Art History 362:
Japanese Art

Heian Religious Art, part 2

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Hachiman, Shinto god of war in Buddhist monk attire
Early Heian period, late 9th c.
Hachiman Shrine, Yakushi-ji
Painted wood
H. 39cm
Empress Jingu as Shinto Goddess
Early Heian period, late 9th c.
Hachiman Shrine, Yakushi-ji
Painted wood
H. 37cm
Byodo-in (Temple of Equality), or Phoenix Hall)
Late Heian period, dedicated 1053
Uji, Kyoto
Interior of Phoenix Hall
Amida Buddha, central image of Phoenix Hall
By Jocho (d. 1057), c. 1053, late Heian period
Cypress wood with lacquered cloth and gold leaf
Multiple-block technique
H. 279 cm
Bodhisattva on clouds
In Pheonix Hall
By Jocho, c. 1053, late Heian period
Wood, with traces of gold dust and paint
Early spring landscape in yamato-e style
Painted wood door of Phoenix Hall
Late Heian period
Amida Raigo Triptych
Kongobu-ji
Late Heian period, late 11th c.
Color on silk
H. 211 cm
Detail of Amida Raigo Triptych showing landscape scene
Shaka Parinirvana
Kongobu-ji
Late Heian period, d. 1086
Color on silk
H. 270 cm

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