Japanese Art (653 b.c.–a.d. 1900) Aissa Avila
Under the Wave of Kanagawa (The Great Wave) Artist: Katsushika Hokusai When: 1830-1833 (Edo period) Materials: Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) Ink, wood, and carving tools Accessible to the middle class Where: Japan Artistic Qualities: Color, movement, and perspective
Interest: Details and relatable to the working class people Why: Heavy usage of waves throughout his artwork Western influence due to European art smuggled by Dutch traders Low horizon line History: 1830s Japan endured isolationist policies due to the shogunate of this period
The Saga Kuya Invoking the Amida Buddha Who: Unkei When: Before 1207 (Kamakura period) Materials: Wood and paint Where: Rokuharamitsuji, Kyoto https://www.britannica.com/art/Japanese-art/Kamakura- period#ref283298 Artistic Qualities: Texture, Movement, and Form Period: 13th century
Influence: Further emphasis on the strength and realism used by sculptors during the Nara period by adding more details Realism: six small Buddha from the mouth of the sculpture (symbol for speech or prayers) Interest: Based on a priest named Amida Buddha which adds the religion influence at this time History: Civil wars led the downfall of the Fujiwara rulers and the new rulers supported art and encouraged realism
Kogan (“ancient stream bank”) Who: unknown What: Water Jug (Pottery) Shino ware with underglaze design Stoneware Paint Where: Mino Province When: late 16th century (Momoyama period) Kogan (“ancient stream bank”) Artistic Qualities Form and Lines
History: Economic and political instability caused many potters to leave the city of Seto and move to the city of Mino where the demand for more tea ware influenced them to expand their ideas Influence: Tea Ceremony throughout Japanese history Its simplicity and trend for ceramic artists to engrave words in their pottery Interest: I admired its irregular shapes and focused on its usage and its meaning
Actor as a Samurai Youth Who: Torii Kiyotada When: 1735 (Edo period) What: Woodblock print Ink on color on paper Where: Edo (Tokyo), Japan Artistic Qualities: Color and Contrast
History: Ukiyo-e famous during this time and used to show regular life with regular people Influence: Hishikawa Moronobu First Japanese artist to use his prints to show everyday subjects Black outline with white background usually hand-colored by the buyers Large simple forms
Tamamushi Shrine Who: Owned by the Hōryū-ji temple When: Middle of 17th century (Asuka Period) What: Made of wood, metal, and lacquer Where: Nara, Japan Artistic Qualities: Form, Balance, and Texture
History: Buddhism introduced and Korean alliance that changed art culture Influence: Miniature kondō (Japanese Buddhist temple) Interest: Paintings on sculpture describe tales about the incarnations of the Buddha. Side panels have the only know painting from this time because the Taika era reforms in Japan controlled a lot of the art representation
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