Midterm Flashcards
Dates and Periods
Jōmon period (C. 10,500–300 BCE) - Closed
Yayoi period (C. 300 BCE–300 CE)
Kofun period (300–552)
Asuka period (552–710) - Open
Nara period (710-794) - Open
Heian period (794–1185) - Closed
Kamakura period (1185–1333) - Open
Muromachi period (1392–1573) - Open
Middle Jōmon vessel. Ca. Excav. Sasayama, Niigata Pref. C. 2500 BCE.
Dōtaku. Bronze. Excav. Kagawa Pref. Middle Yayoi Pd., National Treasure
Monumental tumulus of (semi-legendary) Emperor Nintoku (reign ca. 395-427), near Osaka
haniwa : clay sculptures in cylindrical form
(hani: clay; wa: circle)
Tori Busshi, Shaka Triad, Kondō, Hōryūji. Gilt bronze. Dated 623.
The Tamamushi shrine and Jatakas (Stories of Buddha’s previous lives)
Parinirvana Sculptural Tableaux, Pagoda Horyu-ji, Nara Asuka Period 7th century
Big Buddha (Daibutsu) of Nara - BIRUSHANA NYORAI at Todaiji Temple Nara Daibutsu Nara Big Buddha Constructed 752 AD
Kannon,. Hokkedo. Todaiji. 740s. Dry lacquer with gold leaf
vajrapani - guardian figure. Hokkedō, Tōdaiji. Painted clay.. 733.
Musicians on an Elephant - mid-8th c. Shōsōin
Monk Ganjin, Tōshōdaiji Temple, Colored Dry Lacquer, Nara Era, 8th Century
otoko-e: men’s pictures
onna-e: women’s pictures
Otoko-e: later came to refer to monochrome or lightly colored pictures that relied on the Chinese style of calligraphic line; action-filled and used for historical narratives
Onna-e: emotion-filled, used in Yamato-e style of painting
Illustrated Handscrolls of the Tale of Genji - “The Oak Tree” (Kashiwagi), scene 3
The Flying Rice Granary Book - The Rich Man of Yamazaki, the flying granary
Scroll of Frolicking Animals -Handscroll; ink on paper. - Heian period, mid-12th c. Kōzanji, Kyoto
Continuous narrative without texts
No color; figures drawn in black only
Satire
Using calligraphic strokes 4 scrolls, the last two were done later (mid. 13th cent.) by a less competitive hand
Haya Raigō (Rapid Welcoming Descent). Colors and gold on silk. 13th cent.
25 bodhisattvas descending from the Paradise to welcome a dying monk
Scroll of Hungry Ghosts, Heian Period/12th century
Heiji monogatari emaki (Scrolls of Events of the Heiji Era) - written in 1220
Stress physical realism, heroism and loyalty in battle
Patronage changed from the courtly Fujiwara to the martial Minamoto
Kūya (903-72), a Pure Land Buddhist monk.
Kōshō. Portrait of Kūya. Early 13th cent. Wood with paint and inlaid eyes. H. 117. 6 cm. Kūya’s Amida cult was the first Buddhist sect to begin to extend to the lower ranks of society
The nenbutsu mantra: “ Namu Amida Butsu,” or (“Hail to Amida Buddha“)
Kaikei. Hachiman in the Guise of a Monk. 1201. Wood with paint
