AH Test 2 - Chapter 26 -Japanese Art after 1333

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Shogun

military dictator

samurais

noble warriors

Rinpa school

(renaissance of the previous Heian culture) Kyoto. Painter Tawaraya Sotatsu was an honored member of this school.

Muromachi Period

1392-1573 Shogun deposed emperor with assistance of the Samurais

Edo Period

1615-1868 harshly controlled society prosperous age society divided into samurai, farmers, artisans and merchants (in order) creativity came from artisans and merchants traditions of past were revived

The Tea Ceremony

Chanoyu is the term encompassing ritual drinking of tea custom of drinking powdered tea was brought from China to Japan by Zen Monks.

Tokyo used to be named

Edo

Shoin rooms

Formal room for receiving important guests. typical Japanese room - take shoes off, etc.

Kano Eitoku

Fusuma example Pines, cranes, plum trees. Named Kano school. from Mamoyama period

Thirty-Six views of Mount Fiji

Hokusai painted this The Great Wave is one of those views.

Ukiyo-E School

In urban Edo, after a fire, a witty and irreverent expression appeared in visual and literary arts. Kabuki theatre and woodblock prints of ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e = polychrome woodblock print. Sharaku = artist WITTY EXPRESSION

Cloth and Ceramics

Japanese exceeded in textiles and ceramics. no distinction between fine arts and crafts training and teamwork under masterful supervision was the approach to artistic production.

Fusuma example

Kano Eitoku

Textiles

Kosode - garment with small sleeve openings.

Literati Painting

Kyoto's distance from Edo allowed for new school of art and philosophy. Ideas from Chinese Daoism promoted each person's uniqueness. Chinese culture and tea were a political protest.

Decorative paintings for the Shoin Rooms

Monoyama art = massive scale of paintings that decorated the walls of castles. interior spaces were divided by paper - covered sliding doors (fusuma) that because canvases for large-scale murals.

Three distinct forms of expression during the Edo Period/Japanese Art

Rinpa School (renaissance of the previous Heian culture) Kyoto. Literati painting : Kyoto Ukiyo-E : Edo (Tokyo)

Tawaraya Sotatsu

Rinpa school painter ~folding screens~ possibly depicts the islands of Matsushima. Waves at Matsushima - two panels, very abstract

most famous tea master in Japan

Sen no Rikyu

Ukiyo-E artist

Sharaku produced lots of prints, mostly of famous Kabuki actors. ~ Hokusai created Thirty-Six views of Mount Fiji- a series of graphic prints The Great Wave is one of those views.

Rinpa school painter

Tawaraya Sotatsu commoner who gained favor of aristocrats one of his famous ~folding screens~ possibly depicts the islands of Matsushima. commissioned for a Buddhist temple by a wealthy merchant. Waves at Matsushima - two panels, very abstract also known for painting and making fans.

The Taian

a tearoom that preserves Sen no Rikyu's design. simple, no decoration tiny space with Japanese writing in the middle. natural materials just a small space with chinese symbol being the only recognizable thing

Hokusai

Ukiyo-E artist created Thirty-Six views of Mount Fiji- a series of graphic prints The Great Wave is one of those views. common people, followers of the "Fiji Cult" bought copies as souvenirs.

Shoin

actual formal room

A Meiji Period Painter

Yokoyama Taikan Floating Lights - inspired by a visit to Calecutta where he observed women engaging in fortune telling on banks of the Ganges river. 3 Japanese/Indian women.

Muromachi period is marked by popularity of

Zen Buddhism

Artist Sesshu trained as a monk but specialized in

art Traveled to China because of his patrons influenced by Song and Yuan masters bolder style as a result some patrons = samurais

Sharaku's painting of Otani Oniji

captures a tension-filled moment from an action drama. plays role of manservant extremely creepy Chinese man ***manservant's were always in charge of doing the violent deeds*** going in to kill someone

new architect form

castle (fortified military complex)

Himeji Castle

example of a surviving castle typical Chinese/Japanese building. Looks like China Town.

Yugure (Twilight)

finest surviving early tea bowls

Kosode

garment with small sleeve openings. few Kosode prior to Edo period survive - remaining show the taste of affluent women of period. looks like a teepee, similar to a Komono.

Rock Garden

in Ryoanji, Kyoto

Momoyama period

late Muromachi Japan turned into being socially unstable Momoyama followed fall of the last Muromachi shogunate Monoyama = "peach hill" Portugese and Spanish influences art of this period was opulent and simple

Zen ink painting

monochrome landscape paintings influence of Chinese and Korea

Sen no Rikyu

most famous tea master in Japan in his view, tea ceremony was ultimate view of hospitality.

The Great Wave

one of the views in Thirty-Six views of Mount Fiji Hokusai the painting I was going to buy at AC Moore Have to read it from right to left.

fusuma

paper covered sliding doors

Ukiyo-E means

pictures from a floating world.

The Tea Bowl

slightly misshapen Korean-style rice bowls became inspiration for potters. finest surviving early tea bowls = Yugure (Twilight) gritty red clay of Raku ware was developed specifically for tea ceremony. red bowl, 3 inches. looks like a sunset, why it's called Twilight.

Chanoyu

the term encompassing ritual drinking of tea

Sesshu's "Winter landscape"

vertical hanging painting boring ... gray and black

The Modern Period

wave of imperialist politics from other countries. Commodore Matthew Perry forced opening of trade ports in Japan, and precipitated the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Edo was renamed Tokyo. Emperor was restored to power in 1868. Beginning of Meiji (Enlightened Rule) Restoration. Japan adopted Western customs.


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