Japanese Art

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Japanese Art

Early Cultures: Jomon, Yayoi and Tumulus Periods Jomon –

ceramics, clay figurines Yayoi –

Introduction of iron, pottery Tumulus

Haniwa clay figures Bordered tombs called grave guardians

Japanese Art

Mid-6th to Early 8th Century Buddhism and Chinese reached Japan in

form of gifts Bronze Buddha's

Nara Period (710-784) Pagodas Buddhist sculptures

Buildings executed in bronze, painted clay and dry lacquer

Japanese Art

Early Heian Period (884-897) Mandala paintings, huge silk hangings –

drawn in silver and gold, wood sculptures Late Heian Period (897-1185)

Secular painting and calligraphy Kamakura Period (1184-1333)

Kamakura scroll paintings – biographies of famous evangelist

Realistic portraits

Japanese Art

Murmachi Period (1338-1573) Poem paints, paintings on screens and

sliding doors Momoyama Period (1573-1614)

Gigantic mural of flowering trees Early Edo Period (1615-1688)

Koetsu’s raku tea bowls –genius for design

Japanese Art

Later Edo Period (1688-1703) Genre painting – popular life and festivals

Modern Period (1703 – present) Palatial building – i.e. Tokyo’s Akasake

palace Japanese art covers a wide range of art

styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper.