Test 3 Japan Flashcards
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Cypress Trees*
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D: 1590 P: Momoyama A: Eitoku M: color gold leaf and ink on paper H: 5x15 ft • Kirikane •8 panel sliding screen • Fusuma sliding panel • decorated for palace • blue/green bg inspired by Tang Dynasty •shows longevity in art • artist started Kano school
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Pine Wood
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D: 16th ce P: Momoyama A: Tohaku M: ink on paper 5x11ft • 6 panel screen • Fusuma • decorated for palaces •artist comes from Kano school
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Tales of Genji*
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D: 12th P: late heian M: ink and color on paper ¥ several handscrolls • blown away roof technique • earliest surviving handscroll from Japan • e-maki scroll • Yamato-e • based on Japanese novel by Murosaki • earliest written Japanese novel • novel is 54 chapters • only 19 illustrations left today • story - prince Genji falls in love with concubine, father dismisses him
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Catching a Catfish with a Gourd
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D: 1413 P: Muromachi A: Josetsu M: ink and color on paper H: 32in •E-maki hanging scroll • painting reflects zen Buddhist ideals • a nonsense riddle for students= koan • monks wrote inscriptions • date inscribed on paper
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The Great Wave from 36 views of Mt. Fuji*
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D: 18th P: Edo A: Hokusai M: full color wood block • Hokusai's most known artwork •based on Mt. Fuji • waves influenced by crab claw technique of Li Cheng •Yamato-e • diagonal pattern from rinpa school • ukiyo-e
