https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc the story of artistic change in Japan from the Jomon to the Kamakura periods en-us 2022-07-07 06:29:37 UTC 2022-07-09 04:48:44 UTC hello@padlet.com selinazzeng https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238747141 This sculpture is made of pottery. It is from Kofun period of time. The whole sculpture has a height of 68.5cm. It is now located in Tokyo National Museum.

This is a grave object from the tomb. An artificial hill will be built in the cemetery itself, and ceramic sculptures will be placed on the top of the hill, which is called Haniwa.

Haniwa's theory is that it can establish a relationship between the dead world and the living world. The sitting woman was identified as a female shaman, and in the early days, the female shaman was the agent of the natural world and the supernatural world. This statue reflects the aesthetics of Japan. Their clay bodies are not glazed and show more about the natural production.


]]> 2022-07-07 06:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238747141 selinazzeng https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238779609 This shrine is built of wood. The first shrine was built in 4 BCE, and the current shrine is based on buildings in the 7th century BC.

The sun goddess Amaterasu-o-mi-kami family, a mythical Japanese royal ancestor, is the primary deity revered in this shrine. It has been alternately reconstructed in two nearby locations every 20 years since the imperial family established its dominion in 690. The destruction of the old shrine followed the gods' escorting to the new replicated shrine, and it resembled one of the most significant aspects of Shintoism, ritual purification.

From the film "The Mystical Spirit of the East" it stated that "It is not the wisdom of saying, since we have destroyed nature, we must reestablish it in order to survive, but rather of the awareness that the human being and nature are a single body from the beginning." The belief of Shinto is that man and nature are the combination of one, so the ritual purification of this shrine is to respect the seasonal cycle, in which new life appears in spring and dies in winter, but it will be reborn in the coming year. ]]> 2022-07-07 07:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238779609 selinazzeng https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238789276 This temple is builtby by Prince Shotoku in 7th Century CE during the Asuka period of time. It is close to Nara prefecture. 

Prince Shotoku was the most influential early Buddhist advocate. After 670 years, a fire forced the reconstruction of Horyuji, making it the oldest wooden temple in the world. The Horyuji Temple's main building complex is made up of a rectangular courtyard and covered hallways, one of which has an entrance. In the Horyuji temple, many artifacts are still retained.


]]> 2022-07-07 07:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238789276 selinazzeng https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238887025 This hanging scroll is piant by colors on silk. It is from the Heian period. The height of the hanging scroll is around 1.83x1.54 meter. 

Esoteric Buddhism progressively took over Japan's religious life during the Heian period. Every deity in Esoteric Buddhism is thought to possess mystical powers, and Dainichi is the most revered universal Buddha. He is implying that he controls the cosmos and serves as the foundation of all Buddha dharma.

There are several representations of gods in this picture. The four Buddhas surround the Dainichi in the middle, and each God is represented by a different powerful symbol. The monk can concentrate while adopting the position of each deity shown in the mandala, gradually moving outward from the center, in order to draw some power from each deity.

In the textbook it mentioned that "To believers, the mandala represents an ultimate reality beyond the visible world." What mandala said is that the way is to listen to the Buddha's magic method, realize the essence of emptiness and impermanence in the world, reach the realm of becoming a Buddha after awakening, and then jump out of the boundary of life and death reincarnation.]]> 2022-07-07 11:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238887025 selinazzeng https://padlet.com/selinazzeng/a9l1o4ewka5t5oyc/wish/2238925989 This handscroll are written by ink with gold and silver on decorted and collaged paper. It is from the Heian period. The height of this handscroll is 20.6x16.1 cm. It is now located in Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 

The role of Kana script was first shown in the field of poetry, and waka began to enter the imperial court and orthodox literature. It can be said that the Heian period is also a period of prosperity and development of waka. This handscroll uses simple and fluent letters, and sometimes interspersed with complex Chinese characters, so that the appearance of the text presents a unique asymmetric style. This is the embodiment of the author's creation and aesthetic consciousness. This poem seems to dance with dyed paper. Elegant calligraphy and natural background painting all well reflect the taste of the Japanese imperial court.

In the textbook Ki no Tsurayuki's poems is translated as "Until yesterday 
 I could meet her,  
But today she is gone—
Like clouds over the mountain
She has been wafted away."
I personally love this poem a lot. The emotional expression in the poem describes that after her disappearance, that emotion still exists. This sad language brings readers an indelible feeling, which is a skillful artistic style.


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