ART OF JAPAN
Art of Japan
 1st traces of Japanese art date to the culture known as ______________
Kofun Period a.d. 300-800
 The earliest artworks consist mainly of simple, undecorated _________________,_________________, and __________________ made of red _____________.
 ______________________________ to ward off evil spirits
Temple Construction
 ______________________ influence
 Temples were built on a ________________________, with _________________ posts and
__________________ carefully fitted together in beautifully ______________________ joints.
 Built to survive frequent ____________________ and ______________________ storms
The Temple at Horyuji
 Among the greatest _______________________ achievements in Japan
 Inside: ___________ hall, _______________ hall, library, bell tower, and 2 __________________.
 __________________- a tower several stories high with roofs slightly curved upward at the edges
 Still standing and the ______________ wooden structure in the world
Buddhist Painting
 Ex. Historical Buddha Preaching on __________________ Peak
 Painting on __________________

 ____________________________ greatest treasures that was preserved
The Heian Period
 ________________ age for Japanese art
 ________________ style- painting in the Japanese manner
 Ex. Showing _____________ on the road, ______________ admiring cherry blossoms or hunting, __________________ working in the fields, and other scenes of _________________ life
 Particular ________________
KujakuMyo-o
 During the ___________________ period military spirit dominated the art as did _________________.
 Also known as the ___________________ king
Realism and Action
 Leaders wanted to ______________ the paintings during this period on realism and action
 Ex. The Burning of the __________________________
 _________________________ in art
The Momoyama Period
 Succession of 3 ______________ or ______________, finally restored _______________ and
______________to the troubled