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.

Funeraryspiritual protectiongrave sites, tombs

cylindricalsimple, 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”