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Amazing Japanese art

Amazing Japanese art. Kano eitoku. Eagle on a pine tree

Amazing Japanese art. Kano eitoku. Eagle on a pine tree


Japanese people created a diverse and unusual world of artistic images and forms. The art shows the story of life, way of life, beliefs and beauty of their nation.
For Japanese medieval art greater integrity of the worldview, close connection with religious and moral ideas are characteristic. The poetry of the thinking of Japanese people manifested itself in the multivalence of the content of the art objects, reflecting ideas about nature and the universe. The connections of different arts were largely conditioned by the fact that the measure of all things and the source of inspiration for medieval architects, poets, painters was nature with its natural beauty and eternal variability. The aesthetic norms of Japanese art developed under the influence of historical, social factors, as well as extremely unusual climatic and natural conditions.

Japanese culture in its origins belongs to the oldest cultures of mankind. Originating in the Neolithic (VIII millennium BC), it developed continuously in a single territory, which created specific conditions for the country. Without being subjected to external invasions during antiquity and the Middle Ages, Japan also avoided the devastating Mongol invasion, which significantly slowed the pace of historical development of other eastern states.
Due to a number of historical circumstances, various styles and genres of art emerged at different stages, the style of architecture altered, culminated and died out.
Japan is located on four major and many small islands washed by the Pacific Ocean and the seas. The nature is diverse and beautiful, but it combines both softness and rigidity. Japan is a country of mountains and many active volcanoes that continuously threaten people. Buildings are often mercilessly destroyed by earthquakes and typhoons.
A pot for the tea ceremony. XV century

A pot for the tea ceremony. XV century


Japanese architecture of the past is simple and graphical in its lines, corresponding to the size and natural conditions of the landscape. The main building material in ancient and medieval Japan was various valuable wood species. The garden is one of the most significant components of the Japanese medieval temple. The Japanese, who deified nature, believed that it did not die, continuing its life in things.
Japanese culture stands on three pillars: the art of calligraphy, the art of ikebana and the sacrament of the tea ceremony. The spirituality and morality of the Japanese are based on Shintoism, the traditional Japanese religion.
Japanese can see beauty even in small, realizing that there is nothing insignificant in nature, everything is essential.
Pictures from book Japanese Art by N. A. Vinogradova, 1985

Amazing Japanese art

Amazing Japanese lamp

Amazing Japanese lamp

Amida Nerai (Kamakura Daibutsu), 1252

Amida Nerai (Kamakura Daibutsu), 1252

Asura

Asura

Beautiful vessel

Beautiful vessel

Beauty by Kitagawa Utamaro

Beauty by Kitagawa Utamaro

Bodhisattva. Fragment, end of VII – beginning VIII

Bodhisattva. Fragment, end of VII – beginning VIII

Daibutsu. 757

Daibutsu. 757

Daibutsuden or Great Buddha Hall in Nara

Daibutsuden or Great Buddha Hall in Nara

Ensemble of the monastery Horyuji near Nara. VII century

Ensemble of the monastery Horyuji near Nara. VII century

Fragment of the altar composition, IX century

Fragment of the altar composition, IX century

Fragment of the altar composition. IX century

Fragment of the altar composition. IX century

Gakko Bosatsu

Gakko Bosatsu

Guze Kannon. VII century

Guze Kannon. VII century

Haniwa, V century

Haniwa, V century

Harunobu Suzuki. Osen. The middle of the 18th century

Harunobu Suzuki. Osen. The middle of the 18th century

Head of Bodhisattva, VIII century

Head of Bodhisattva, VIII century

Head of the court lady. Fragment, V century

Head of the court lady. Fragment, V century

Interesting vessel

Interesting vessel

Kannon Bosatsu, second half of VII century

Kannon Bosatsu, second half of VII century

Kannon Bosatsu

Kannon Bosatsu

Kano Eitoku. Kyoto, XVI century

Kano Eitoku. Kyoto, XVI century

Katsushika Hokusai. Waterfall

Katsushika Hokusai. Waterfall

Keko. Baskets for flowers. XIII century

Keko. Baskets for flowers. XIII century

Kitagawa Utamaro. Beautiful women of our time

Kitagawa Utamaro. Beautiful women of our time

Kitagawa Utamaro. Mosquito net, 1798

Kitagawa Utamaro. Mosquito net, 1798

Komokuten. 742-746

Komokuten. 742-746

Kondo of Horyuji monastery, VII century

Kondo of Horyuji monastery, VII century

Kondo of the monastery in Nara, IX century

Kondo of the monastery in Nara, IX century

Kosode, end of XVI century

Kosode, end of XVI century

Kudara Kannon

Kudara Kannon

Legends of Buddha’s life. Fragment of lacquer painting, VII century

Legends of Buddha’s life. Fragment of lacquer painting, VII century

Miroku Bosatsu, VII century

Miroku Bosatsu, VII century

Neman, ritual pendant, XII century

Neman, ritual pendant, XII century

Ninsei Nonomura. Wonderful vessel, XVII century

Ninsei Nonomura. Wonderful vessel, XVII century

Nyoirin Kannon, IX century

Nyoirin Kannon, IX century

Ogata Korin. Fan with autumn herbs, XVIII century

Ogata Korin. Fan with autumn herbs, XVIII century

Pagoda in Nara. IX century

Pagoda in Nara. IX century

Preacher Gandzin, fragment, 763

Preacher Gandzin, fragment, 763

Sanjunoto pagoda of the Yakushi Monastery in Nara. VIII century

Sanjunoto pagoda of the Yakushi Monastery in Nara. VIII century

Statue of Fukukenjaku Kannon, mid-8th century

Statue of Fukukenjaku Kannon, mid-8th century

Statue of the Goddess, XII century

Statue of the Goddess, XII century

Statue of the Shinto deity, IX century

Statue of the Shinto deity, IX century

Statue of the Shinto goddess, fragment, IX century

Statue of the Shinto goddess, fragment, IX century

Statue of Yakushi Nyorai, IX century

Statue of Yakushi Nyorai, IX century

Statues of warriors, guardians. Fragments of the altar of the composition. XII century

Statues of warriors, guardians. Fragments of the altar of the composition. XII century

Stone Hall. Funerary ensemble in Nikko

Stone Hall. Funerary ensemble in Nikko

Tamamushi temple, VII century

Tamamushi temple, VII century

Tawaraya Sotatsu. Court dances, XVII century

Tawaraya Sotatsu. Court dances, XVII century

Tawaraya Sotatsu. Gods of wind and thunder. 1630

Tawaraya Sotatsu. Gods of wind and thunder. 1630

Temple near Kyoto. 1053

Temple near Kyoto. 1053

The statue of the priest. Fragment, 1206

The statue of the priest. Fragment, 1206

The statue of the priest. IX century

The statue of the priest. IX century

Tori. Shaka Nyorai, 623

Tori. Shaka Nyorai, 623

Toshusai Sharaku. Portrait of actor Ichikawa Ebizo, 1794

Toshusai Sharaku. Portrait of actor Ichikawa Ebizo, 1794

Toshusai Sharaku. Portrait of an actor, 1794

Toshusai Sharaku. Portrait of an actor, 1794

Unkei and Kaikei. 1203-1204

Unkei and Kaikei. 1203-1204

Unkei. Statue of Buddhist patriarch. 1208-1212

Unkei. Statue of Buddhist patriarch. 1208-1212

Vessel with hunting scene. VIII century

Vessel with hunting scene. VIII century

Yakushi Nerai. 678-685

Yakushi Nerai. 678-685

Yakushi Nyorai, VIII century

Yakushi Nyorai, VIII century