Taishokuhan (The Great Woven Cap) Japan, late 17th-early 18th century Edo
PeriodPair of six-fold screens: ink, color and
gold on paper.
Shinto“The Sacred Art of Ancient
Japan”
A visage after death mask.
The lines on this pot are dense, varied & non-linear. It is said to
have been used for cooking.
This is a large vessel that was
intended to hold a person’s dried
ones, some innards, and a few personal effects. It’s sliced open around the
middle - to put stuff in or take
stuff out?
Kanshitsu box with tsuikin(colored lacquer cutout applique).
“Inside an Ancient Tomb.”
Tea ceremony jar for supply of fresh water made of silver
and shudo
Large dish with shrimp design
Ancient Japanese art of intricately detailed miniature sculpture
Kneeling Boy ~ a Pottery Haniwa doll
figure
“Shadow of island”. Made of carved clay with ink.
The ancient art and philosophy behind
Japanese stone gardens.
Japan Architecture
For centuries in Japan, skilled artisans constructed castles, temples and other national monuments using mortises, tongue and groove joinery, and wooden dowels and wedges. These magnificent
structures, based on precise carpentry cuts rather than nails and other hardware, are still standing today because of their excellent engineering and
use of innovative tools such as the pull saw.
Nijo Castle, the headquarters of the Tokaguwa Bakufu.