Transcript Japanese Aesthetics

Intro
Intro
JOMON
Female figure pottery
Intro
Ritual pots – coil built with rope appliques
Ainu robe – 18th century, hemp with embroidery
KOFUN ERA
Haniwa warrior figure
Kofun era minor noble tomb tumulus
Intro
Keyhole tombs in the Osaka area
Fragment of a haniwa warrior, terra cotta
Kofun era helmet
Intro
Tomb paintings of the late Kofun era, court ladies
Intro
Bronze buddha head, Nara
Kofukuji temple
Asuka
Horyuji temple, Yamato
Asuka
Tempyo and Hakuho era images of Miroku (Maitreya)
Asuka to early Heian
paintings
Asuka
Byoudou-in temple at Uji
Heian
Amida Buddha image of main hall
Computer reconstruction of hall
Heian
Taima Mandala
Paradise of Amida
Heian
Heian
Sanjusangendo temple, Kyoto, Hall of 33 bays
Kongokai mandala – thunderbolt
Arrangement of Buddhist
Pantheon around Vairocana,
Universal Buddha
Heian
Heian
Changan (Xian)
Modern Kyoto
Heian
Great Buddha at Kamakura, Sutra text of the period – offertory style.
Courtier’s cap
Wood and inlays
Heian
18th century screen of Heian courtiers playing Kemari (foot ball) in Spring
Heian
Heian
Letter on decorative paper with cut gold and lapis
Sections of the Tale of Genji novel in scroll form
Heian