Pre-Buddhist and Early Buddhist Art in Japan
Pre-Buddhist and Early Buddhist Art in Japan
Pre-Buddhist and Early Buddhist Art in Japan
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<strong>Pre</strong>-<strong>Buddhist</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Buddhist</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Japan</strong><br />
<strong>Art</strong>H 160: Introduction to Asian <strong>Art</strong><br />
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Key Monuments <strong>in</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Japan</strong>ese <strong>Art</strong> History<br />
Kofun (Tumulus) Period: 4 th -6 th centuries CE<br />
Tumulus of Emperor N<strong>in</strong>toku<br />
Haniwa figures<br />
Ise Shr<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Asuka/Hakuho Period: c. 552-710<br />
Shaka Triad<br />
Horyuji Temple<br />
Nara Period: 710-794<br />
Roshana (Vairocana) Buddha<br />
Todaiji Temple
Yamato Pla<strong>in</strong>
Tumulus of Emperor N<strong>in</strong>toku<br />
near Osaka<br />
Kofun Period, 6 th century
Ch<strong>in</strong>a, Tumulus of First Emperor<br />
of Q<strong>in</strong> (died 210 BCE)<br />
Tumulus of Emperor N<strong>in</strong>toku<br />
ca. 5 th century CE
Placement of Haniwa Sculptures
Clay haniwa figures<br />
Kofun, 5-6 th century<br />
“Dancers,” h. 22 ¼”, 25”
h. 6’ 1”<br />
c. 210 BCE<br />
h. 4’ 1 ½”<br />
6 th century CE
Haniwa horse<br />
Kofun, 5-6 th century<br />
clay, h. 26”<br />
M<strong>in</strong>neapolis Institute of <strong>Art</strong><br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>ese horse, N. Wei Dynasty,<br />
6 th century
Haniwa “shamaness”<br />
Kofun, 5-6 th century<br />
clay, h. 27”<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Buddha<br />
N. Wei, late 5 th century<br />
Gilt bronze
Clay haniwa sculpture<br />
Kofun Period, 5-6 th century<br />
Shaka Triad at Horyuji Temple<br />
dedicated to Shotoku Taishi<br />
Bronze, dated 623, Asuka Period
Buddha <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Cavetemple,<br />
6 th century<br />
Shaka Triad, dated 623<br />
dedicated to Shotoku Taishi
Head of Buddha of Shaka<br />
Triad<br />
Shaka Triad, 623<br />
Bodhisattva from Shaka Triad
Shaka Triad, <strong>in</strong> the Kondo at Horyuji, dated 623<br />
dedicated to Shotoku Taishi<br />
Gilt bronze, overall h. 69 ½"
Yamato Pla<strong>in</strong><br />
Asuka Period (552-645)<br />
Hakuho Period (645-710)<br />
Horyuji<br />
<strong>Buddhist</strong><br />
Temple<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Shr<strong>in</strong>e<br />
at Ise – Sh<strong>in</strong>to<br />
Shr<strong>in</strong>e
Hakuho Period (645-710)<br />
Horyu-ji Temple (<strong>Buddhist</strong>)<br />
• Founded 607 by Shotoku Taishi<br />
• Burned 670<br />
• Rebuilt ca. 700-710<br />
Ise Shr<strong>in</strong>e (Sh<strong>in</strong>to) –<br />
Current layout prob. Asuka or<br />
Hakuho Period but architectural<br />
style is Yayoi/Kofun
Ise Shr<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Horyuji Temple<br />
Sh<strong>in</strong>to Shr<strong>in</strong>e dedicated to Sun Goddess<br />
Amaterasu<br />
Build<strong>in</strong>gs first constructed ca. 6-7 th century<br />
under imperial patronage<br />
Founded 607 by Shotoku Taishi<br />
destroyed 670 <strong>in</strong> factional fight<strong>in</strong>g<br />
rebuilt c. 700-710
Sh<strong>in</strong>to Shr<strong>in</strong>e (Ise) vs. <strong>Buddhist</strong> Temple (Horyu-ji): Plan
Horyu-ji Temple<br />
1. South Gate (nanmon)<br />
2. “Middle Gate” (chumon)<br />
3. Kondo<br />
4. Pagoda<br />
7. Lecture Hall (kodo)
Plan of Temple of Great Goose<br />
Pagoda <strong>in</strong> Chang'an, Tang Dyn.
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