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Art of Japan. Vessel from Miyanomae, Middle Jomon period, (Nagano Prefecture), 2500-1500 BCE, earthenware Jomon period/ use of “coils” as a ceramic ornament.
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Vessel from Miyanomae, Middle Jomon period, (Nagano Prefecture), 2500-1500 BCE, earthenwareJomon period/ use of “coils” as a ceramic ornament
Haniwa warrior figures from the Late Kofun period, fifth to mid-sixth century, low-fired clayKofun period/cylindrical statues made for tombs/ haniwa/
Ise Shrine (as rebuilt in 1973)Shinto Shrine and the veneration of the kami/ Amaterasu/ rebuilt every 20 years (shikinen sengu)
Right: Kunisada. Amaterasu emerging from a cave, printBelow: Torii to Ise’s Inner Shrine
“heart pillar”/ Imperial or Inner Shrine/ Outer Shrine/ wooden weights with metallic caps/ chigi forked finials/ tiered fencing/ formal simplicity, disciplined structure, and a spiritual presence
Horuyuji kondo, or Golden Hall (Nara, Japan), Hakuho period, c. 680world’s oldest wooden building
Right: Todai-Ji Temple at Nara, 743Below: Horuyuji kondo Buddhist capital at Nara/ kondo/ monastery-temple complex
Tori Busshi. Shaka triad from the Horyuji kondo (Nara, Japan), Asuka period, 623, bronze
Portrait of the Priest Ganjin (Toshodo-ji, Nara), mid-eighth century, dry lacquer
Kongo Yasha, Kamakura period, wood, gesso and colorsKongo Yasha/ Five Radiant Kings
Statue of Minamoto No Yoritomo, Kamakura period, wood, paint and inlay
Stone and gravel garden at the temple of Ryoan-ji (Kyoto) c. 1480Muromachi period/ Zen in spirit
Sesshu. Winter Landscape, Ashikaga period, c. 1500, hanging scroll, ink, and light color on paper
Momoyama period/ a fortress named the White Heron/ samurai warriors/ dolphin-like shachi-gawara motifs/ a maze of courtyards