Tag: Japan
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,…
Suidō Bridge and Surugadai No. 48
Title: Suidō Bridge and Surugadai (Suidōbashi Surugadai), No 48 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige…
Soldier and woman, Russo-Japanese war print? (previously mistakenly numbered AND043A)
Title: Soldier and woman, Russo-Japanese war print? (previously mistakenly numbered AND043A) Artist : Unknown Period: Meiji to Taisho era, late…
“Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors 1922-1927”
In Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors 1922-1927, author Sarah Teasley introduces Moriya Nobuo; an interior…
Wind God and Thunder God
The Wind God and Thunder God
The Shonan Christ Church
Title of Work : Shonan Christ ChurchArchitects : Takeshi Hosaka ArchitectsClassification : Contemporary Japanese Architecture – Protestant ChurchYear : 2014 Location :…
Azaleas: Woman Washing Her Neck, from an untitled series of beauties and flowers
Creator : Utagawa Toyokuni ITitle: Woman Washing Her NeckWork Type: Woodblock PrintDate: c. 1812Material: Woodblock Print, Ink and color on paperMeasurements:…
Fire Bird – Hi No Tori
Title: Hi No Tori (Fire Bird)Creator: Hiromitsu Nakazawa (1874-1964)Date: UnknownMedium: Woodblock PrintCulture: JapaneseRepository: None (Auctioned) Description: A wood block print…
Pheasants under Cherry and Willow Trees and Irises and Mist
Creator: Attributed to Kano Ryokei Title: Pheasants under Cherry and Willow Trees and Irises and Mist Work Type: pair of…
Under the Wave off Kanagawa / The Great Wave
Titles: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura) / The Great WaveSeries: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku…
“Western-style Japanese Furniture: The Modernization of Japan”
Teasley, Sarah. “Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors”. Design Issues, Autumn, 2003, Vol. 19, No. 4…
Nikko Tosho-gu
Author(photographer): Zairon. Title: Yomeimon Gate. Built: 1617. Architect: Tōdō Takatora. Architecture Style: Ishi-no-ma-zukuri. Location: Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Date: Photo…
Monkey Reaching for The Moon
Title: Monkey Reaching for the MoonArtist: ShosonDate: c. 1910Size: 34 x 18 cmMaterial: Ink on paper, color woodcutRepository: [Black] Print…
Rain at Maekawa, Sagami
Title: Rain at Maekawa, Sagami Creator: Kawase Hasui Date: 1932 Culture: Japanese Medium: color wood cut Repository: Connecticut College Asian…
“Aspects of Japonisme”: A Historical Analysis of Japonisme in the Late 19th Century
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…
A Shoal of Fishes Series of 20 #6 Tobiuo & Isimochi (flying fish & white croaker)
Title: A Shoal of Fishes series of 20#6 Tobiuo & Isimochi (flying fish & white croaker)Creator: Hiroshige, AndoCulture: JapaneseWork Type:…
Nijo Castle
Description: Nijo Castle in Kyoto, JapanDate: October 9 2016Source: Nijo CastleAuthor: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada The image was taken…
Katsura Imperial Villa in the Spring
Title: Katsura Imperial Villa in the Spring Creator: unknown Medium: architectue and garden Materials: natural landscape Date: 17th century Culture:…
A Shoal of Fishes series of 20, #9 Iseebi & Ebi
Title: A Shoal of Fishes series of 20, #9 ISEEBI & EBI (crawfish/spiny lobster & shrimp/prawn) Artist: HIROSHIGE, Ando, Japanese,…
Katsura Imperial Villa
Title: Matsura Imperial VillaDate: Early 17th centuryLocation: Kyōto, JapanArchitect: Kobori EnshuMaterial: Bamboo, Wooden Slats, Thatch, Stone, Clay Description:This picture was…
Pedestrian Bridge at Katsura Rikyu
Title: Katsura RikyuAuthor: KimonBerlinDate: 25 November 2008, 14:01:18 Description: This is an image of visitors to the Katsura Villa crossing…
Nijo Castle
Nijo CastleKyoto, Japan1625 Nijo Castle was designed and built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shōguns. The structure is…
Katsura Imperial Villa
Title: Katsura Imperial Villa Author: Tomoaki Ueda Date of Image: Taken on 10 July 2006 Date of Villa Completion: Early 17th…
Katsura Imperial Villa
Title of Work : Katsura Imperial Villa (Katsura Rikyu) Category : Japanese Traditional ArchitectureLocation : Kyoto (Along the Katsura River…
Katsura Imperial Villa
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…
Katsura Imperial Villa
Title: Katsura Imperial VillaDate: Early-17th centuryLocation: Kyoto, JapanMaterials: Wood, bamboo, clay, and landscape Description: The Katsura Imperial Villa was home…
Katsura Villa, Two Bridges
Title: Two Bridges in Katsura VillaPhotographer: Andrew J. BordwinDate: July 15, 2019 Description:This photograph shows a view of two bridges…
Building of Honmaru Palace
Building of Honmaru Palace, Nijō Castle, Kyoto as seen from Fortification Image Label: Honmaru Palace Image Title: Honmaru Palace in…
Katsura Rikyu
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…
Nijo Castle (Ninomaru Palace)
Image Label: Ninomaru Palace Image Title: Ninomaru-Goden Hall of Nijo Castle Location: Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan Author: Soramimi (そらみみ) Date:…
Katsura Villa’s Tsuchibashi and Onrin-do
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…
Katsura Imperial Villa
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…
Nijo Castle
Title: Nijo CastleAuthor: Aoye YuanDate: 5 June, 2017 Description:Nijo Castle represents the power of the shogun. It includes the perfection…
Katsura Rikyu
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…
