Tag: Japan
Chinese/Japanese Landscape Art
Rowan McGrath The Goal of My Chapter This chapter aims to explore further and find the unique beauty of Chinese/Japanese…
Onna-e vs Otoko-e: Paintings Mirror Society During the Kamakura Period
The Heian and Kamakura Periods of Japanese history, lasting from 794 CE to 1186 CE (the Heian Period) and from…
Masters of the Motion Picture
Storytelling has always been a foundational characteristic of human existence and expression. Throughout history, humans have told stories through writing,…
The Influential Kenzo Tange
Overview Kenzo Tange is one of Japan’s most influential and honored architects. Tange was born in Imabari, Shikoku Island, Japan…
The Evolution of Holy Men in Buddhist Art
For my chapter, I chose to study the diffusion of Buddhist art throughout Asia. My selected images clearly show how…
Azuchi-Momoyama castles: Opulence, Religion and Defense.
Introduction In 2019 I traveled to Germany and Austria and visited famous castles. I was amazed by their grandiosity which…
Japanese Zen Gardens
During the Muromachi period in Kyoto, Japan, zen gardens, also known as Karesansui, were often created at temples of Zen…
Mono no aware of Japanese Paintings
Abstract This project was inspired by Yasunari Kawabata’s speech at the Nobel Prize for Literature, in which he spoke at…
Japanese Zen Gardens During the Muromachi Period
The Zen gardens of the Muromachi period (1336-1573) in Japan are ones of beauty, peace, and tranquility. The creation of…
Sesshū Tōyō: Influences of the Revolutionary Japanese Painter
Background Born in 1420 to an important Samurai family in the Bitchu Province of western Honshu, Sesshū came to be…
Utagawa Hiroshige: Unveiling the Cultural and Historical Significance of “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō”
Maintext Unlike most people, I knew Utagawa Hiroshige as a Ukiyo-e artist before I knew Katsushika Hokusai. I remember seeing…
The Kano School
Overview: The Kano school of painting was established by Kano Masanobu. This school was associated with the influential zen temples…
Japanese Aesthetics: Wabi Sabi and The Chashitsu
Connor Busch Overview The intention of this exhibition is to explore Japanese ideals about aesthetics through the appearance of Wabi…
Portals and Paths in Japanese Religious Architecture
Exhibit Overview The exhibition Portals and Path in Japanese Religious Architecture examines how religion, sacred places, beliefs influence architecture. This…
Japan: Reflected in Water Throughout Time
Lucy Buchanan Overview This exhibition looks at works of Japanese art that feature images reflected in water. Each piece uses…
Opulent Interplay
By Christian Jacobsen Overview: Edo period Japan was a time of travel and trade. Land was no longer one of…
Representations of Herons in Ohara Shōson and Hashimoto Koei’s Japanese Woodblock Prints
What did herons symbolize in Japanese art? In Japanese culture, herons are valued for being birds who can move across…
Kiyohime and the Significance of Detail in Japanese Art
The tale of Kiyohime and Anchin has been used to justify the Buddhist belief that “women have little inclination toward…
Gender Presentation in Japanese Prints
During the Edo period in Japan, which was 1603 to 1867, it was illegal for women to act or even…
The Architecture of Japanese Buddhist Temples
Natalie Solari Overview: This exhibition takes a closer look at the main buildings of five Japanese Temple Complexes. Temples are…
Everything Changes in Japanese Art
Ramon Carrillo Martinez Overview This exhibition examines five images that showcase correlation between the Buddhist universal truth of impermanence—that “Everything…
Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints of the 20th Century
By: Teddy Keenan Overview- After the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, Japan opened up to the west. Western…
Transmission and Kachō-e: Birds, Flowers, and Tradition
OVERVIEW As illustrations of both nature and spirit, kachō-e (花鳥絵) or kachō-ga (花鳥画) woodblock prints have have long been regarded…
The Wealth of Water: Ando Hiroshige’s aquatic prints of the 19th century
Sofia Di Scipio Overview Water has been an essential means of life, transportation, and trade in Japan for centuries. The…
Understanding Cultures through Clothing: Ainu Attush and Salmon Clothing
When one looks at another country from an outside perspective many things are lost. People assume that the country, as…
Kano Painting Style: The Fusion of Japanese and Chinese Art
The Kano School of Painting was one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting in history. It produced a…
Psychoanalyzing Woodblock Facial Expressions and Body Language
By: Rachel Schultze Overview There are seven universally shared emotions- fear, joy, anger, surprise, sadness, contempt, and disgust. When we…
Work and Rest: Living Spaces of Feudal Japan
Work and Rest: Living Spaces of Feudal Japan – Campbell Coughlin Overview Looking at the place where a person lives…
Hokusai, Master of the Elements
Nate PalumboDecember 20, 2021 Exhibition Overview Represented in his beautiful Ukiyo-e prints, Hokusai stands as a proven master of the…
Man-made Nature
One of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, Japan, holds some of the most historic and cultural structures…
Eliciting Spiritual Transcendence in Contemporary Japanese Architecture
A Virtual Exhibition Curated By : Jake Leone Overview Focusing on the shift from traditional to contemporary religious structures, the…
Art Nouveau: Asian Influence on European Art
Jason Ledoux Starting in the 1880s Art Nouveau was an experimental, ornamental art style that gained traction within western Europe….
The Untold Story: Japan’s Influence on Impressionism
By Hannah Smith Overview: The exhibition The Untold Story: Japan’s influence on Impressionism, details how the influx of Japanese artwork…
Villas and Castles: Purpose Behind Architecture
By: Matt Giuttari and Zach McCrystal Overview We set out to compare and contrast different dwelling’s of Japanese Emperors. Our…
Why Make Woodcuts of Food?
Japanese woodcut prints were made cheaply and in large quantities. Their success depended on their popularity, which meant that they…
日本、月本: Depictions of the Moon in Japanese Color Woodcuts
An exploration of moon imagery in Japanese color woodcuts.
Stones in Japanese Gardens
Stones are essential building materials and have been widely used. Stones are static and abiotic objects; however, humans can view…
Art in Japanese Mythology
Art in Japanese folklores, legends and myths.
Birds in Japanese Prints: The Flight of Seasons and Life
Louis Benioff Overview Overall, this collection of prints have patterns of nature as a focus, and are a strong focal…
Exploring Art in Children’s Festivals
Overview I grew up looking at a large carp banner hung high above the couch in my grandma’s living room….
Nikkō Tōshō-gū: A Realm of Peace
Paeten Parker The Nikko Tosho-gu shrine is “home” to the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate who ruled Japan for many years. Tokugawa…
Analysis of “Aspects of Japonisme”
Aspects of JaponismeAuthor(s): Gabriel P. WeisbergSource: The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art , Apr., 1975, Vol. 62, No….
Ise Shrine
Date: 3rd or 1st century medium: thatched reed and japanese cypress Every 20 years, this building is taken down and…
Phoenix Hall in Boyodo-in
Subject: ArchitectureTitle: Phoenix Hall Temple in BodyoCreation date: 998Author: Martin Falbisoner,Photo Taken: Nov 18 2016 Phoenix Hall is the main…
“Aspects of Japonisme”: Weisberg on Japonisme
Weisberg, Gabriel P. “Aspects of Japonisme“The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Apr., 1975, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Apr.,…
Untitled (Diving Bird)
Creator: Ohara KosonCulture: JapaneseTitle: Untitled (Diving Bird)Work Type: Color woodcutDate: UnknownSize: 35 x 19 cmRepository: Wetmore Print Collection, Art History…
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, “Temple of the Golden Pavilion”)
Temple of Golden Pavilion Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto(5,312 × 2,988 pixels, file size: 4.89 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Image Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_pavilion,_Kinkakuji.jpgImage Author: OndranessDate:…
Horses and Grooms in the Stable
Title: Horses and Grooms in the StableArtist: Unknown Era: Late 16thLocation: Honkoku-ji, KyotoMaterial: Color ink on paperDimensions: H: 5 ft 1…
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Image Title: Shugakuin Imperial Villa, at Kyoto Japan Author: Wiiii Medium: Image Image Size: 3,556 × 2,012 pixels, file size:…
Matsumoto Castle
Image Label: Matsumoto Castle Image Title: Matsumoto Castle 1-1Location: Matsumoto, Nagano 390-0873, JapanAuthor: 柑橘類 (talk)Date: August 14, 2007 Description: Originally known as Fukashi Castle,…
