Japanese Art after 1300: Imagery [CHRONOLOGICAL] Flashcards
(7 cards)
Where does Splashed Ink Landscape originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
Sesshu Toyo, Splashed Ink Landscape, c.1495. Hanging scroll; Ink on paper. Muromachi period
VOCAB: Zen Buddhism, Haboku/Hatsuboku
- Remove hard outlines and suggest forms that are spontaneously emerging from nothingness (ZEN BUDDHISM).
- Reflected Sen Buddhism ideas and practices of relinquishment and self discipline→ reinforce austerity and active meditation that were central to Zen practices.
Where does Gibbons in a Landscape originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
Season Shukei, Gibbons in a Landscape, c. 1570. Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper. Muromachi period.
- Reflects Zen Buddhist engagement w/natural world→ moon symbolizes enlightenment, reinforced austerity and active meditation in zen practices.
Where does the Rock Garden originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
*Rock Garden (Karesansui) of Ryoanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), 14th or 15th century and later. Muromachi period and later.
VOCAB: Karesansui
- Served to encourage contemplation→ Minimalist abstraction- meditative state: not firmly attached to a single idea→ relinquishment: Zen imperative. Rocks/pebbles symbolize natural forms like bodies of water. Large rocks served as islands→ 9 stones representing tiger cubs crossing the island.
- Combination of Japanese/ Chinese influence= Reverence towards nature and natural forms is central to Shinto.
Simplicity/Spontaneity became central features of Zen aesthetic= thought to derive from traditional Chinese paintings= Zen Buddhism
Where does the Tea bowl originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
*Chojiro, Tea bowl, Early 17th Century, Roku Ware, Momoyama period.
Functional tools but also admired for their aesthetic qualities. Intentional inconsistencies- asymmetrical. Reflection of spirit= brought reflection to warmth, bright colored clay.
Finding beauty in unrefined, natural, or imperfect forms of the bowl itself. Zen=aesthetic value of austerity, spontaneity, apparent heart. Seen to stimulate mind and emotion more than beauty itself.
Where does Rough Wave originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
*Ogata Korin, Rough Waves, c.1704-09. Edo period.
VOCAB: Yamato-e:
Tentacle foam like fingers, reminiscent of dragons, fleeting presence of swelling waves.
Where does The Great Wave originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
*Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), c. 1830-32. Edo Period
VOCAB: Ukiyo-e: Artworks → characteristics include: Flare colors, strong outlines, silhouettes, cropping and sharp viewing angles.
- Visual unification: crisp lines, broad smooth areas of color, repetitive patterns. Focuses on the landscapes in Japan→ mount Fuji= sacred in both Buddhist and shinto beliefs. Suggest harmony/balance of man and nature.
- Isolated from outsides→growing interest in travel=growing demand for souvenirs in the form of images of places visited=created a market for scenes of Japanese landscapes=competition amongst print markers.
- Minimizes backdrop to often human endeavors-meditation on familiarity→ nature is shown as a threat to the fishermen→ Prussian blue (trade). Western art influence= Japonism: stylistically a mix of French and Japanese artworks.
Where does Lakeside originate? What does the piece provide to the context of Japanese Art after 1300?
*Kurada Seiki, Lakeside, c. 1897. Meiji Period.
- Western studies: Pioneer of Western art style, embraces contemporary style of french= impressionism
