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20 Cards in this Set
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Borobudur |
-mountain of the Buddhist -recent discovery -disappeared due to high volcanic activity, then found and cleaned up -3D giant buddhist mandala -completely unique monument -square->earth -circle->heavens, cosmos, etc -do your prayers and work your way to the center -enters @ points, goal is the center -theres buddhas throughout with different mudras -meant to "cheer you on" during your journey -72 stupas in total (3 rings of them) -buddhas inside stupa -top part is nirvanna -the center/largest stupa -hallow: represents voidlessness of true nirvana -had an axis mundi go right through it |
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Angkor Wat |
-hindu mandala -monastary of holy capital city -city of angkor-one of the largest religious cities -first temple dedicated to Vishnu->then shiva->then buddha(some kings werent hindu) -5 sections |
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Jomon Vessel |
-hunter/gather society->unstable->sucess depends on array of animals -patriarch -men hunt, women gather seeds -you go where the animals go -jomon means cord decorating -3D design -high relief -dont represent anything->abstract design -dont usually create ceramics until agriculture -more to carry -no agriculture to fill it -Chinese were heavy on symmetry whereas Japanese art was very asymmetric -no color, only clays natural color -Japans tribes are more stable
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Haniwa Warrior |
-figures made from low-fire clay -put in tombs -cylinder bases -unglazed aka raw -painted -Kofun time period -recognizing and respecting the kami of the clay -place them around the boarder of the tomb -can be all sorts of shapes -prevent contamination of either world -a barrier/wall between the living and the dead -amount and types of haniwa reflect social status |
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Womb World Madara |
-composed of 12 zones, each representing one of the various dimensions of buddha nature -the taizokai mandara illustrated here is among the oldest and best preserved in japan -many of the figures hold lightning bolts, symbolizing the power of the mind to destroy human passion -the womb world mandara is a diagram of the cosmic universe composed of 12 zones representing the dimensions of buddha nature. Mandaras played a central role in Esoteric buddhist meditation |
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Seated Amida |
-descending to believers level -walls of shrines depicts western paradise -sits on lotus flower-pure -mandorla: full bodied halo -glory so great its almost hot and blinding -statue sits in pool of water 1.reflects buddha: other demension 2.light reflects from ripple to gold buddha-electrifying
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Tale of Genji: Genji Visits Murasaki |
-worlds 1st novel(written by a women) -so popular they started to illustrate it -1st illustration -upscale, classy -painted women style -faces are very generalized: everyone looks the same -allows the reader to make it personal -angle: up on top looking down. this removes up from the work |
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Portrait of the Priest Kuya Preaching |
-kosho, a leading kamakura sculptor, depicted kuya as a frail priest roaming the countryside chanting the six syllables of the prayer to amida, shown as six tiny buddhas emerging from his mouth. |
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Amida Descending over the Mountains |
-pure land buddhism in japan stressed the saving power of amida, who, if called on, hastened to believers at the moment of death and conveyed them to his pure land -a gigantic amida rises from behind the mountains against the back drop of a dark sky -his two main attendant bodhisattvas, kannon and seishi, have already descended. -depicted as if they were addressing the deceased directly -amida is still and frontal -gives him iconic quality -halo resembles a rising moon, an image long admired in japan for its spiritual beauty |
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Walking Buddha |
-very confident, strong but calm stride -garment is sheer and flowing -buddha is other worldly(abstract form) -not here anymore -abstraction-nirvana is a formless shape -self-standing -artist gives work a soul |
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Splashed-Ink Landscape |
-simple -hanging scroll -meditation, paint quickly then done -painting is suppose to propel them into enlightenment |
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Pine Forest |
-screen painting -use haze to give forest mystery -no background. fog is so thick -no context of any kind. all you have is pine trees -balanced. something and nothing -grays -takes up your entire viewing space -brings you there meditation |
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The Great Wave Off Kanagawa |
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Asmat Bisj Poles |
-death is always caused by something -when someone dies you lose mana w/in tribe -need to regain mana (steal from someone else) -leads to tribal warfare -someone needs to die for you to take their mana -did it through head hunting -poles were warnings -symbol of: revenge, lost mana needing to be restored, dead person haunting village until mana regained -cutting something alive: cut down tree -skinning it: debarking -decapitating: cut off leaves -draining blood: drain sap -returning w/victims body -pole is discarded once mana is gone |
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Tatanua Mask |
-made for funerals of the wealthy -wait and have a mass funeral for everyone that died during a certain time -enhance idea of tribe -no one is sad alone or celebrates alone -one half is full of hair and the other is shaved -shaved head is mourning side -each person has own mask -when you put on mask you become that person -colors represent lifestyle -you can burn them or keep them as momentos |
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Men's Ceremonial House |
-only men clubhouse -do not mix genders -sturdy solid construction -carved and brightly painted -tribal legends inside and out -use proper symbolism and color to aid the message -gods above door warning to women -punishment=rape -each artist has own style. can use others style if you pay for it |
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Moai |
-on own |
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Rurutu A'a |
on own |
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Kuka'ilimoku |
-wooden war god -god of conquest was main god -strong-solid huge headdress -threatening -guardian figure |
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Symptom |
-allows Kami to radiate whatever life force that it has -very large -you go up and you engage in it -a spiral is a very ununiversal shape -Shinto is there because of his heritage -consider own relationship with it
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