Scrolls of the Hejie Period- Burning of the Sanjo Palace (Heji Monogatari emaki)

Kamakura Period (1185-1333)

burnt by rebel minamoto

strong diagonal used to propel and divide stories

graphic illustration especially in violence

Frontispiece of (Avatamasaka) Sutra (Heian)

Heian (794-1185)

commisioned by emperor

typical japanese hills

bodisapa around buddha

suggestive of spirital realm

Lotus Sutra Offered by Taira Clan(heike Nokyo)

Heian 794-1185

Taira clan powerful

painted frontise piece dedicated to "itsukushima Shrine"

blended&integrated of text and image

Praying Ladies Offered by Taira Clan (Heike Nokyo)

Heian 794-1185

Page from Ise Shu

Heian 794-1185

Last Will and Testament of Emperor Go Toba

Kamakura (1185-1333)

Portrait of Minamoto No Yoritomo

Kamakura Period (1185-1333)

Silk haning Scroll

Artist Known for Realism

Portrait of Minamoto No Yoritomo Sculpture

Kamakura 1185-1333

Rakuchu Rakugai screen

Kamakura (1185-1333)

Byobu large scale screens

Rakuchu Rakugai means scenes in/around Kyoto

begining of genre painting

censored for Shogun-doesnt show poverty etc.

Mt. Korai toiletry box

kamakura 1185-1333

Landscape scenery popular with samurai

Japanese composition- Asymetrical which the japanese love

Detail is in the chinese style

Kamakura Armor

Kamakura (1185-1333)

Laquor, textile, bronze, copper, leather, silk

Daimyo wears more elaborate

Shakaraki ware

Kamakura (1185-1333)

unekei muchaku and Seshin

Kamakura 1185-1333

Muchaku holds jar with relics

not representives of buddha but advanced

Kosho: the Priest Kuya

Kamakura 1185-1333

Ippen Scrolls

Kamukara 1185-1333

Josetsu: Catching A Catfish with Gourd

muromachi 1392-1573

remounted as a hanging scroll

ashikaga clan

very zen painting

represents a koan- koan is a story

early phase of moramutomhi painting

Shubun: Reading in the Bamboo Study

Muromachi Period (1392-1573)

Died 1460

Monk painter

pupil of Josetsu

Worked as a bookkeeper in monostary

shows people existing with nature by making them lightly painted.

Sesshu: Winter Landscape

Muromachi 1392-1573

Famous Zen painter

Represented morrimachi ink painting

1420-1506

Sesshu: Hoboku Landscape

Muromachi Period (1392-1573)

 76 when created this

Name referrs to broken or splashed ink

Done as farewell gift for a pupil

Himeji Castle

Momayama Period (1573-1615)

Kano Eitoku Pine Trees and Crane

Momayama Period ( 1573-1615)

Kano Eitoku: Cypress

Momoyama Period (1573-1615)

Hasegawa Tohaku: Pine Forest

Momoyama Period (1573-1615)

61'x 136'

ink on paper

utilizes space

quiet composition

Hasegawa Tohaku: Reaching for the Moon

Momoyama Period (1573-1615)

Very well known artist

emerged in large scale screen

Buddhist theme undertones

Kaiho Yusho: Fishnets Drying in the Sun

Momoyama Period (1573-1615)

Trained in Kano School but deviated

Worked mostly monochromatic

entered Zen temple as a child

Bold, Dramatic, unique style

Gold leaf&ink on paper

Statsu and Koetsu: Deer Scroll

Edo (or Tokugawa) Period (1615-1868)

ink gold silver on paper

Sotatsu did the painting of images

Koetsu did calligraphy

Sotatsu: Matshushima Screens (Pine Island)

Edo(Tokugawa) period (1615-1868)

Rimpa Style use or employed

Rimpa-school of painting interested in docerative arts.

Sotatsu: Wind and Thunder Gods

Edo Period (1615-1868)

Left is Raijin Thunder God

Right is Fujinh Wind God

Dish with Cherry-Blossom Design- Nabeshima Ware

Edo Period- (1615-1868)

Fuedal Kilns used for Nabashima Clan

Very Exclusive to who gets them