Nara period

There were three post-classical Japan periods. They were the Asuka period, the Nara period, and the Heian period. The Asuka period of Japan lasted from 538-710 A.D. The Nara period lasted from 710-794 A.D. The Heian period lasted from 794 to 1185 A.D. During the post-classical period, the Yamato clan grew in both size and power. At the time, the Yamato clan was by far the most influential clan in Japan. The twelve cap and rank system was made during this time. This system used silk hats…

Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist who is well known for the girl character who is bulbous-headed with large eyes and cynical grins. As a contemporary of Takashi Murakami within Japan's Neo-pop movement, Nara is influenced by elements of popular culture from both East and West. Nara creates drawing, painting, and sculpture that express intense emotions while his practices explores themes of isolation rebellion and music. In this essay, I would like to explore both internal and external factors…

pair unique statues in Nara period in Japan in the 700s. The pair artwork Buddha standing in Asian art museum include the two separate status. One of them depict Braham (Bonten) and another one depict Indra (Taishakuten). Brahman and Indra or Bonten and Taishakuten were Hindu gods but some how they combine into Buddhist myth and they attend as the Buddha. The two sculpture were created for Kofukyji temple that one of the most important temples at capital of japan in Nara period. The artwork…

during the World War II time period. It is an online exhibit of selected objects from a more extensive, physical exhibit that was presented in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, from May 1994 to February 1995. Reflecting the original exhibit, the online exhibit is also divided into two parts, representing the two main psychological approaches that was used by the government at the time to rally for public support. In a way, this is a unique exhibit that the NARA can best…

the essence of nature according to followers of Shintoism. Shinto has been around ever since the beginning of Japanese culture. It has records that trace it as far back as the Jomon era from 14,000 B.C.E to 400 B.C.E (Shirokateur, 2013). This was a period characterized by hunter gatherer societies for the most part. Evidence of worship to Kami is evident in burial mounds that have been uncovered all of Japan that date back tens of thousands of years. After the Jomon era, came the Yayoi era. This…

35 meters tall and weighs 92 tons. It is the second largest Great Buddha in Japan. The Great Buddha of Kamakura also goes by what many Japanese people traditionally call it: the Daibutsu. The Daibutsu was created around 1252 during the Kamakura period. It was said that “the court lady, Inadano-Tsubone (an attendant of…

It has very mountainous terrain and Archipelago Island, offers lush forest, hot springs and active volcanoes, and the most notable Mountain is Mount Fuji. Many small kingdoms came to together to united around the capital Nara; around the 4th and 8th centuries. Around this period, agriculture improved dramatically and adopted new ideas from China. One of the ideas adopted from China was, Pictographic writing, called Kanji and which, later came Hiragana and Katakana. They also adopted…

Among one of the most interesting and eventful time periods in Japan’s captivating history has to be it’s classical period. During the Asuka, Nara, and Heian time frames religious and spiritual beliefs were at their peak; as was the influence of the imperial court. Different forms of art, like poetry and paintings, from the time were also very important because they represented the transition the Japanese were undergoing in terms of becoming self-confident and appreciating their own culture.…

culture. Yamato people unified the small country in the mid-4th century BC. In this period China's a lot of knowledge and technology into Japan. To the 5th century, Korea outsiders brought iron, ceramics, textiles,…

popular in other countries such as Japan. China analyzes the religion differently because they see Buddha not as a teacher but as a god that they pray to. Most of China is a combination of Buddhist and Taoist practices At around 213 BC there is evidence that the Qin Emperor ordered the destruction of Buddhism. So Buddhist teachers may have came later in the third century. After the Han Empire collapsed there were other kingdoms that had other connections with Buddhism in central Asia,…