Author: Isma Mora
Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, CA
Location: Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA Architect: Makoto Hagiwara Built: Initially began in 1894 The Japanese Tea Garden…
Sōgenchi Garden of Tenryu Ji
Location: Arashiyama, Tokyo Garden Architect: Musō Soseki, Built: 1339 Culture: Kamakura and Muromachi periods(1185–1573) The Tenryū temple, pictured on the…
Beautiful Ladies Riding
Artist: Formerly attributed to Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688-1766) Historical Periods: Qing dynasty, mid to late 19th century Medium: Ink and color…
Summer Mountains
Artist: Originally attributed to Qu Ding (Chinese, active ca. 1023–ca. 1056) Period: Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) Date: ca. 1050 Medium: Hand-scroll; ink and…
Nymph of the Lou River
Artist: Traditionally attributed to Gu Kaizhi (ca. 344-ca. 406) Historical Periods: Southern Song dynasty, mid-12th to mid-13th century Medium: Ink and color…
Nature Through Chinese Paintings and Japanese Gardens
Ismael Mora ’21 Nature transcends borders, cultures, and time making it an amazing thread to connect the exhibition as we…
“The Modern Japanese Garden”
Watanabe, Toshio. “The Modern Japanese Garden.” Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868-2000“, edited by J. Thomas Rimer,…
“Classical Chinese Landscape Painting and the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature”
Turner, Matthew. “Classical Chinese Landscape Painting and the Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature.” The Journal of Aesthetic Education, vol. 43, no. 1,…
Hiroshima Panel: VIII Relief
Relief, 1950 Iri Maruki and Toshi Maruki, Japanese Sumi ink, charcoal, or conté on paper180 × 720 cm On August…
Amitabha in Sukhavati Pure Land
Title: Amitabha in Sukhavati Pure Land Period: Late 19th Century Location: Central Tibet, Lhasa Medium: Mineral pigments on sized cotton; Chinese Qing…
Head of the Fasting Buddha
Title: Head of the Fasting Buddha Location: Gandhara, Pakistan Period: 2nd Century -3rd Century Culture: Kushan Medium: Schist Stone Dimensions: Diameter: 18.50 centimetres Height:…
“Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism”
Huntington, Susan L. “Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism.” Art Journal 49, no. 4 (1990): 401-08. Accessed February…
Dotaku (Bronze Bell)
Title: Dotaku (Bronze Bell) Creator: Once Known Date: Yayoi period (ca. 300 B.C.–A.D. 300) Culture: Japanese Medium: Bronze Repository: The Metropolitan Museum…
Square Lidded Wine Ewer (Fangguang)
Title: Square Lidded Wine Ewer (Fangguang) Creator: Once Known Date: ca. 1050-975 BCE Location: China, Henan province, Luoyang Medium: Bronze Dimensions:…
Stone Bowl
Title: Stone BowlCreator: Once KnownDate: 2600 – 2400 BCECulture: MesopotamianMedium: ChloriteDimensions: Height: 10.90-11.20 cm; Diameter: 17.80cm (rim, exterior); Diameter: 17.00cm…
