A slide presentation created for a college-level presentation in 2008 of the beautiful and diverse art of Japan; from the dawn of a culture to the 19th century. Some visual and conceptual comparisons are drawn between Eastern and Western traditions. Enjoy!

1. Sarah Valentino

4. Vessel from Miyanomae, 2500-300 BCE, earthenware

5. Yangshao Vessel, Gonsu Province
mid-3 rd century BCE
Greek Geometric Krater, 740 BCE

7. Tomb of Emperor Nintoku at Sakai, late 4th – early 5 th century
BCE

8. Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, 1300-1250 BCE

9. Great Pyramids at Gizeh, 2490-2528 BCE

10. Haniwa Warroir, 5-6 th century BCE, low-fired clay

11. Metropolitan Kouros, Archaic Greek, 590-580 BC, marble
Army of Shi Huangdi, 210 BCE, painted terracotta

12. Shrine of Amaterasu, last rebuilt in 1993

14. Tori Busshi, Shaka Triad, 623, Bronze

15. Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna, 518, gilded bronze

17. Daibutsuden “Great Buddha Hall”, 743 (rebuilt c. 1700)

18. Imperial Palace, Foridden City, Beijing

20. Phoenix Hall, Kyoto, 1053

21. “Genji Visits Murasaki” from Tale of Genji, 12 century,
handscroll, ink and color on paper

22. 12 Layer Kimono

24. Portrait Statue of Shujobo Chogen, early 13 th century, painted wood

25. Seated Luohan, Yiao Dynasty, c. 1000, earthenware

26. Portrait Bust of Emperor Vespasian, 79, marble

28. Saihoji Garden, 14 th century

29. Muromachi Period Dry-landscape
garden (karesansui)
Modern karansensui rock garden

30. Toyo Sesshu, Splashed Ink Landscape (haboku), 1495, ink on
paper

31. Liang Kai, Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, 13 th century,
ink on paper

33. Kano Eitoku, Chinese Lions, late 16 th century, color, ink and
gold leaf on paper

34. Sen-no Rikyu, Taian Teahouse, c. 1582

35. Ritual Tea Ceremony

36. Teabowl, glazed earthenware
Water Jar, natural ash glazed stoneware

38. Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, 1620-1663

39. Frank Lloyd Wright, Falling Water, Pennsylvania, 1935

40. Suzuki Harunobu, “Evening Bell at the Clock” from Eight Views
of the Parlor, 1765, woodblock print

41. Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter, 1492

42. Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave of Kanagawa from 36
Views of mount Fuji, c. 1826-1866, ink and colors on paper

44. (Thank You Very Much)