Japanese Art and Culture Terms

Izanami and Izanagi

Mythical Twin God Founders of Japan through Procreation

Mythical Twin God Founders of Japan through Procreation

Izanami and Izanagi

Jomon

"Cord-Pressed"

"Cord-Pressed"

Jomon

3 traits of Yayoi Culture?

Wheel Thrown Pottery, Metallurgy, Agrarian

Ryusui

Marine-Inspired (Yayoi)

Marine-Inspired

Ryusui (Yayoi)

Kofun

"Keyhole"

"Keyhole"

Kofun

Whose was Daisen Kofun?

Emperor Nitoku

What was Emperor Nitoku's Kofun?

Daisen Kofun

Harae

"Purification"

"Purification"

Harae

"Sin/Impurity"

Kegare

Kegare

"Sin/Impurity"

Kami-No-Michi

"To know the Gods"

"To know the Gods"

Kami-No-Michi

Entrance to Kami Shrines?

Torii Gates

Temizu

Water at Kami Shrine

"Water at Kami Shrine"

Temizu

Greatest Kami

Amaterasu, Sun Goddess

Amaterasu

Greatest Kami, Sun Goddess

3 Encounters of Siddhartha?

Old Person in Pain, Diseased Person, Death

4 Noble Truths of Buddha?

1. All Life is Sorrowful
2. Suffering is caused by Attachment, Desire, Ignorance
3. One must Cease Suffering...
4. Through the Middle Path

Mahayana

"Buddha has become Iconified"

"Buddha has become Iconified"

Mahayana

Who brought Buddhism to Japan?

Prince Shotoku

Stupa

"Domed Mounds"

"Domed Mounds"

Stupa

Hinayana

"Buddha is not yet Iconified"

"Buddha is not yet Iconified"

Hinayana

Asuka-Nara

Age: Start of Buddhism, Humanization of Kami

What Age saw the start of Buddhism and the Humanization of Kami?

Asuka-Nara

Horyu-ji

First Buddhist Temple--Rustic

First Buddhist Temple

Horyu-ji--Rustic

Yakushi Nyorai

Healer Buddha, at Horyu-ji

Buddha at Horyu-ji? + Epithet

Yakushi Nyorai, Healer Buddha

Mitsuda-é

4 Color Laquer Painting, Jataka Tales

4 Color Laquer Painting

Mitsuda-é, Jataka tales

Depicts Previous Lives of Buddha

Jataka Tales, Mitsuda-é

Jataka Tales

Depict previous lives of Buddha, Mitsuda-é

Who made Todai-ji?

Emperor Shomu

What did Emperor Shomu do?

Made Todai-ji, Bronze Buddha (Daibutsuden)

Rushana Buddha

Universal Light Buddha, Do not fear, Daibutsuden

Universal Light Buddha

Rushana Buddha, Daibutsuden, Do Not Fear

Daibutsuden

Buddha at Todai-ji, Universal Light Buddha, Do not Fear

Buddha at Todai-ji

Daibutsuden, Rushana Buddha, Universal Light

Wari-Hagi

"Mass-production of Buddha Technique"

"Mass-production of Buddha Technique"

Wari-Hagi

Saicho Founded? What Period?

Tendai Lotus School (Salvation for All through Reading Lotus Sutras), Early Heian

Who founded Tendai Lotus School?

Saicho, for salvation for all through reading the Lotus sutras

What school advocated for salvation for all in early Heian?

Tendai Lotus

What did Tendai Lotus School Advocate for?

Salvation for all through reading the Lotus sutras

Who founded Shingon School?

Kukai, exclusivity and focus of mandala painting

School Kukai founded?

Shingon, for Exclusivity and Mantras through the Mandala Paintings

Nembutsu

"Ceaseless Recitation"

"Ceaseless Recitation"

Nembutsu

Key Mandala Characteristics?

Sumpreme Buddha in Center (others around), Lotus inlaid in square painting, used for Mantras

Womb in Mandala represents?

The beginning/the universe

Supreme Buddha, Shingon School

Dainichi Buddha, Wisdom Fist

Which Buddha uses the Wisdom fist?

Dainichi (Supreme) Buddha--Shingon School

Dainichi Buddha and Hand Gesture?

Supreme Buddha of Shingon School, the Wisdom Fist

Fudo Myoo School?

Shingon

Bringer of Wisdom from Fire, Destroyer of Ignorance

Fudo Myoo / Blue Fudo

Fujiwara

Powerful Clan during middle Heian

Powerful Clan During Middle Heian

Fujiwara

Fujiwara Castle Turned Shrine

Great Phoenix Hall

Great Phoenix Hall

Fujiwara Castle Turned Shrine

Raigo-Zu

Paintings depicting Amida Buddha descending from Heavens, Nebutsu Usage

Amida Buddha + Hand Gesture

Welcoming Buddha, Imparting and Receiving knowledge, depicted in Raigo-Zu

Paintings used in Nembutsu

Raigo-Zu -Amida Buddha descends

Welcoming Buddha

Amida Buddha

Haya-Raigo

"9 Gradations of Amida Buddha"

"9 Gradations of Amida Buddha"

Haya-Raigo

Onna–é

"Feminine" Painting - Mono No Aware, Simple Faces, Birds eye view

"Feminine" Painting

Onna–é - Mono No Aware, Simple Faces, Birds eye view

Mono No Aware

Pregnant Moment, Controlled Tension

"Pregnant Moment"

Mono No Aware, Controlled Tension

Fuki-Nuki Yatai

"Bird's Eye View"

"Bird's Eye View"

Fuki-Nuki Yatai

"Line-Hook Nose Features"

Hikime-Kagihana

Hikime-Kagihana

"Line-Hook Nose Features"

Otoko-é + Characterstics

"Masculine" Style - Chaos, Broken Lines, Expressive

"Masculine Style" + Characteristics

Otoko-é - Chaos, Broken Lines, Expressive

Hakubyo

"Monochrome Art, Depicts Animals, Humorous, Lesson"

"Monochrome Art, Depicts Animals, Humorous, Lesson"

Hakubyo

Ashide

"Religious Amida Buddha Painting with Hidden Text"

"Religious Amida Buddha Painting with Hidden Text"

Ashide

Kirigane

"Gold Foil"

"Gold Foil"

Kirigane

Tsukuri–é

Very Colorful Narrative Scrolls

Very Colorful Narrative Scrolls

Tsukuri–é

Kamakura and Muromachi

Age that saw the rise of the Shogun, Samurai, Zen Buddhism

Age that saw the rise of the Shogun, Samurai, Zen Buddhism

Kamakura and Muromachi

First Shogun

Yuritomo Minamoto

Yuritomo Minamoto

First Shogun

2 Trends in Art in Kamakura and Muromachi Age

Portraits and Realism

Kana-Onnade

"Feminine, flowing, loose calligraphy"

"Feminine, flowing, loose calligraphy"

Kana-Onnade

Waka

"Poetry written in Kana-Onnade Style"