Art History 362:
Japanese Art

Japanese Art, Kamakura period

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Portrait of Minamoto no Yoritomo
12th copy of original attrib. to Fujiwara Takanobu
Kamakura Period
Color on silk
139.1 x 112 cm
Portrait of Uesugi Shigefusa
Kamakura Period
Wood
H. 68.2 cm
Portrait of Priest Chogen Kamakura Period
In Todai-ji
Painted wood
H. 82 cm
Nandaimon (Great South Gate), Todai-ji
Rebuilt in 1199
Nio (guardian) figure
By Unkei & Kaikei
Great South Gate, Todai-ji
Kamakura Period, dated 1203
Painted Wood
H. 8.36 m
Guardian figure
Attrib. Jokei I (act. 1184-1212)
Kofuku-ji, Nara
Kamakura Period
Painted Wood
H. 162 cm
Priest Seshin, d. 1212
By Unkei (d. 1223)
Kofuku-ji, Nara
Kamakura Period
Painted wood
H. 188 cm
Kamakura e-maki mono (handscroll)
Heiji Monogatari (illustrated story of the Heiji rebellion)
Burning of the Sanjo Palace, Sections 3-4.
Ink and color on paper
Mid 13th century.
Kamakura e-maki mono (handscroll)
Heiji Monogatari (illustrated story of the Heiji rebellion)
Burning of the Sanjo Palace, Section 8.
Ink and color on paper
Mid 13th century.
Kamakura Painting
Kumano Mandala
Hanging scroll, ca 1300AD, 134 cm.

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