shinto shrines):
-marks the territory of the holy ground
-Shape is meant to look like gate in heaven, the pillars |
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Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
Ca. Late 4th—early 5th c. CE |
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Haniwa (Kufan Era)
-the figures are hollow
-eyes and sometimes mouth are hollow
-Haniwa means clay figure
-Meant for protection
-The figures were hollow because they were believed to how spirits in transition of people who just died
-Arrangement of a circle to surround a tomb as protection
-There were also farmers, soldiers and animals |
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Pagoda (Medieval Era)
-pagoda: both reliquary for holding remains and a diagram of relation between heaven and earth, the buddha and humans
-Architecture: a combination of Chinese watchtower and Hindu Stupa
-Architecture of tower comes from the three tiers on top of Indian stupas |
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Horyuji Temple
(in Nara)
The oldest Buddhist temple in Japan
The oldest surviving wooden building in the world
Founded by Prince Shotoku in 607 BCE
It was destroyed in 670 and reconstructed soon after the late 7th century
It was a model for many Buddhist temples in Japan |
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Prince Shotoku (574–622 CE)
11th c.
-Prince introduced Buddhism to Japan |
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Prince Shotoku
Roughly 15th c.
-The garment represents the wealth of his status
-Palifan is the vehicle which he’s sitting on, suggests hierarchy, high status
-royal |
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Amida Triad, c. 710
Horyuji temple
-influence by Gandhara style |
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Tamamushi shrine
Asuka Era
Horyuji Temple |
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| Jataka Tale (or tiger Jataka), Asuka Period |
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Todai-ji Temple, completed early 8th century
-Sponsored by Emperor Shomu (reigned 724—749), who eagerly sought for the contacts with China
-The largest wooden architecture in the world
-The temple housed Buddha Vaírocana (Universal Light/light of universe)
-The ceremony was held in 752
-It was strongly influenced by Chinese imperial taste of 7th century |
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| Daibutsu-den (Hall of Great Buddha) |
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Entertainers riding on a white elephant, 7th century
-Scene on a Biwa (lute), entertainers riding on a white elephant
-passed through China into Japan as a gift to the emperor |
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Ise Shrine, Yayoi Era
Shinto: folk belief, and the original belief in Japan
Handscroll |
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The illustration of The tales of Genji, c. 12th century
Oak tree chapter
Handscroll in format
Considered secular, not religious even though it contains buddhist concepts |
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-Stamps come in different stone, different material, can be very ornate
-Brush rest (the reclining man), brush made of lacquer (red stick), take top off
-Shape of peach is from a famous folktale, older couple that can’t have kids finds a peach floating in a river and when they open it and a boy pops out
-The stamp on the left is not functional, more decorative |
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Anímal Carícatures (choju-giga). C. 12th c
Attributed to Monk Kakuyo (1053-1140 CE) or Toba Sojo |
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Animal at Party
-Ox pulling the wagon and the monkey is sitting on it
-Hairstyle reminds you that they are imitating Heían royal family which suggests that this is satire making fun of unproductivity of aristocracy, not focused on other people, just themselves and their relationships, self absorbent, huge criticism
-Human emotions/behaviors |
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| -Frog is standing on a halo, worshipping buddhism, also a criticism of aristocracy, perhaps meaning that even though the value their Buddhist beliefs, they do not actually practice them in terms of being kind to other people |
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Hell Scrolls
C. late 12th century |
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Hell Scrolls
C. late 12th century
-It stinks, another part of what hell can be
-very unpleasant
-part of the same hell scroll |
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Demons crushing the damned, 13th c.
Buddhism |
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Amida Raigo, ca. Late 11th century, Mount Koya, Currently in Tokyo national museum
-Pure land Buddhism
-one of the most popular forms of Mahayana Buddhism |
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The Heiji Insurrection: the burning of the Sanjo Palace, c. late 13th century
-Museum of fine art in Boston |
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| Kingakuji (The Golden Pavilion), originally built in 1399 (Ashikaga Era), rebuilt in 1964 |
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Kodoin (sub-temple)
In Daitoku-ji, Kyoto |
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| Japanese tea ceremony tools |
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Ryoan-ji, Kyoto, Muromachi Era
-Patron (commissions): Ashikaga Yoshimasa
-Artists: Soami (1455-1525), various Zen Monks, and two gardeners (Kotara and Seijiro)
-Zen Garden |
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Kiyonaga, edo period
Fishing fires |
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| Utamaro, “a collection of reigning beauties” Edo Period |
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| Utamaro, Lovers with clam shell, Edo Period |
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The 36 Views of Mt. Fuji
“The Great Wave”
Edo Period
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) |
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“Goyu”
The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1831-4)
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Edo Period |
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