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- Jomon Pottery
- Jomon period
Respect for material, grass pressed into it, not polished
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- Dogu Figure
- Jomon period
- Distorted figure
- Purpose unknown
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- Haniwa Warrior Figure
- Kofun Period
- Protect dead on emperor's tomb
- Respect for material, not representative
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- Inner Shrine at Ise
- Kofun period
- Shintoism--worship of kamis, gratitude, no founder/texts
- Dedicated to sun kami
- Enter through torii
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- Horyu-ji
- Asuka Period
- Pagoda on R
- Kondo hall L w/ images of Buddha
- Assembly hall at back for monks
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- Shaka Triad
- Tori Busshi
- Asuka Period
Framed by mandala w/ all characteristics
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- Todaiji Complex (Great Buddha Hall)
- Asuka Period
Dougong system
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- Phoenix Hall
- Heian Period
- Pure Land Buddhism
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- Amida Buddha
- Jocho
- Heian Period
- Pure Land Buddhism
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- Tale of Genji
- Lady Murasaki
- Heian period
- Onna-e (feminine painting)--birds eye view, floral prints
- Man w/ murderous wife
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- Frolicking Animals
- Toba Sojo
- Heian Period
- Otoke-e (masculine painting)
- Satire of Japanese culture
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- Night attack on Sanjo Palace
- Kamakura Period
- Ink and colors on paper
Otoko-e
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- Kuya Preaching
- Kosho
- Kamakura Period
- Wood
- Pure Land Buddhism
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- Descent of Amida and the 25 Bodhisattvas
- Hanging scroll
- Pure Land Buddhism
- Raigo Painting
- Silk
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- Winter Landscape
- Toyo Sesshu
- Muromachi
- Zen Buddhism
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- Rock Garden at Roanji
- Zen Buddhism
- Muromachi
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- Himeji Castle
- Momoyama Period
Fortress-like armament
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- Fusuma (sliding panel w/ rice paper) by Kano Eitoku
- Momoyama
- Gold background
- Bringing in nature
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- Yugure
- Chojiro
- Momoyama Period
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- Taiain Tearoom
- Sen no Rikyu
- Momoyama
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- Waves at Matsushima
- Tawaraya Sotatsu
- Edo Period
Gold background screen
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- Plate with Wisteria and Trellis Pattern
- Edo
- Porcelain
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- Great Wave off Kanagawa
- Hokusai
- Woodblock Print
- Edo
Shape echoes
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- Giant Daruma
- Ekaku
- Ink on Paper
- Edo
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