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Kanbara, Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki) Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797-1858 Kanbara, Evening Snow (Kanbara, yoru no yuki), from the series "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)", 1832/34 Japan The Art Institute of Chicago by 人靜香透 ⓒ 모암문고 茅岩文庫 The Moam Collection www.moamcollection.org Moam' Choi..

Momoyama Period (1573–1615) Wine container, Momoyama period (1573–1615), ca. 1596–1600 Japan Lacquered wood This lacquered sake container (choshi) exemplifies the luxurious utensils, paintings, and military accoutrements that filled the grand residences of the Momoyama period. Indeed, this vessel may have been used by the powerful and flamboyant general Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598), w..

Muromachi Period (1392–1573) The Birth of the Buddha, Muromachi period (1392–1573), ca. 1400 Unidentified artist Japan Section of a wall panel; ink, color, and gold on silk In keeping with his extraordinary destiny, the Buddha was miraculously conceived, said to have entered his mother's side in the form of a bodhisattva riding a white, six-tusked elephant. As depicted here, nine months late..

Bronze Vessel for Wine Bronze Vessel for Wine, dated 964 or 962 BCE, 28.7 x 38 cm, Zhouyuan Fufeng Cultural Relics Office, Beijing The bronze wine vessels prevailed during the Xia,Shang, and Zhou Dynasties are not only the practical utensils but also one kind of the bronze ritual wares, symbolizing the status and authority of the emperors and leuds. 모암문고 茅岩文庫 www.moamcollection...

Kamakura and Nanbokucho Periods (1185–1392) Taima mandala, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 12th–14th century Unidentified artist Japan Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk Unlike more abstract mandalas in which myriad Buddhas and other aspects of the cosmos are placed in geometric relationships within a painting, the Taima mandala depicts a paradise made up of buildings and gardens. ..

Heian Period (794–1185) Lotus Sutra, Heian period (794–1185), 12th century Japan Gold on indigo-dyed paper The Lotus Sutra, promulgated in India around the early part of the third century A.D., is believed to be the final teaching of Shakyamuni at Vulture Peak. It was part of Buddhist worship in Japan as early as the sixth century and became the most popular sutra. The Lotus Sutra emphasize..

Asuka and Nara Periods (538–794) Miniature pagoda, early Nara period (710–794; ca. 767) Japan Wood This miniature wooden pagoda, which was originally painted white, is identical to the thousands displayed today at the Treasure House of Horyuji temple in Nara. Historical information on these small pagodas is found in two sources: the Shoku Nihongi (History of Japan Continued, 797) and the To..

Kofun Period (ca. 3rd century–538) Bracelet, Kofun period (ca. 3rd century–538), 4th century Japan Steatite This irregular disk with smooth radial fluting is a fine example of a type of carved stone object found in the keyhole-shaped burial mounds of central Japan from the fourth and fifth centuries. Works in this shape are called sharinseki (carriage-wheel stones) and are sometimes identif..

Yayoi Period (Yayoi Culture) Storage jar, Yayoi period (ca. 4th century b.c.–3rd century a.d.) Japan Earthenware During the second century B.C., an influx of people from the continent brought the first of several waves of foreign influence that have shaped Japanese culture, initiating a more advanced cultural stage known as Yayoi. When rice cultivation and bronze and iron metallurgy were intr..

Storage jar, Middle Jomon period (ca. 2500–1500 b.c.) Japan Earthenware, unglazed, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm) The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 (1975.268.182) Cord-marked pottery is the characteristic ware of the..