Art History 362:
Japanese Art

STUDY GUIDE 6a:

Heian Period (794-1185) Religious Art, Part 1

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Kondo (Golden Hall), Muro-ji
Early Heian Period
Pagoda, Muro-ji
Early Heian Period
Taizokai (Woomb World) mandara
Early Heian Period
Hanging scroll
Color on silk
Kongokai (Daimond World) mandara
Early Heian Period
Hanging scroll
Color on silk
Red Fudo Myo-o

Early Heian Period
Color on silk
Fudo Myo-o
Kyoogokokuji (To-ji), Kyoto
Early Heian Period
Wood with paint
H. 173 cm
Yakushi Buddha
Early Heian period, c. 793
Jingo-ji, Kyoto
Cypress wood
H. 170 cm
Seated Buddha
Early Heian period, 9th c.
Wood
H. 39 cm
Nyoirin Kannon
Early Heian period, early 9th c.
Kanshin-ji, Osaka
Wood with pigments
Wood
H. 109 cm

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