Author: Spencer Crough
The Hiroshima Panels and Post-Atomic Bomb Art in Japan
Finn Boed and Spencer Crough “The Hiroshima Panels” are in the context of the years-long aftermath following the atomic bombing…
Hiroshima Panels XI Mother and Child
Title: XI Mother and Child (eleventh of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Toshi, Maruki Iri Date: 1959 Culture: Japanese…
“Popular Representations of the Past: The Case of Postwar Japan”
Shimazu, Naoko. “Popular Representations of the Past: The Case of Postwar Japan.” Journal of Contemporary History, vol. 38, no. 1, 2003,…
Hiroshima Panels XII Floating Lanterns
Title: XII Floating Lanterns (twelfth of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Toshi, Maruki Iri Date: 1968 Culture: Japanese Materials:…
“Atomic Heroes and Atomic Monsters: American and Japanese Cartoonists Confront the Onset of the Nuclear Age, 1945–80”
Szasz, Ferenc M., and Issei Takechi. “Atomic Heroes and Atomic Monsters: American and Japanese Cartoonists Confront the Onset of the…
Hiroshima Panels XIV Crows
Title: XIV Crows (Fourteenth of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Toshi, Maruki Iri Date: 1972 Culture: Japanese Materials: Sumi…
Hiroshima Panels VI Atomic Desert
Title: VI Atomic Desert (sixth of the series, Hiroshima Panels) Creator: Maruki Toshi, Maruki Iri Date: 1953 Culture: Japanese Materials:…
Painting from the series on the Sarvavid Vairocana Mandala, consisting of 54 miniatures that depict a meditation process
Title: Painting from the series on the Sarvavid Vairocana Mandala, consisting of 54 miniatures that depict a meditation process Creator:…
“Scenes of Hell and Damnation in Dunhuang Murals”
Moretti, Costantino. “Scenes of Hell and Damnation in Dunhuang Murals.” Arts Asiatiques, vol. 74, 2019, pp. 5–30. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26904730. This reading explores…
“The Greek Origin of the Image of Buddha”
Foucher, Alfred. “The Greek Origin of the Image of Buddha.” The Beginnings of Buddhist Art, and Other Essays in Indian and…
Jomon Vessel with Flame-like Ornamentation
Title: Jomon Vessel with Flame-like Ornamentation Creator: Unknown Date: 3000 – 2000 BC Period: Jomon Period Location: Umataka, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata,…
T-Shaped Painting on Silk
Title: T-Shaped Painting on Silk Creator: Unknown Date: 9 AD Period: Western Han Dynasty Location: Changsha, Hunan Province, China Culture:…
Stone Bowl
Title: Stone Bowl Creator: Unknown Date: -2600/-2400 (BCE) Period: Bronze Age Location: Khafajeh Culture: Mesopotamian Material: Chlorite Dimensions: Height: 10.90-11.20cm;…
