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| Asuka Period, 552-645 |
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| Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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"Korean envoys introduced Buddhism to Japan in 552. Empress Suiko and the prince-regent Shotoku championed the new religion." A brief one-paragraph overview, with one object representative of the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/japan-asuka-period.cfm | |
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| How to Identify a Buddha |
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| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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"The earliest surviving representations of the Buddha date from hundreds of years after his death, so they are not portraits in the usual sense. Buddha images vary greatly from place to place and period to period, but they almost always show these conventional features..." Downloads includes student handouts and a teacher packet on Hindu Buddhist Art. See also An Introduction to Buddhism.
Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/how-to-identify-a-buddha/ | |
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| Kofun Period, 300-552 |
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| Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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"A ruling aristocracy with close ties to Korea emerges during this period. Kofun, literally "old tomb," refers to tumuli, or mounded graves, built for the imperial family and other high-ranking aristocrats." A brief one-paragraph overview, along with one object representative of the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/japan-kofun-period.cfm | |
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| Kofun Period (ca. 3rd century–538) |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An overview of cultural production during the Kofun period, which is named after the tomb mounds that were built for members of the ruling class during this time. With 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kofu/hd_kofu.htm | |
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| The Spread of Buddhism Across Asia |
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| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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Understand, through the analysis of artifacts and maps, how Buddhism changed as it spread across Asia and came to reflect the countries that embraced it. Downloads include a slideshow and handout on Buddhist artifacts and a lesson plan.
Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-spread-of-buddhism-across-asia/ | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1–500 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"Around the third century A.D., the practice of building sepulchral mounds and burying treasures with the dead is transmitted to Japan from the continent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Yayoi culture (ca. BCE 4thC-3rdC CE) and the Kofun period (ca. 3rdC-538), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 500–1000 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"The introduction of Buddhism to the Japanese archipelago from China and Korea in the sixth century causes momentous changes amounting to a fundamentally different way of life for the Japanese." With a period overview, list of key events, and 5 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Kofun (ca. 3rdC-538), Asuka (538-710), Nara (710-794), and Heian (794-1185) periods, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=eaj | |
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