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Heian Period (794–1185) The Metropolitan Museum of Art A brief overview of political and cultural developments in Japan during the Heian period. With 4 related artworks. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/heia/hd_heia.htm

Heian Period, 794-1185 Minneapolis Institute of Arts "With the transferal of the capital from Nara to Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) in 794, a new era began." 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-heian-period.cfm

Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heiji Rebellion) Scrolls with A Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace Princeton University Art Museum The Heiji disturbance, which occurred late in 1159, represents a brief armed skirmish in the capital. ...The Heiji scrolls date from the thirteenth century and represent a masterpiece of "Yamato" style painting. The scene appearing here, entitled "A Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace," is the property of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, provides an excellent introduction to the genre of picture scrolls. The scrolls read from right to left, and all action flows to the left. They can be documented as being treasured artifacts in the fifteenth century, when nobles mention viewing them, but they now only survive in fragmentary form. Go to Museum Resource: http://digital.princeton.edu/heijiscroll/

History and Traditions of the Samurai Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Students will use images of samurai armor and weaponry to learn related vocabulary. They will describe the functional and aesthetic aspects of armor through focused viewing and reading, and they will draw conclusions about the changing code of the samurai over the course of 800 years. Download includes a lesson plan, a number of guides, and slideshows. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/history-and-traditions-of-the-samurai/

An Introduction to Japanese Buddhism Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Buddhism was officially transmitted to Japan in 525, when the monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent a mission to Japan with gifts, including an image of the Buddha, several ritual objects, and sacred texts. Buddhism’s journey from India to China, Korea, and Japan had taken about a thousand years. See also An Introduction to Japanese Buddhism video with Professor Robert Sharf, University of California, Berkeley, discusses Japanese Buddhism at the Medieval Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/an-introduction-to-buddhism-in-japan/

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online presentation of a 2009 exhibition on the mandalas of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. With images of 25 artworks, mostly from the 12th to the 14th century. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/japanese-mandalas

Kamakura and Nanbokucho Periods (1185–1392) The Metropolitan Museum of Art A brief introduction to the Kamakura and Nanbokucho periods, with a focus on political developments and the shift that occurred in the Japanese aesthetic during this time. With 5 related artworks. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kana/hd_kana.htm

Kamakura Period, 1185-1333 Minneapolis Institute of Arts "In 1185, Minamoto no Yorimoto proclaimed himself the Shogun (military dictator) of the country and moved the seat of government to Kamakura, a small village in Eastern Japan that gives its name to this historical period." A brief one-paragraph overview, with two objects representative of the period. Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/japan-kamakura-period.cfm

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