1. 8-4 Haniwa (cylindrical) warrior figure, from Gunma Prefecture, Japan, late Kofun period, fifth to mid-sixth century. Low-fired clay, 4’ 1 1/4” high. Funerary spiritual protection grave sites, tombs cylindrical simple, bold forms

2. 8-5 Ise Shrine Shinto religious site Ise, Japan, Rebuilt 1993
Mortise & tenon joints
Thatched roof
Kami (spirits) link to nature
Rebuilt about every 20 yrs

3. 8-10
Daibutsuden, Todaiji, Japan
c.700, rebuilt 1700
Main building Buddhist
temple complex
Similar to Chinese
architecture

4. 8-13 / 8-14
Tale of Genji handscroll
c1100
Minori Chapter
Bird’s eye view
Prince meets his love near her death
Text written by Murasaki c.1,000
Hiragana text

5. 8-15
Priest Shunjobo Chogen
C.1200, Kamakura period
Polychrome cypress wood

6. 8-16
The Burning of the Sanjo Palace
C.1200
Kamakura period
Handscroll on paper

7. 27-5
Hasegawa Tohaku
Pine Forest
c.1600
Ink on paper screen
Zen – meditative mood

8. 27-8 Katsura Imperial Villa
Kyoto, Japan
Edo Period
Country retreat
Natural materials
Horizontality
Fits into
nature

9. 27-11
Suzuki Harunobu
Evening Bell at the Clock
C.1765, Edo Period
Woodblock print
11”x8”
Ukiyo-e = floating world
pictures

10. 27-12
Hokusai
The Great Wave
(from 36 Views of Mt. Fuji)
c.1830, Edo Period
Woodblock print
10”x 15”