The Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese Tea Ceremony is a Japanese tradition that was first practiced during the Kamakura period (1192-1333). The ritual tea…
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…
Phoenix Hall and the Heian Period
This project focuses both the Heian period and Phoenix Hall and aims to show how the many different key architectural…
Buddhist Architecture in Korea
Younghoon Choi Overview The goal of this chapter is to learn about Buddhist Architecture in Korea. The motivation comes from…
Mahayana Buddhism & Shingon Buddhism: A Cultural Examination of the Evolution of Buddhist Artistic Tradition
Introduction: The Differing Philosophies of Mahayana Buddhism & Shingon Buddhism: Mahayana Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism display two distinctly different paths…
Kashmiri Stone Architecture
Introduction: The Kashmir region is located in the northernmost region of India and has been a melting pot of various…
Sculptures From Nepal
Overview The main goal and concept of my chapter is to show how in asian art they use sculptures as…
Ukiyo-e Through the Ages
Introduction When looking at such iconic images as The Great Wave off Kanagawa, do most viewers consider the reason for…
Introduction to Mandalas
Mandalas are a vital element to understanding Buddhism and Asian art. Buddhism is a religion that focuses on reaching enlightenment…
Zoomorphic Design in Asia and its Cultural Significance
by Rachael Nnabuife and Mads Eikinas Intro In this chapter, we will be discussing the large range of contexts and…
Japan’s “Golden Age”
The Heian Period was Japan’s “Golden Age”. A period where Japan began to shift away from Chinese influence and started…
The Dragon and Mythic Beasts
Exploring How the Japanese Dragon Became What It Now Is The dragon is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and…
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,…
Bamiyan: Buddhist Art
The Bamiyan Valley is a small town located between the mountains of the Hindu Kush in the center of Afghanistan….
The Patterns of Kucha Wall Paintings
Introduction: The goal of this chapter is to analyze and explain the many different patterns of Kucha wall paintings, such…
Geography on The Art of Japan
The art of Japan is iconic. Everybody can look at Japanese artwork and instantaneously know it’s Japanese. The art may…
The Comparison of Castles in the Momoyama Period
By Maya Bruno Introduction The Momoyama period in Japan spanned from 1573 to 1615. It was a time of significant…
Painted Mandalas: In and Out of Context
Mandalas are symbolic diagrams used to represent the universe within Hinduism and Buddhism. These diagrams have little medium restriction, appearing…
TIBET: RITUAL OBJECTS
Author: Ramon Carrillo Martinez Overview When people think of works of art, they gravitate toward paintings, sculptures, and architecture. Although…
Wabi-Sabi: The Art of the Imperfect in Japanese Tea Ceremony Ceramics
Madeline Keithan Overview Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic practice and philosophy that grew out of and still encompasses the values…
An Exploration of Charles Chu
I had first encountered Asian art when I accidentally stumbled into the Chu Reading Room one afternoon my freshman year….
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…
Ukiyo-e
Ukiyo-e translated into English means “pictures of the floating world”. Ukiyo-e developed initially as a style of painting, rather than…
Ancient Japanese Art Seen Through Technology and Astronomy
Astronomy has always been a topic of interest to me; I decided to pursue a degree in physics with a…
Tibetan Mandalas: Educational Tools of Worship
Henry Binder’s AHI 104 Final covering Tibetan Mandalas, exploring the visual motif as a means of religious instruction.
Taxila: Architecture
Taxila, located in present-day Pakistan, is one of the most significant archaeological sites in South Asia. The site was a…
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…
Zen Gardens
By: Brenna O’Brien, Emmy Castano Overview A zen garden is a distinctive style of Japanese garden that is stylized by…
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…
Place-Based Architecture in Japan’s Early Heian period: Murō-ji temple
The impetus behind this project stems from an architectural/artistic interest of mine in the evolving relationship between built and natural…
Ono Yōko: Japanese, Female, Activist, Artist
Which is she first? Who is Yoko Ono? Is she the wife of legendary British musician John Lennon? Is she…
Art & Architecture Within the Period of Peace
Preceded by the Early Heian Period, the Late Heian Period occurred from 894-1186. The flourishing of art, architecture, literature, and…
Riken Yamamoto – Approach to Modernity
The goal of this project is to complete an analysis of the features present in different pieces of architecture designed…
Bamiyan: Analyzing Buddhist Art
built around 618 CE during the Hephthalites reign. Also called Salsal = male figure Fully destructed on 2001 by Taliban…
The Many Forms of the Mandala
Overview The mandala is a very popular form of art and has taken on many different meanings. Some of the…
Buddhist Iconography in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
By: Althea Beattie Overview: During his 16-year pilgrimage to India, Chinese monk Hsüan-tsang crafted detailed accounts of the Bamiyan Valley…
Mandalas: Portals to Enlightenment
how mandalas are used in visualization practices
Vietnamese Lacquer Painting in 1930-1945
In recent years, I have developed a heightened awareness and appreciation for Vietnamese culture and traditions. Although I grew up…
The Buddhist Art of Kucha
The goal of this chapter is to explain the Buddhist artwork of the ancient Kuchean kingdom, including how neighboring civilizations…
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…
Water In old and Modern Day Art Exhibition
This exhibition displays five paintings, three of which can be found in the Chu-Griffis art collection. And the other two…
Chu-Griffis Collection at Connecticut College
By Eddie Pistorino Overview: For my exhibition I will show five different paintings from the Chu-Griffis collection of Asian Art…
Identifying The Eighteen Lohan of Buddhist Temples
Nefertari Pierre-Louis Overview The sacred temples of China, Korea, Japan and Tibet are spiritual spaces which house the beautifully sculpted…
