The arts of Japan: an ill. history

abstract Amida artists Ashikaga Asuka period beauty bodhisattvas Bosatsu Buddha Buddhist painting buildings built carved castle century ceramics characteristic China Chinese Coll Color Plate contemporary contrast crafts culture decorative deities developed Early Heian period Edo period Eitoku elegance emphasis especially expression famous figures finest flowers Fujiwara Genji gold Hall Heian period Hideyoshi Hōryū-ji images important influence ink-painting Japan Japanese art Japanese painting Jōmon Kabuki Kamakura period Kannon Kanō school kimono Kondō Korea Kyoto Kyoto Plate lacquer landscape lotus masters Meiji modern Momoyama period monk Monogatari Muromachi period Nara period original Osaka outstanding pagoda painter Palace pattern popular portrait pottery Prefecture priest realistic roof scenes screens sculpture sect section of scroll Sesshū Shingon Shinto shogun Shōsō-in Shōwa period shows Shrine simple spirit strong structure style survived T'ang tea ceremony technique temples textiles Todai-ji Tokugawa Tokyo National Museum typically Japanese ukiyo-e ware Western Yamato-e