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This is an introduction to old Japanese history and culture.
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Japan through the Ashikaga Period (16th c.)
Jomon Period
c. 14,000-300 BCE
Vessel, 3rd millennium BCE
Vessel, 3rd millennium BCE
Dogu Figurine, c. 1000-400 BCE
Dogu Figurine, c. 1,000-400 BCE
Kofun Period
c. 300-552 CE
Burial Mounds
Chieftain Haniwa, c. 500
Horse Haniwa, 6th c.
Shinto
Female Shinto Spirit, 12th c.
Usa Shrine, Usa, est. 8th c.
Ujigami Shrine, Uji, est. 11th c.
Asuka Period
552-646
Asuka Temple, Asuka (Nara), est. 588
Prince Shotoku, ruled 593-622Kogan Zenji, 1800
Prince Shotoku and His ChildrenPortrait from the Nara Period
Prince Shotoku Deified, early 14th c.
Shitenno-ji Temple, Osaka, est. 593
Horyu-ji Temple
Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, est. 607
Buddha of Healing, Horyu-ji Temple, 7th c.
Nara Period
646-794
Rinno-ji Buddhist ShrineNikko, est. 766
Heian Period
794-1185
Enryaku-ji Temple
Kyoto, est. 794
Daigo-Ji Temple
Kyoto, est. 874
The Heian Court
Fujiwara Michinaga (ruled de facto 997-1027)Kikuchi Yosai, 1878
Formal
Semi-formal
Informal
Courtesan
Heian Court WomanUtagawa Kunisada, 19th c.
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossom Viewing, 17th c.
Murasaki Shikibu
The Tale of Genji, c. 1010
Lady Murasaki Writing at Ishiyama Temple, 1767
Murasaki ShikibuKikuchi Yosai, 1878
Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyama TempleHiroshige III, c. 1880
Murasaki at Ishiyama TempleKyosen Kawasaki, 20th c.
Murasaki ShikibuSumi-e Azusa, 21st c.
Tendai Buddhism
Tendai Daishi, 14th c. Portrait
Lotus Sutra, 12th c.
Lotus Sutra, Heian Period
Fugen Riding Elephant, Heian Period
Fugen Riding Elephant, 1225-50
Monju Atop Shishi Lion, 10th c.
Monju Riding Lion, 1324
Buddha with Fugen and Monju, 17th c.
Pure Land Buddhism
Paradise of Amida BuddhaKasuga Kaishi, Late Heian Period
Bodhisattvas Descending from Paradise, c. 1300
Byodo-in (Phoenix Hall)
Kyoto, 1053
Byodo-in Amida Buddha
Kamakura Period
1185-1392
The Minamoto (Genji) Clan Fights the Taira (Heike) Clan
Late 17th c. Illustrations ofThe Heike Tale (12th-13th c.)
The Battle at Uji Bridge, 1180
Late 17th c. Illustrations ofThe Heike Tale (12th-13th c.)
Samurai of the Kamakura Period
Seppuku, 19th-c. Illustration
Yoroi Armor, Early 14th c.
Zen Buddhism
Ryoan-ji Temple Garden, Kyoto, late 15th c.
The Tea Ceremony
Tea-Grinding Stone MillHukuin Ekaku, 1740s-50s
Zen LandscapeTani Bucho, 18th-19th c.
Ashikaga Period
1392-1523
The Golden Pavilion
Kyoto, 1397