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| Vessel, from Miyanomae, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Middle Jomon period, 2500-1500 BCE, earthenware, 1' 11 2/3" high |
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| Dotaku (bell), from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, late Yayoi period, 100-300 CE, bronze, 1'5" high |
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| Tomb of Emperor Nintoku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period, late fourth to early fifth century |
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| Haniwa (cylindrical), warrior figure, from gunma Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period, fifth to sixth century, low-fired clay, 4' 1 1/4" high |
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| Amaterasu Shrine (main hall), Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period or later; rebuilt in 1993 |
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| Shaka triad, by Tori Busshi, Horyuji kondo, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Asuka period, 623 bronze, 5' 9 1/2" |
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| Vairocana Buddha, Longmen Caves, Luoyang, China, Tang Dynasty, completed 675, 44' high and standing Buddha, Korean Silla Period, 8th century |
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| Shaka Triad, by Tori Busshi, Horyuji kondo, Nara, Japan, Asuka period, 623, bronze, 5' 9 1/2" and Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna, Nothern Wei dynasty, China, 518 gilded bronze, 10" high |
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Yakushi triad, Yakushiji kondo, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Nara period, late seventh or early eigth century, bronze, 8' high
The sculptor of this Nara Buddha triad favored greater anatomical definition and shape-revealing drapery than the Asuka artist Tori Busshi. The Nara statues display the sensuous fleshiness of Indian sculpture. |
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| Yakshi, detail from Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, mid-first century BCE to early first century CE (East Torana), stone |
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| Kondo (Golden Hall), Horyuji, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Nara period, ca. 680 |
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| Amida triad, wall painting, from the kondo, Horyuji, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Nara period, ca. 710, ink and colors, 10' 3" x 8' 6" |
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| Daibutsuden, Todaiji, Japan, Nara period, 743, rebuilt ca. 1700 |
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Taizokai (Womb World) mandara, Kyoogokokuji (Toji), Kyoto, Japan and Kongokai (Diamond World)
The Womb World mandara is a diagram of the cosmic universe, composed of 12 zones, each representing one dimension of Buddha nature. Mandaras played a central role in Esoteric Buddihist rituals and mediation. |
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| Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, Heian period, 1053 |
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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, 8 5/8" high |
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The Flying Storehouse, from The Legends of Mount shigi, Heian period, late 12th century, handscroll, ink and color on paper, 1' 1/2" high
This Heian handscroll is very different from the Genji scroll in both subject and style. The artist exaggerated each feature of the gesticulating and scurrying figures in this Buddhist miracle story. |
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| Priest Shunjobo Chogen, Todaiji, Nara, Japan, Kamakura period, early 13th century, painted cypress wood, 2' 8" high |
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Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace, from Events of the Heiji Period, Kamakura period, 13th century, handscroll, ink and color on paper, 1' 4" high (complete scroll 22' 10" long)
The Heiji scrool is an example of Japanese historical narrative painting. Staccato brushwork and vivid flashes of color beautifully capture the drama of the night attack and burning of Emperor Goshirakawa's palace. |
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| Amida Descending over the Mountains, Kamakura period, 13th century, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, 4' 3" x 3' 10 1/2" |
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| Dry cascade and pools, Saihoji temple, Kyoto, Japan, Muromachi period, 14th century |
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Sesshu Toyo, Splashed-ink (haboku) landscape, Muromachi period, 1495, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 4’ 10” x 2’ |
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Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, by Liang Kai, Southern Song period, early 13th century, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 2’ 5” high |
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Kano Motonobu, Zen Patriarch Xiangyen Zhixian Sweeping with a Broom,from Daitokuji, Kyoto, Japan, Muromachi period, ca. 1513, hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, 5’ 9” x 4’ 6” |
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Kano Eitoku, Chinese Lions, Momoyama period, late 16th century, folding six-panel screen, color, ink, and gold leaf on paper, 7’ 4” x 14’ 10” |
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Hasegawa Tohaku, Pine Forest, Momoyama period, late 16th century, six-panel screen, ink on paper, 5’ 1” x 11’ 4” |
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| Sen No Rikyu, Taian teahouse, Myokian Temple, Kyoto,Japan, Momoyama period, ca. 1582 |
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| Kogan, tea ceremony water jar, Momoyama period, late |
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| Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakuchū (1716-1800) |
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Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, 1620-1663 |
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| Boat Bridge, writing box, by Honami Koetsu, Edo period, early 17th century, lacquered with sprinkled gold and inlay, 9 ½” x 9” x 4 5/8” |
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Yosa Buson, Cuckoo Flying over New Verdure, Edo period, late 18th century, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, 5’ x 2’ 7” |
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Wu Zhen, Stalks of Bamboo by a Rock, Yuan dynasty, 1347 |
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| Shen Zhou, Lofty Mount Lu, Ming dynasty, 1467 |
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| Dong Qichang Dwelling on the Qingbian Mountains, Southern School, Ming dynasty 1617 |
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Suzuki Harunobu, Evening Bell at the Clock, by from Eight Views of the Parlor series, Edo period, ca. 1765, woodblock print, 11 ¼” 8 ½” |
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| Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series, Edo period, ca. 1826-1833,woodblock print, ink and colors on paper, 9 7/8” x 1’ 2 ¾” |
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Takahashi Yuichi, Oiran (Grand Courtesan), Meiji period, 1872, oil on canvas, 2’ 6 ½” x 1’ 9 5/8”
Kawai Gyoduko, Landscape, ink and color on silk, early 19th century |
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Yokoyama Taikan, Kutsugen, Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Meiji period, 1898, hanging scroll, color on silk, 4’ 4” x 9’ 6” |
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Kenzo Tange, National Indoor Olympic Stadiums, Tokyo, Japan, Showa period, 1961-1964 |
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| Hamada Shoji, Dish, 1962, black trails on translucent glaze, 5 7/8” x 1’ 10 ½” |
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Kimio Tsuchiya, Symptom, 1987, branches, 13’ 1 ½” x 14’ 9” x 3’ 11” |
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Hafiz-i Abru, "Journey of the Prophet Muhammad“ from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), present-day Afghanistan, Heart, 1425, manuscript, ink, opaque watercolor, gold, 16.87 in. high 13.00 in. wide
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Qutb Minar, Early 13th century, Alai Darvaza, 1311, Delhi, India |
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| Lotus Mahal, Vijayanagara, 15th or early 16th century India |
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| Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687-692 |
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Dome of the Rock (interior) Jerusalem, 687-692 |
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| Great Mosque (aerial view), Damascus, Syria, 705-715 |
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| Umayyad palace and ruins, entry gate, Mshatta, Jordan, ca. 740-750, limestone |
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| Plan and ruins of Umayyad palace, Mshatta, Jordan, ca. 740-750, limestone |
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