Japanese Synopsis art 162 honors
Throughout a succession of defineable periods in what was essentially
a feudal society, Japan's art has reflected the influence and synthesis
of external cultures - especially China's. The spread of Buddhism from
the mainland and Japan's native Shintoism provided a base for the development
of a unique Japanese art, culture, and ceremony, integrating elements
from each religion. This art of minimalist taste and controlled restraint
emphasizes the beauty of space as it is defined by its enframing elements.
Western artists have at times drawn heavily upon this influence in the
realm of posters and prints, while Japanese minimalist architecture has
been a source of design inspiration to architects and interior designers
alike. - DJB
The Art of Japan
Japanese Art 200 - 1868
TERMS
Haniwa - tubular sculpture made of fired clay (G9-476),
Haniwa figures found at burial sites
Shinto - indigenous Japanese religion based
on nature
Zen - a Japanese form of Buddhism descended
from China's Chi'n branch of Buddhism
Ukiyo-e - artwork representing the "everchaging
passing world" (popular events)
Wabi - serenity and austerity as a quality of Japanese art, associated
with the spiritual solitude of ZenBuddhism (www.encarta.com)
Living National Treasures -
Isi Shrine - Shinto worship structure based
on canonized construction methodology
Yamato-e - formulaic figural
representation, in a cartoonish fashion, reflecting sophisticated taste
of nobility
Tea Ceremony - ritualized Japanese cultural
event with both Buddhist and Shinto influence
Woodcut - a print produced from the relief carving
of a woodblock
Tokonoma - a special niche or alcove in Japanese
interior architecture for the display of art objects
Kukai (774-835) - Japanese priest, founder of Shingon Buddhism...influential
in the introduction of Chinese learning to Japan...one of the major literay
figures of the erly Heian period (794-1185)...known posthumously as Kobo
Daishi. (R- 555)
SLIDES
Archaic Kofun Period (c. A.D. 200 - 552)
Haniwa: Horse and Peasant, fired clay
Nara Period (c. 710 - 794)
Portrait of Priest Ganjin, 763 - 784
5th - 6th cent.
Heian or Fujiwara Period (A.D. 794 - 1185)
The Tale of Genii, Takayoshi, now considered group effort; 12th cent.
Lady Murasaki, novelis, Scroll, color on paper
chapter 15, Yomogi-u, 36, (pict. 1-3), Kashiwagi
39, Yugiri, 50, Azumaya
Kamakura Period (1185 - 1392)
The Buring of the Sanjo Palace, Sect. XI, 13th cent.
Scroll, ink & color on paper
Ashikaga Period ( c.1392 - 1573)
Tea Ceremony Room, Kyoto, Myoki-an Chashitsu, 1512
Momoyama Period (1573 - 1615)
Taian teahouse, Sen No Rikyu, Myokian Temple, Kyoto ca. 1582
Ceramic vessel, Shino Chawan, 3 1/2” h.
Tea Bowl, Aka Raku Chawan Seppo, by Hon-ami Koetsu, 17th cent.
Screen of Samurai Sport, color, ink, and gold-leaf on paper, late 16th
cent.
Pine Forest, Hasegawa Tohaku, screen, ink on paper, 5’ 1 3/8”
x 11’ 4” 1539 - 1610
Edo Period (1615 - 1868)
White Plum Blossoms & Red Plum Blossoms,, Ogata Korin, ca. 1710- 1716
Screen, ink, color, silver & gold leaf on paper, 5’ 1 5/8”
x 5’ 77/8”
The Hour of the Boar, Kitagawa Utamaro, Full color wood-block
print ca. 1790
Bust of a Beautiful Lady dressed in a Kimono, 1794
The Actor Seki Sanjuro in the Role of Kiogoku Takumi, Utagawa
Kunisada, 1860
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Katsushika Hokusai c. 1826-1833
The Great Wave of Kanagawa, woodblock, 14 3/4’ w.
Fine Day
Links:
Web Museum, Paris
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/japan
UKIYO-E The Pictures of the Floating World
http://www.bahnhof.se/~secutor/ukiyo-e
Ichimura Manjiro Presents Kabuki for Everyone
http://www.fix.co.jp/kabuki
JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE IN KANSAI
http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture/build_e.htm
Zen Buddhism And Its Relationship
to Elements of Eastern And Western Arts
http://arts.ucsc.edu/faculty/lieberman/zen.html
Japan House at UIUC
http://www.art.uiuc.edu/galleries/japanhouse
The Shiga Project
Project created in December 1996 by the sixteen students enrolled at
the Japan Center for Michigan Universities in Hikone, Japan
http://www.csuohio.edu/history/shiga96/index.html
Chinese and Japanese Art History
WWW Virtual Library
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/html/chinese/index.html
DJB Notes:
Shinden Style - original Japanese architecure, adapted to native
taste (circa 11th century)
"Aware" - transcience of life as reflected in the season,
the sense of the passing sadness of things
Hiragana - the distinctive Japanese calligraphic style
Zen - influence: Tea Ceremony, ink painting,
character-calligraphy, the Incense Ceremony (kodo), the No drama, austeer
gravel and rock gardens - "aware" aesthetic ideals of wabi (austerity),
"sabi" (the effect of natural age, rust), and the descendent
of these concepts "shibui" (astrigent taste).
Shoin-zukuri - architectural style, late 15th cent., further Japanisation
of the Shinden style, austere, simple, elegant, and flexible
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