Aissa Avila Under the Wave of Kanagawa The Great Wave Artist Katsushika Hokusai When 18301833 Edo period Materials Ukiyoe woodblock prints Ink wood and carving tools Accessible to the middle class ID: 801432
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Japanese Art (653 b.c.–a.d. 1900)
Aissa Avila
Slide2Under the Wave of Kanagawa (The Great Wave)
Artist:
Katsushika Hokusai
When: 1830-1833 (Edo period) Materials: Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) Ink, wood, and carving tools Accessible to the middle class Where: Japan
Artistic
Qualities:
Color, movement, and perspective
Slide3History: 1830s Japan endured isolationist
policies
due to the shogunate of this periodWhy: Heavy usage of waves throughout his artwork Western influence due to European art smuggled by Dutch tradersLow horizon lineInterest: Details and relatable to the working class people
Slide4The Saga Kuya Invoking the Amida Buddha
Who: U
nkei
When: Before 1207 (Kamakura period) Materials: Wood and paintWhere: Rokuharamitsuji, Kyotohttps://www.britannica.com/art/Japanese-art/Kamakura-period#ref283298
Artistic Qualities:
Texture, Movement, and Form
Slide5History: Civil wars led the downfall of the Fujiwara rulers and the new rulers supported art and
encouraged
realism Influence: Further emphasis on the strength and realism used by sculptors during the Nara period by adding more details Realism: six small Buddha from the mouth of the sculpture (symbol for speech or prayers)Interest: Based on a priest named Amida Buddha which adds the religion influence at this time
Slide6Kogan (“
ancient
stream bank”)
Who: unknown What: Water Jug (Pottery)Shino ware with underglaze design StonewarePaintWhere: Mino ProvinceWhen: late 16th century (Momoyama period)
Artistic Qualities
Form and Lines
Slide7History: Economic and political instability caused many potters to leave the city of Seto and move to the city of Mino where the demand for more tea ware influenced them to expand their ideas
Influence: Tea Ceremony throughout Japanese history Its simplicity and trend for ceramic artists to engrave words in their pottery Interest: I admired its irregular shapes and focused on its usage and its meaning
Slide8Actor as a Samurai Youth
Who: Torii Kiyotada
When: 1735 (Edo period)
What: Woodblock print Ink on color on paper Where: Edo (Tokyo), JapanArtistic Qualities: Color and Contrast
Slide9History:
Ukiyo-e famous during this time and used to show regular life with regular peopleInfluence: Hishikawa Moronobu First Japanese artist to use his prints to show everyday subjects Black outline with white background usually hand-colored by the buyersLarge simple forms
Slide10Tamamushi Shrine
Who: Owned by the
Hōryū-ji temple
When: Middle of 17th century (Asuka Period) What: Made of wood, metal, and lacquer Where: Nara, JapanArtistic Qualities: Form, Balance, and Texture
Slide11History:
Buddhism introduced and Korean alliance that changed art cultureInfluence: Miniature kondō (Japanese Buddhist temple) Interest: Paintings on sculpture describe tales about the incarnations of the Buddha. Side panels have the only know painting from this time because the Taika era reforms in Japan controlled a lot of the art representation
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