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8-4 Haniwa (cylindrical) warrior figure, from Gunma Prefecture, Japan, late Kofun period, fifth to mid-sixth century. Low-fired clay, 4’ 1 1/4” high. Funerary spiritual protection grave sites, tombs cylindrical simple, bold forms 8-5 Ise Shrine Shinto religious site Ise, Japan, Rebuilt 1993 •Mortise & tenon joints •Thatched roof •Kami (spirits) link to nature •Rebuilt about every 20 yrs • • • • 8-10 Daibutsuden, Todaiji, Japan c.700, rebuilt 1700 Main building Buddhist temple complex Similar to Chinese architecture • 8-13 / 8-14 • Tale of Genji handscroll • c1100 • • • • • Minori Chapter Bird’s eye view Prince meets his love near her death Text written by Murasaki c.1,000 Hiragana text • • • • 8-15 Priest Shunjobo Chogen C.1200, Kamakura period Polychrome cypress wood • • • • • 8-16 The Burning of the Sanjo Palace C.1200 Kamakura period Handscroll on paper • 27-5 • Hasegawa Tohaku • Pine Forest • c.1600 • Ink on paper screen • Zen – meditative mood • • • • • • • • 27-8 Katsura Imperial Villa Kyoto, Japan 1620-1663 Edo Period Country retreat Natural materials Horizontality Fits into nature • • • • • • 27-11 Suzuki Harunobu Evening Bell at the Clock C.1765, Edo Period Woodblock print 11”x8” • Ukiyo-e = floating world pictures • • • • • • • 27-12 Hokusai The Great Wave (from 36 Views of Mt. Fuji) c.1830, Edo Period Woodblock print 10”x 15”