Art History 362:
Japanese Art

ASUKA PERIOD (542 - 645), part 1

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Portrait of Prince Shotoku
Nara Period
Colors on paper

Horyu-ji complex
Nara refecture
Asuka Period, 7th c.
Kondo, Horyu-ji
Nara prefecture
Asuka Period, 7th c.
Wood, tiles
Pagoda, Horyu-ji
Nara prefecture
Asuka Period, 7th c.
Stone platform, wood & tiles
Shaka Triad, by Tori Busshi
In Kondo, Horyu-ji
Asuka Period, dated 623
Gilt Bronze
Detail of Shaka, by Tori Busshi
Kondo, Horyu-ji
Asuka Period, d. 623
Gilt Bronze
Attendant Bodhisattva of Shaka Triad, by Tori Busshi
Kondo, Horyu-ji
Asuka Period
Gilt bronze
Tamonten (Guaudian King of the North)
Horyu-ji, Kondo
Asuka/Early Nara Period, c. 650
Wood, with paint & gold leaf
Angel musician, canopy ornament
Horyu-ji, Kondo
Early Nara Period, c. 700
Wood with pigments
Tamamushi Shrine
Horyu-ji, Nara prefecture
Asuka Period, 7th c.
H. 2.3 m
Lacquer painting on wood
Jataka of the Bodhisattva's sacrifice to tigress
Tamamushi Shrine
Horyu-ji
Asuka Period
Lacquer painting on wood
Yumedono (Hall of Dream)
Horyu-ji
Nara Period, 8th c.
Yumedono Kannon
in Yumedono (Hall of Dreams), Horyu-ji
Asuka Period, early 7th c.
H. 1.97 m
Wood and gold leaf
Detail of Yumedono Kannon
Horyu-ji
Asuka Period
Wood and gold leaf
Kudara Kannon
Horyu-ji
Asuka Period, early 7th c.
H. 2.1 m
Wood with paint

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