Then, visit the Mingei International Museum in San Diego to learn about the mingei aesthetic. 

ink painting, dry garden, gold leaf,
fusuma, golden screens, japonisme, Shoin architecture, ukiyo-e woodblock prints
shogun/shogunate, samurai, wabi, Zen,
Shinoware (page 786)

    a.  How are Zen ideals of spontaneity and rejection of worldliness reflected in Japanese art? See pages 780-782, and the inset on page 781.
    b.  Discuss how the "broken ink style" displays a balance between spontaneity and a thorough knowledge of painting tradition.  See page 782.
    c.  What are some elements of the aesthetic of the Japanese tea ceremony, as exemplified by "wabi," a refined rusticity?  See pages 785-786, and the inset on page 785.
    d.  How is Japanese painting of the Momoyama period different from the Muromachi period and the later Edo period?  See pages 783-791.
    e.  In what ways does the Katsura Imperial Villa incorporate the earlier tea house aesthetic and the later 'courtly gracefulness?'  See pages 786-787.
    f.  How is "ukiyo-e" painting and woodblock print-making different from earlier Japanese painting traditions?  See discussions on pages 790-791.
    g.  Explore contemporary ideas and images in Japanese ceramics and architecture.  What is the Mingei aesthetic?  See pages 793-794.

    a)  Broken ink landscape by Toyo Sesshu, Japan, Muromachi period, 1495.  Hanging scroll, ink on paper. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo.  See page 782 in the Gardner text.
    b)  "Zen Patriarch Xiangyen Zhixian Sweeping with a Broom" by Kano Motonobu, Japan, Muromachi period, c. 1513.  Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper.  Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo.  See page 783.
    c)  Tea ceremony water jar, or Kogan, Japan, Momoyama period, late 16th century.  Shinoware with underglaze.  See page 786.
    c)  Eastern facade of Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, 1630-1663.  See page 787.
    e)  "Cukoo Plying Over New Verdure" by Yosa Buson, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century.  Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk. Hiraki Ukiyoe Museum, Yokohama, Japan.  Page 789.  View a similar work by Yosa Buson.
    f)  "Evening Bell at the Clock" by Suzuki Harunobu, Japan, Edo period, c. 1765.  Woodblook print. Art Institute of Chicago.  Page 791.

    a)  Visit the Ryoan-ji Temple with its famous rock garden.
    b)  Here's a description of a Japanese tea ceremony and the story of tea in Japan.
    c)  Visit the Boone Collection of Japanese painting at the Field Museum in Chicago!
    d) Visit the Japanese collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
    e)  Explore the architecture of Tadao Ando.
    f)  Examine this essay on "Modernity in Japanese Art 1910-1935."
    g)  Examine the art -- and the beautiful website! -- at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo.
    h) View this site on Zen aesthetics.