Intro

Intro

JOMON Female figure pottery

Intro Ritual pots – coil built with rope appliques

Ainu robe – 18th century, hemp with embroidery

KOFUN ERA Kofun era minor noble tomb tumulus Haniwa warrior figure

Intro Keyhole tombs in the Osaka area

Intro Fragment of a haniwa warrior, terra cotta Kofun era helmet

Tomb paintings of the late Kofun era, court ladies Intro

Bronze buddha head, Nara Kofukuji temple Asuka Horyuji temple, Yamato

Asuka Tempyo and Hakuho era images of Miroku (Maitreya)

Asuka Asuka to early Heian paintings

Heian Byoudou-in temple at Uji Amida Buddha image of main hall

Heian Computer reconstruction of hall

Heian Taima Mandala Paradise of Amida

Heian Sanjusangendo temple, Kyoto, Hall of 33 bays

Heian Kongokai mandala – thunderbolt Arrangement of Buddhist Pantheon around Vairocana, Universal Buddha

Heian Changan (Xian) Modern Kyoto

Heian Great Buddha at Kamakura, Sutra text of the period – offertory style.

Heian Courtier’s cap Wood and inlays

Heian 18th century screen of Heian courtiers playing Kemari (foot ball) in Spring

Heian Letter on decorative paper with cut gold and lapis

Heian Sections of the Tale of Genji novel in scroll form