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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..

Art of the Pleasure Quarters and the Ukiyo-e Style Otani Oniji II, dated 1794 Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95) Polychrome woodcut print on paper The Great Wave at Kanagawa (from a Series of Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1831–33 Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849); Published by Eijudo Polychrome ink and color on paper The Edo period was a ti..

Momoyama Period (1573–1615) Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Momoyama period (1573–1615), early 17th century Kano School Japan Pair of six-fold screens; color on gold-leafed paper Wine container, Momoyama period (1573–1615), ca. 1596–1600 Japan Lacquered wood With the decline of Ashikaga power in the 1560s, the feudal barons, or daimyos, began their struggle for control of Japan. ..

Endnote My great indebtedness is to Dr. John Klein, professor at The Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Keith Eggener, professor of the Univerwity of Missouri-Columbia, for their sincere help and encouraging me to complete this essay. i Opportunity vol. 12 (Dec., 1934), p. 372. ii Romare Bearden & Harry Henderson, A History of African-American Artists, Pantheon Books, New York, 1993. iii..

Romare Bearden, Morning of the Rooster, 1980 IV. Conclusion Until now I have traced the main motifs in a whole range of Romare Bearden’s works by surveying his representative works. While I am studying Bearden’s life and his work I have realized again it is almost impossible to articulate and to explain exactly because of his broad scope tendency and his deep and invisible philosophy of art..

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 Portrait of Shun'oku Myôha, Nanbokuchô period (1336–92), ca. 1383 Japan Hanging scroll: ink, color, and gold on silk The Kamakura period was marked by a gradual shift in power from the nobility to landowning ..

Heian Period (794–1185) Zao Gongen, Heian period (794–1185), 11th–?12th century Gilt bronze, Japan The new capital was established in Heian-kyo (capital of "peace and tranquility," now known as Kyoto) in 794. Like Nara, it was laid out according to a grid pattern, following the Chinese precedent. Kyoto remained the nation's capital, albeit at times in name only, until 1867. In Kyoto, the ..

III. Bearden’s Philosophy and Theme of Art “Art Should be understood and loved by the people. ” “Modigliani, Picasso, Epstein and other modern artists studied African sculpture to reinforce their own design concepts. This would be perfectly appropriate for any Negro artist who cared to do the same. The critic asks that the Negro stay away from the white man’s art, but true artist feel..

II. The World of Romare Bearden I like to divide Bearden’s artistic career into five stages such as a cartoonist, realistic painter, religious painter, abstract expressionist, and a cubist artist in terms of his physical styles and using materials. But, for inner side of his works, I would like to stress that it is impossible for Bearden to separate his socio-realistic and sympathetic eyes on..

Kofun Period (ca. 3rd century–538) Helmet, 5th century; Kofun period Iron, covered with copper-gilt, Japan, The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Kofun period is named after the tomb mounds that were built for members of the ruling class during this time. The practice of building sepulchral mounds and burying treasures with the dead was transmitted to Japan from the Asian continent about the thi..