모암문고 茅岩文庫 The Moam Collection

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..

Jade Tablet of the Neolithic Period (c. 2500 ~ 2000 BCE) Jade Tablet of the Noelithic Period, c. 2500~2000 BCE, 30.5 x 7.2 cm (not including wooden panel), National Palace Museum, Taiwan Appearance of the original jade tablet kuei with the imperial poetry and seal impressions engraved on the surface in the 18th century and a wood stand used at the time to convert it into a decorative piece (pla..

미암선생집_나경 미암집 1 미암집 2 미암(眉巖·유희춘의 호)선생집 ‘입춘나경의立春裸耕議’ '입춘나경에 관한 논의' "(입춘 나경은) 먼 변방의 비루한 풍속에서 나온 것이다. 지식인들은 이를 해괴하게 여기지만 백성들은 즐거워한다. 매년 입춘 아침에 지방관 앞에 모이게 한 뒤 관문(官門) 길 위에..

농경문청동기農耕文靑銅器 「농경문청동기農耕文靑銅器」, 약 기원전 4~3세기, 7.2 x 12.8 cm, 전 대전 괴정동 출토, 국립중앙박물관 「농경문청동기農耕文靑銅器」세부 약 기원전 4~3 세기 경의 유물로 추정된다. 1970년대 말 대전의 고철 수집인에게서 구입한 것이며, 현재 국립중앙박물관에 수장되어 있..

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..