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A Reflection of Japan: Japanese Art Explored Through Mirrors

Emmett Manning Introduction: In modern culture, there are many things that we have strictly utilitarian uses for. While objects may…

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Depictions of the Buddha throughout Different Cultures and Time Periods

Brooke McLoughlin Introduction The research question that I discussed during my exploration for my final project was how the depiction…

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The Head of a Buddha

Creator: UnknownMedium: Bronze, glass, mother of pearlDate: the Ayutthaya period. ca, 1700; 18th centuryCulture: ThaiRepository: Freer Gallery of art, Smithsonian, National Museum…

Two Assemblies from Cave 224

TITLE: Two Assemblies from Cave 224DATE: 4-6TH CenturyMEDIUM: Gypsum plaster with pigmentDIMENSIONS: H x W: 85.1 x 76.2 cm (33…

Wondrous Peak at Sunset

Title: Wondrous Peak at SunsetDate: 2017Artist: Wang ManshengMedium: Limited edition print Repository: Chu-Griffiths Asian Art Collection, Shain Library, Conn College,…

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Asa Kusa Temple in Winter

Title: Asa Kusa Temple in WinterCulture: JapaneseWork Type: color woodcutDate: 1810Material: ink on paperDimensions: 21 x 35 cmRepository: Wetmore Print…

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Mask With Gold Foil

Title: Mask with gold foil Creator: Unknown Date: Shang Dynasty ca.1600 – 1046 BC Period: Bronze Age Location: Sanxingdui, Guanghan city, Sichuan Province (middle…

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Bronze Mirror

Title: Bronze Mirror Location: Japan Period: Middle Kofun Period Date: 400/499 Culture: Yamoto Medium: Bronze Dimensions: Diameter: 12.90cm (excl. jingles)…

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Bronze Mirror Decorated with Triangular Rim, Double-Wave-Patterned Band, Gods, and Animals

Creator: Unknown Period: Kofun Period Date: 3- 4th century Culture: Japan Medium: Bronze Dimensions: 21. 5 cm long diameter Classification: Unknown…

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Bronze Mirror Decorated with Triangular Rim, Double-Wave-Patterned Band, Gods, and Animals

Title: Bronze Mirror Decorated with Triangular Rim, Double-Wave-Patterned Band, Gods, and Animals Creator: Unknown Place: Higashinomiya Tumulus on Mount Hakusan, Japan Size:…

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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…

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Dancing Girl

Title: Dancing GirlCreator: unknown; photo by Gary Todd (on Wikimedia Commons; public domain)Period:Date: c. 2500 BCECulture: Mohenjo Daro; Indus ValleyMedium:…