Chapter11

SUMMER II STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS CHAPTER 11 -- JAPANESE ART BEFORE 1392 IN THE STOKSTAD TEXT.

CHAPTER 8 -- SACRED STATUES AND SECULAR SCROLLS: THE ART OF EARLY JAPAN

1. Read the chapter...
and begin your exploration of Japanese art with "World Art Treasures."

2. Vocabulary and terminology:
JOMON PERIOD, HANIWA, KONDO, CHAKRA, MANDALA, JOINED WOOD SCULPTURE, ASYMMETRICAL CALLIGRAPHY, COLLAGE, GOLD LEAF

3. Key items to know:

a. Early development: the Yayoi and Kofun periods

b. Shinto natural simplicity

c. Influence of Buddhism in Japanese art

d. Buddhist symbols -- see page 427 in Stokstad text

e. Block printing

f. Secular painting and the Tale of Genji

g. The Kamakura period and the Samurai

h. Naturalism and realism in Pure Land Buddhist art

i. Influence of Zen aesthetics in art

4. Art from the text to remember:

STOKSTAD TEXT:

a. Shaka Triad by Tori Busshi

b. Womb World Mandala, To-ji, Kyoto

c. Amida Buddha by Jocho

e. Scene from the Tale of Genji

GARDNER TEXT:
a. Vessel, Page 216.
b. Haniwa warrior figure, Page 217.
c. Shaka Triad by Tori Busshi, Page 221.
d. Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, Uji, Page 225.
e. Scene from the Tale of Genji, Page 226.
f. Detail from The Burning of the Sanjo Palace, Page 228.

5. Visit and explore the following web sites:

a. "Jomon Ceramics" from the 'Art of Japan'

b. Explore the collection of Japanese art at the Kimbell Art Museum. Click on 'collections,' then on 'Asian Art.'

c. See the exhibit "Elegance, Virtue, and Ceremony: Buddhist Paintings of the Heian and Kamakura Periods" at the Kyoto National Museum.

d. Examine the "Masterpieces of Japanese Art from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

e. Visit Uji City, the city associated with the Tale of Genji, and visit other cities of the Kansai province.

6. Write a chapter summary.
Include comments/comparisons from one of the web sites above or from another you have located. Submit the summary by Wednesday. Here's a good one: find Miroku Bosatsu; tell us what you've found and where! (Please note: Summer Session reports are due as noted in the schedule).

7. Pose a question or issue for others' response.
Post to the LISTSERV at this address -- ARTS1303@ACCD.EDU -- by Wednesday. All interested should respond by Friday.

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