AP Art History - Crouse
Japan Before 1333
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Early Japan
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Figure 17-4 Tomb of Emperor Nintoku. Sakai, Osaka
Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period, late fourth to early
fifth century.
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Figure 17-5 Haniwa warrior, from
Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period,
fifth to mid-sixth century. Low-fired clay,
4’ 3 1/4” high. Tokyo National Museum,
Tokyo.
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Shinto Beliefs and Architecture
• Shinto deities and concepts
• Cyclical rebuilding of sanctuaries
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Figure 17-6 Main hall, Amaterasu shrine, Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period or later; rebuilt 1993
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17.2 Buddhist Japan
• Understand the arrival and development of Buddhism and its
influence on art.
• Understand the migration of Buddhism.
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Figure 17-7 Tori Busshi, Shaka triad, kondo,
Horyuji, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Asuka period,
623. Bronze, central figure 5’ 9 1/2” high.
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Figure 17-8 Yakushi triad, kondo, Yakushiji, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Nara period, late seventh or early eighth
century. Bronze, central figure 8’ 4” high, including base and mandorla.
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Figure 17-13 Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, Heian period, 1053.
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17-13A JOCHO, Seated Amida, Heian period, 1053.
Gilded and lacquered wood, 9’ 8” high. Phoenix
Hall, Byodoin, Uji.
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Figure 17-14 Genji Visits Murasaki, from the Minori chapter, Tale of Genji, Heian period, first half of 12th century. Hand scroll,
ink and color on paper, 8 5/8” high. Goto Art Museum, Tokyo.
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17-13B FUJIWARA NO SADANOBU, album leaf, from the Ishiyama-gire, Heian period, early 12th century. Ink with gold and
silver on decorated paper collage, 8” X 6 3/8”. Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Figure 17-15 The flying storehouse, from Legends of Mount Shigi, Heian period, late 12th century. Handscroll,
ink and colors on paper, 1’ ½” high. Chogosonchiji, Nara.
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Figure 17-16 Portrait statue of the priest
Shunjobo Chogen, Todaiji, Nara, Japan,
Kamakura period, early 13th century.
Painted cypress wood, statue 2’ 8
3/8” high; detail 1’ 9” high.
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17-17 KOSHO, Portrait statue of the priest Kuya preaching,
Kamakura period, early 13th century. Painted wood with inlaid
eyes, 3’ 10 1/4" high. Rokuharamitsuji, Kyoto.
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Figure 17-18 Night attack on the Sanjo Palace, from Events of the Heiji Period, Kamakura period, 13th century.
Handscroll, ink and colors on paper, 1’ 4 ¼” high; complete scroll 22’ 10” long. Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston (Fenollosa-Weld Collection).
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17-19 Amida Descending over the Mountains, Kamakura period, 13th century. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on
silk, 4’ 3 1/8” X 3’ 10 ½”. Zenrinji, Kyoto.
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