Art History of Japan

ART HISTORYOF JAPAN

Jomon Period Earliest Times - 200 BC

Clay figurines are only 10 inches in height.

Yayoi Period 200 BC - 200 AD

Right Man winding Thread and Two Men husking Rice; Line relief on a bronze bell

Haniwa FiguresKofun Period Arnd 250 AD - 550 AD

Found in burial mounds (tumults); were made to keep the dead company

Asuka Period 552 - 645 AD

To the left - Buddha decoration of door panel; painting on lacquered woodTo the right Ancient records statethat this wood statue is a portrait of the PrinceNara Period645 AD - 794 AD

To the right Goddess of Beauty;Painting on hemp clothTo the left Bodhisattva Flying on a Cloud; Ink on hemp clothHeian Period794 - 1185

To the left - Portrait of Ryuchi; Colors on silkOn the bottom left Animal Scroll; Ink on paperTo the right The Cabin of the Poet Hermit; Colors on silk

Kamakura Period1185 - 1392

Left - Figure of Minister Taira-ao-Shigemori; Hanging scroll, colors on silkBelow Hand scroll, colors on paperRight Hand scroll, colors on paperMuromachi Period1392-1573

Left - Winter Landscape; Ink and light color on paperBelow Tsubo or narrow-necked jar Below Piece used for burialMomoyama Period 16th & 17th Centuries

Below Kansai or ash containerBelow Official tea jarRight - Portrait of a Lady; color on paperBelow Monkeys;Ink on paperEdo or Tokugawa Period1615 - 1867

Below - of folding screen;color on gold paperBelow left- Medicine case Left Black raku tea bowl

Meiji Period or New Japan1868 -

Below Chair hibachi

Below tea containerRight The Black Cat;Color on silk