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Title: Middle Jomon Vessel
Period: Jomon
Provenance: Niigata Prefecture |
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Title: Figurine
Period: Jomon
Provenance: Unknown |
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Title: Dotaku
Period: Yayoi
Provenance: Unknown |
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Title: Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
Period: Kofun
Provenance: Osaka |
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Title: Haniwa Warrior
Period: Kofun
Provenance: Unknown |
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Title: Shinto Shrine
Period: Kofun
Provenance: Izumo |
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| "Cord-making" - braided twine used to make patterns on pottery |
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| a Japanese method of support/construction that doesn't use nails/artificial materials; can support a building and allow it to shift/adjust in response to an earthquake |
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Title: Hoyru-ji
Period: Asuka
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Pagoda
Period: Asuka
Provenance: Horyu-ji, Nara |
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Title: Kondo
Period: Asuka
Provenance: Horyu-ji, Nara |
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Title: Shaka Triad
Artist: Tori Busshi
Period: Asuka
Provenance: Horyu-ji, Nara |
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Title: Tamamushi Shrine (Jade Beetle Shrine)
Period: Asuka
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Miroku
Period: Asuka
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Amida Triad
Period: Nara
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Yakushi Triad
Period: Nara
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Guardian Figure
Period: Nara
Provenance: Todai-ji, Nara |
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Title: Priest Ganjin
Period: Nara
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: The Assault of Mara from the Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect
Period: Nara
Provenance: Nara |
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Period: Heian
Provenance: To-ji, Kyoto |
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Period: Heian
Provenance: Koyasan |
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Period: Heian
Provenance: Horyu-ji, Nara |
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Title: Tale of Genji
Period: Heian
Provenance: Unknown |
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Title: The Flying Storehouse
Period: Heian
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Monkey Worshipping a Frog
Artist: attributed to Toba Soja
Period: Heian
Provenance: Kyoto |
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| a story that establishes the founding of a Buddhist temple/structure |
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| "women's painting" style - bright colors, thick paint, heavy and almost cartoonish lines, and stories that are considered appealing to women (romance, etc) |
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| hand scrolls, popular with Buddhist sutras because they're small and portable |
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| "men's style painting" where emotion is shown so extremely on faces and in body language, that the faces almost seem contorted - less emphasis on color, more focus on line |
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"Transcendant Realm of Bliss"/path of serene trust
pure trust in the power and wisdom of the Buddhas |
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| Poetry written purely in Japanese language, as opposed to written in Chinese by Japanese poets |
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| a style in story-telling where the lines are diagonal/off-kilter, the colors are bright and saturated, and the scene seems to go off the paper/surface |
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| a traditionally Japanese painting style that often includes long strings of verticle text, usually a poem or story |
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Title: Great South Gate
Period: Kamakura
Provenance: Todai-ji, Nara |
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Title: Kumano Mandala
Period: Kamakura
Provenance: Unknown |
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Artist: Koben
Period: Kamakura
Provenance: Nara |
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Title: Portrait of Yoritomo
Artist: Fujiwara Takanobu
Period: Kamakura
Provenance: Kyoto |
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(note: not the actual armor, but similar; couldn't find proper picture)
Title: Grand Armour
Period: Kamakura
Provenance: Aoimori Prefecture |
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Title: Burning of the Sanjo Palace
Period: Kamakura
Provenance: unknown |
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| Buddhist beads used for meditation; used to count how many times they say their meditation prayers |
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| large-scale, like the giant Buddhas found in China |
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| an image used as a meditation aid |
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| bracketed, 90-degree geometric structures |
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| A leader of the samurai; the effective ruler of Japan where the Emperor is more like a figurehead |
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Title: Posthumous Portrait of Enni Ben'en
Artist: Mincho
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Artist: Sesshu Toyo
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Unknown |
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Title: Catching a Catfish with a Gourd
Artist: Josetsu
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Title: Wind and Waves
Artist: Sesson Shukei
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Title: Golden Pavillion
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Rukuon-ji, Kyoto |
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Title: Teahouse
Artist: attributed to Sen no Rikyu
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Myoki-an, Kyoto |
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| freshwater jar for tea ceremony |
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Period: Muromachi
Provenance: unknown |
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Title: Garden of Daisen-in
Artist: attributed to Saomi
Period: Muromachi
Provenance: Daitoku-ji, Kyoto |
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| the study of riddles that can't be solved |
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| Chinese style of painting of Chinese subjects by Japanese artists |
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| The bottom level of the Golden Pavillion, used for meditation, display of art, and social gatherings; panel/screen walls allow it to be opened up to the outdoors |
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| a near heavy-handed approach to ink painting; bold and thick use of ink |
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Title: White Heron Castle (Himei Castle)
Period: Momoyama
Provenance: Hyogo Prefecture |
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Title: Nijo Castle (interior)
Period: Momoyama
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Title: Tigers and Bamboo
Artist: Kano Tan'yu
Period: Momoyama
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Title: Irises
Artist: Ogata Korin
Period: Edo
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Title: Rain Shower at Ohashi Bridge
Artist: Ando Hiroshige
Period: Edo
Provenance: Unknown |
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| Westerners Playing Their Music |
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Artist: Unknown
Period: Edu
Provenance: Kyoto |
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Title: Mount Fuji Under a Wave at Kanagawa
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Period: Edu
Provenance: Unknown |
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| A five-storied watch tower/castle tower |
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| a very decorative style (lots of use of goldleaf), with bold outlines ("boneless method") and frequent use of complimentary colors |
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