Asian Art and Architecture

The Wind God and Thunder God

Title of Work : Shonan Christ ChurchArchitects : Takeshi Hosaka ArchitectsClassification : Contemporary Japanese Architecture – Protestant ChurchYear : 2014 Location :…

Title: Lohan 2Artist: Unidentified Location: New London, Connecticut Culture: Chinese Medium: Ivory Sculpture Dimensions: —Repository: Connecticut College  Description: Lohan 2 can be seen…

Creator : Utagawa Toyokuni ITitle: Woman Washing Her NeckWork Type: Woodblock PrintDate: c. 1812Material: Woodblock Print, Ink and color on paperMeasurements:…

Title: Hi No Tori (Fire Bird)Creator: Hiromitsu Nakazawa (1874-1964)Date: UnknownMedium: Woodblock PrintCulture: JapaneseRepository: None (Auctioned) Description: A wood block print…

“Aspects of Japonisme” by Gabriel P. Weisberg discusses how French artists from 1854 to 1910 progressively assimilated Japanese artistic concepts…

Title: Edward Atkinson HornelArtist: Elizabeth “Bessie” MacNicolDate: 1896Measurements: 74 x 63.5 cmMedium: Oil on canvasRepository: National Trust for Scotland, Broughton…

Creator: Attributed to Kano Ryokei Title: Pheasants under Cherry and Willow Trees and Irises and Mist Work Type: pair of…

Teasley, Sarah. “Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors, 1922-1927.” Design issues, vol. 19, MIT Press, 2003.doi:10.1162/074793603322545064. Sarah…

Titles: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura) / The Great WaveSeries: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…

Teasley, Sarah. “Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors”.  Design Issues, Autumn, 2003, Vol. 19, No. 4…

Author(photographer): Zairon. Title: Yomeimon Gate. Built: 1617. Architect: Tōdō Takatora. Architecture Style: Ishi-no-ma-zukuri. Location: Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Date: Photo…

Title: Offering Artist: Wang Qingsong Medium: Archival Pigment Print Date: 2003 Culture: Chinese Dimensions: 120 x 230 cm (24 x…

Sunflower Seeds Artist: Ai Weiwei Date: 2010 Dimensions: variable  Medium: Porcelain Exhibited at the Tate in 2010 Description: While these…

Title: Monkey Reaching for the MoonArtist: ShosonDate: c. 1910Size: 34 x 18 cmMaterial: Ink on paper, color woodcutRepository: [Black] Print…

Title: Rain at Maekawa, Sagami Creator: Kawase Hasui Date: 1932 Culture: Japanese Medium: color wood cut Repository: Connecticut College Asian…

Weisberg, Gabriel P. “Aspects of Japonisme.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 4 (1975): 120–30. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152585. “Aspects…

Title: Shakyamuni Buddha in a full shrine Date: late 18th- early 19th century Artist: Unknown (created in Mongolia) Medium/Material: Silver,…

Tanaka, Hidemichi. “Cézanne and ‘Japonisme’.” Artibus et Historiae , 2001, Vol. 22, No. 44 (2001), pp. 201-220. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1483720. This…

Title: A Shoal of Fishes series of 20#6 Tobiuo & Isimochi (flying fish & white croaker)Creator: Hiroshige, AndoCulture: JapaneseWork Type:…

Description: Nijo Castle in Kyoto, JapanDate: October 9 2016Source: Nijo CastleAuthor: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada  The image was taken…

Title: Katsura Imperial Villa in the Spring Creator: unknown Medium: architectue and garden Materials: natural landscape Date: 17th century Culture:…

Title: Eleven Headed Avalokiteshvara Material/medium: Gilt copper; pigments; base plate loose; engraved with double vajra; contents inside Date: Qing dynasty,…

Title: A Shoal of Fishes series of 20, #9 ISEEBI & EBI (crawfish/spiny lobster & shrimp/prawn) Artist: HIROSHIGE, Ando, Japanese,…

Creator: UnknownCulture: Beijing, ChinaTitle: StupaMaterial: Gilt copper; coral and turquoise insets; polychrome image in window; base sealed and engraved with…

Title: Matsura Imperial VillaDate: Early 17th centuryLocation: Kyōto, JapanArchitect: Kobori EnshuMaterial: Bamboo, Wooden Slats, Thatch, Stone, Clay Description:This picture was…

Title: Katsura RikyuAuthor: KimonBerlinDate: 25 November 2008, 14:01:18 Description: This is an image of visitors to the Katsura Villa crossing…

Nijo CastleKyoto, Japan1625 Nijo Castle was designed and built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shōguns. The structure is…

Title: Katsura Imperial Villa  Author: Tomoaki Ueda Date of Image: Taken on 10 July 2006 Date of Villa Completion: Early 17th…

Title of Work : Katsura Imperial Villa (Katsura Rikyu) Category : Japanese Traditional ArchitectureLocation : Kyoto (Along the Katsura River…

Title: Katsura3.jpgPhotographer: np&djjewellMedium: image/jpegDimensions: 2,477 × 3,701 pixelsDate: November 25th, 2009Licensing Information: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic  This image depicts an…

Title: White TaraCreator: UnknownMedium: Gilt copper alloy; repoussé with separately cast parts and attributes; turquoise insets; pigments; base sealed with…

Title: Katsura Imperial VillaDate: Early-17th centuryLocation: Kyoto, JapanMaterials: Wood, bamboo, clay, and landscape Description: The Katsura Imperial Villa was home…

Creator: Unknown Title: Gautama Buddha Culture: Tibet Work Type: Buddhist Sculpture Material: Gilded copper with pigment Date: 14th Century Measurements:…

Title: Two Bridges in Katsura VillaPhotographer: Andrew J. BordwinDate: July 15, 2019 Description:This photograph shows a view of two bridges…

Title: Lama, possibly Jangkya Rolway Dorje or one of the Panchen Lamas Date: Second half of 18th or early 19th centuryArtist: UnknownLocation:…

Building of Honmaru Palace, Nijō Castle, Kyoto as seen from Fortification Image Label: Honmaru Palace Image Title: Honmaru Palace in…

Photographer:KimonBerlinMedium: image/jpegDate: 25 November 2008Dimensions: 3,504 x 2,336 pixels Description:This photo is taken from the inside of the main building in the Katsura…

Image Label: Ninomaru Palace Image Title: Ninomaru-Goden Hall of Nijo Castle Location: Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan Author: Soramimi (そらみみ) Date:…

Title: Katsura RikyuPhotographer: KimonBerlinMedium: image/jpegDate: 25 November 2008Dimensions: 3,504 x 2,336 pixelsTaken from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katsura_Rikyu_(3264703616).jpg Description: This is a photograph of…

Title of Work: Katsura Imperial Villa Author Name: Tomoaki UedaLicensing Information: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licenseMedium: image/jpeg Date of Creation: taken on July 10, 2006Dimensions: 1,600 x 1,200 pixelsImage…

Gautama BuddhaTibet, Central TibetGilded copper with pigment14th centuryH x W x D: 45 x 34 x 27 cm (17 11/16…

Title: Gautama Buddha Date: 14th Century Medium: Gilded copper with pigment Dimensions: H x W x D: 45 x 34…

Eddie Pistorino Label: Head and bust of a Luohan (Arhat), fragment Ming dynasty, 1368-1644ChinaIronH x W x D: 56.3 x…

Title: Nijo CastleAuthor: Aoye YuanDate: 5 June, 2017 Description:Nijo Castle represents the power of the shogun. It includes the perfection…

Title: Katsura RikyuPhotographer: KimonBerlinDate: 25 November 2008Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kimon/3264691732/Licensing: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Image Description: The main attention of the…

Title: Gautama BuddhaDate: 14th century Artist: Unknown (created in Central Tibet)Medium/Material: Gilded Copper with pigmentDescription: There are many distinctive visual…

Title: Ninomaru Garden of Nijo CastleAuthor: SoramimiDate: 24 September 2015Licensing Information: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share…

Title of Work: Katsura Imperial Villa Author Name: Tomoaki UedaLicensing Information: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licenseMedium: image/jpeg Date of Creation: taken…

Title: Ninomaru palace of Nijō Castle Author: Smallpei Date: July 13, 2017 Description: This image showcases an entrance to the…