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Name
Diamond World Mandala of the Mandala of the Two Worlds
Name
Womb World Mandala of the Mandala of the Two Worlds
Materials
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Materials
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Period and Location
Heian Period- second half of 9th century, Toji, Kyoto
Period and Location
Heian Period- second half of 9th century, Toji Kyoto
What Buddha is in the pair?
The Dainichi Buddha/Great Sun Buddha
Which school of Buddhism are these scrolls with?
Esoteric Buddhism
What does this scroll represent?
The wisdom of the Buddha
What does this scroll represent?
The compassion of the Buddha
Who is this?
A wisdom king or Myo-o
How are Wisdom Kings represented?
With a flaming halo, a sword, and a lasso. Often have an angry expression.
Name
Main Hall or Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Temple
Period and Location
Heian period- c. 1052, Uji, near Kyoto
Note about this Temple
Originally was a villa of the Fujiwara Clan. Was converted to a Temple
What does the architecture allude to?
Amida Buddhism’s Western Paradise
Name
Amida Buddha
Materials
Gilt wood, joined-block method
Period and Location
Heian Period- 1053 CE, in Phoenix Hall in Byodoin Temple in Uji
Single Block Carving
Carving sculpture from a large block of wood, only one block, prone to cracking, very heavy
Joined-Block Carving
Carving sculpture from multiple pieces of wood and joining them together, allows for large sculptures, multiple sculptors can work at the same time, can be hollowed out
Name
Raigo
Materials
Painting on wooden wall panel
Period and Location
Heian Period, Phoenix Hall in Byodoin Temple in Uji
What is Raigo
The descent of the Amida Buddha to welcome a dying person into the Western Paradise
Name
The Tale of Genji Emaki
Materials
Handscroll, ink and color on paper
Period
Heian Period- early 12th century
What is emaki an example of?
The Yamato-e style painting
What are some characteristics of Yamato-e painting?
Non-religious subjects, colorful pigments, stylized with simplified features(line-eye, hook-nose style), flattened space, bird’s eye view
Name
“Scene of Defecators” from Scroll of Hungry Ghosts(gaki)
Materials
Handscroll, ink and color on paper
Period
Heian-Kamakura Period- 12th-13th century
What are gaki?
Hungry ghosts tormented by perpetual thirst and hunger
What are the Six Realms of Existence?
Devas
Humans
Ashuras
Animals
Hungry Ghosts
Hell Beings
Name
Portrait of Minamoto (Kamakura) Shogun
Materials
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Period
Kamakura Period- 13th century
What is characteristic of Kamakura Period art?
Realism
Name
Pair of Nio Guardians
Artist
Unkei, Kaikei, and sculptors of the Kei School
Materials
Wood with paint, assembled wood method
Period and Location
Kamakura Period- 1203, Great South Gate in Todaiji in Nara
Name
Kami Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk
Artist
Kaikei
Period and Location
1201 CE, Hachiman Hall in Todaiji in Nara
Materials
Wood and paint
Who is Hachiman?
the Shinto kami of war and protector of warriors
Syncretism
the merging of Shintoism and Buddhism, the Shinto kami as local manifestations of Buddhist deities
Name
Jizo Bodhisattva
Artist
Kaikei
Materials
Lacquered wood with color, gold, kirikane, and inlaid crystal eyes
Period
Kamakura Period- 1202
Characteristics of Jizo
In the guise of a monk, holding a wish-fulfilling jewel in his left hand and a monk’s staff in his right hand
Who is Jizo?
A Bodhisattva protector of children and travelers
Name
Priest Kuya
Artist
Kei School sculptor
Materials
Wood with paint and inlaid crystal eyes
Period
Kamakura Period- 13th century
What is coming out of his mouth?
visualization of nenbutsu(prayer to Buddha), the six Buddhas represent the six kanji that mean Amida’s name
Name
Daruma
Artist
Sesshu Toyo
Period
Muromachi Period- 15th century
Materials
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Who is Daruma?
Legendary Indian monk who founded Chan/Zen Buddhism in 6th Century CE China
Characteristics of Zen Buddhist Art
monochromatic, minimalist
Name
Mountain and Water Painting
Materials
Ink
Three art forms revered in China and Japan
Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting
Three Natural elements in Ink Landscape Paintings
Rocks, Trees and Water
Name
Winter Landscape
Artist
Sesshu Toyo
Materials
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Period
Muromachi Period- c. 1470s
Name
Splashed-Ink Landscape
Artist
Sesshu Toyo
Materials
Ink on paper
Period
Muromachi Period- 1495
Name
Zen Rock Garden
Materials
Rocks and gravel
Period and Location
Muromachi Period- c. 1480, Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto
Dry Garden
a garden made out of stones without any water, water is represented with pebbles
Borrowed Scenery
Incorporated natural elements beyond the garden boundary
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