Japanese Art and Architecture

Japanese Art and Architecture

1. Architecture

   • Domestic
     • Jomon Pit Dwellings
       • Wood
       • Grass Roofs
       • Round Shapes
       • Jomon Era
     • Farm Houses
       • Similar to Tea Houses
       • Small/Low Rooms
       • Various Levels
       • Garden Setting
       • Local Materials
       • Size of House = Social Status
     • Kenzo Tange Private Residence
       • Integrated With Nature
       • Off the Ground
       • Sliding walls and doors
       • Wood and Glass
       • 1953 Tokyo
     • Glass Shutter House
       • glass walls
       • open to nature
       • wood
       • 2003
     • Paper House
     • Naked House
     • Ito House
     • House H
     • Public Toilet
     • Lucky Drops House
   • Religious
     • Ise Shrine
       • Shinto Religion
       • Wood
     • Horyuji Temple Complex
       • Buddhism
       • 5 Story Pagoda
       • Wood
       • Houses Buddhist Sculpture
     • Phoenix Hall
       • Originally Imperial Villa
       • Buddhism
       • Sits on Pond Edge
       • Wood
     • Toshogu Shrine
       • Wood Structures
       • Lined by Trees
       • 5 Story Pagoda
     • Golden Pavilion
       • Villa Transformed Into Temple
       • Wood and Gold Leaf
       • Houses Buddhist Relics
       • Shinned, Samurai and Zen Architecture
       • Surrounded by Garden
     • Church on The Water
       • open space
       • surrounded by water
       • concrete and glass
     • Silver Pavillion
       • Dry Rock Garden
         • Wabi Sabi
       • Wood
   • Imperial
     • Osaka Castle
       • Massive Stones
       • Gold Leaf
       • Wooden Structure
       • Hilltop
     • Himeji Castle
       • White Exterior
       • Largest Castle in Japan
       • Curved Walls
       • Defensive Structure
       • Plaster, Wood and Stone
       • On Hilltop
     • Matsumoto Castle
       • Gates
       • Black Exterior
       • Wood and Stone
       • On Hilltop
       • Defensive Structure
     • Kyoto Imperial Palace/Compount
       • Urbanism
       • Wooden Sturctures
       • Specific Uses For Buildings
     • Inuyama Castle
     • Akashi Castle

2. Sculpture

   • Religious
     • Buddhism
       • Shaka Triad
         • Gilt Bronze
         • In Temple Complex
         • Lotus Position
         • Peaceful/Archaic Smile
         • Halo
       • Great Buddha
         • Bronze
         • Amitabha Buddha
         • In Temple Complex
         • Gold Leaf
         • Hollow Interior
         • Outside
       • Amida Buddha
         • In Temple Complex
         • Solid Halo
         • Wood
         • Gold Leaf
         • Pure Land Buddhism
       • Priest Ganjin
         • Shows a Human
         • Life-size
         • Inside a Temple
         • Wood + Clay
         • Closed Eyes=Meditation
         • Propagated Buddhism in Japan
       • Portrait Sculpture of a Zen Priest
         • Lacquer on Wood
         • Lotus Position
         • Draped Clothing
         • Calmness/Stillness
         • Disciplined Meditation
         • Only The Fundamentals
         • Realism in Face
       • Yakushi Triad
     • Shinto
       • Shinto Goddess
         • Wood Painted
         • 9th century
         • Kami in Human Form
         • Wood = connection to world
         • seated
       • Seated Male Kami
         • Camphor Wood
         • Deep Carving
         • Court Dress =Authority
         • Square Face
       • Kami Triad
     • Jomon Figurines
       • Clay
       • Large bodies
       • possibly funerary offerings
       • Similar to Mother Goddess Figures
     • Haniwa Figures
   • Imperial
     • Minamoto Yoritomo
       • Painted Wood
       • Crystal Eyes
       • Hunting Clothes
       • Crossed Legs: Similar to Lotus Pose
       • head of family
   • Contemporary
     • Date Painting Boxes
       • Newspaper from everyday
     • Lying on My Flower Bed
       • Yayoi Kusama
       • dots
       • phallic shaped
     • Infinity Room
     • Mirror Room
     • Infinity Mirror Room
     • Searching for Love
     • Dob in the Stage Forest
       • very colourfol
       • expressive
       • animated
       • otaku subculture
     • Kaikai, Kiki and Me
       • Superflat
       • not realistic
       • fantasy world
     • Symptom
       • natural materials
       • Object found in shinto ritual

3. Painting

   • Daily Life
     • Scene From the Minori Chapter
       • Handscroll
       • Ink + Colour on Paper
       • One section of a series
       • Tells a true story
     • Kabuki Theatre Screen
       • Colour on Paper
       • shows real society
     • Portrait (Futago)
       • acrylic paint and gel
       • gender identity
       • not religious
       • reflects Edouard Manet's Olympia
     • Department Store
       • Pen and Water Colour on Paper
       • Similar to Floating World Concept
       • combination of western and japanese style
     • Hie-Sanne Festival Screen
       • Gold + Colour on Paper
       • Part of a Series
     • Catching a Catfish With a Gourd
     • Wind and Waves
   • Religious
     • Kichijoten
       • colour+ gold on hemp
       • goddess of fertility
       • part of worship
       • graceful movement
     • Womb World + Diamond World Mandala
       • Part of Worship
       • Geometric
       • colour on silk
       • depicts a specific buddha
       • hang on walls
     • Portrait of Scholar Monk Myoe Shonan
       • Hanging Scroll
       • Ink + Colour on Paper
       • One Figure
       • Isolation=Inner Strength
       • Used in practice and teaching
     • Portrait of Minamoto Yoritomo
     • Kasuga Shrine Mandala
       • Deer Mandala
     • Portrait of the Nun Shun-Oku-Soei
       • One Figure
       • Isolation in Meditation
       • Seated Position
   • Landscapes
     • Bunsen Landscape
       • Hanging Scroll
       • Ink + Colour on Paper
       • Lots of extra space
       • Zen Buddhism
     • Winter Landscape
       • Hanging Scroll
       • Ink on Paper
       • Shows Power of Nature
     • Pine Forest
       • Simple and Suggestive
       • 1 of 6 panels
       • Ink on paper

4. Woodblock Prints

   • Actors
     • The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II
       • dynamic expression
       • exaggerated body part size
       • diagonal lines
     • Actor Ishikawa Ebizo
       • Dynamic Expression
       • Arched Eyebrows
       • Curling Mouth
       • Large exaggerated body parts
     • The Actor Omani Oniji
       • Dynamic Posture
       • Dynamic facial expression and hands
       • eye makeup worn
     • Actor Ishikawa Yaezo II
       • Full Body
       • Dynamic Posture
       • Very expressive
     • The Actor Nakamura Utaemon VI
       • exaggerated expression
       • dynamic body posture
       • wearing makeup
   • Women
     • Kitchen Scene
       • Naive and Innocent
       • Created by a man
       • Shows real life situation
     • Lovers in an Outdoor Setting
       • Original B/W Technique
       • curved/flowing lines
       • samurai sword=hidden erotic symbol
     • Girl Viewing Plum Blossom at Night
       • Colour
       • Night=courtesan
       • Fair skin against dark background
       • childlike/slender
     • The Flowers of Beauty in the Floating World
       • Real people depicted
       • Telescope = prostitute
       • phallic shaped instruments
       • idealized beauty
     • Night Rain
       • Innocent and Naive
       • Geishas
       • Fashion is key
       • Night Scene
     • Evening Bell at The Clock
       • Exterior vs. Interior
       • Access to their intimacy and private life
   • Nature/Landscape
     • The Great Wave
       • very famous
       • Influenced European artists
       • common scene depicted
       • multiple theories around event
       • claw waves
       • Mt.Fuji in background
     • 36 Views of Mount Fuji
       • Series of Prints
       • Different Locations and Weather conditions
       • religious and cultural significance of mountain
     • Cherry Blossom Viewing