Art History I, Chapters 8, 14, and 15 Terms and Images
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 VesselJomon and Yajoi Period |  |
| Dotaku with incised figural motifs Jomon and Yayoi Period |  |
| Tomb of Emperor Nintoku Kofun Period |  |
| Haniwa Warrior Kofun Period |  |
| Main Hall, Shrine of Amaterasu Kofun Period (mortise-and-tenon, chigi, katsuogi) |  |
| Shaka Triad Asuka and Nara Period TORI BUSSHI |  |
| Genji Visits Murasaki Heian Period (hiragana, yamato-e) |  |
| Priest of Shunjobo Chogen Kamakura Period |  |
| jomon | japanese, "cord markings" a type of japanese ceramic technique characterized by ropelike markings |
| dotaku | ancient japanese bronze ceremonial bells, usually featuring raised decoration |
| tumuli | latin, "burial mound" characteristic of the japanese kofun period of the third and fourth centuries mound covering one or more subterranean multichambered tombs cut out of the local tufa (limestone) |
| haniwa | sculpted fired pottery cylinders, modeled in human, animal, or other forms and placed on japanese tumuli of the kofun period. |
| mortise-and-tenon | a system in which a projection on the end of a piece of wood that's inserted into a corresponding hole, mortise, in another piece of wood to form a joint |
| chigi | decorative extensions of the rafters at each end of the roof of a japanese shrine |
| katsuogi | wooden logs placed at right angles to the ridgepole of a japanese shrine to hold the thatched roof in place |
| shinto | a japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power (kami) in both animate and inanimate things |
| kami | shinto dieties or spirits believed in japan to exist in nature (mountains, waterfalls) and in charismatic people |
| kondo | japanese, "golden hall" main hall for worship in a japanese buddhist temple complex contained statues of the buddha and the bodhisattvas to whom the temple was dedicated |
| mantras | sanskrit term for the ritual words or syllables recited in shingon buddhism |
| shingon | (capital) the primary form of buddhism in hapan through the mid 10th century. lowercase shingon is the japanese term for the words or syllables recited in buddhist ritual |
| mandara | saksrit term for the sacred diagram of the universe; japanese, aka mandala |
| hiragana | a phonetic cursive script developed in japan rom chinese characters; came to be the primary script for japanese court poetry |
| yamato-e | also known as native-style painting, a purely japanese style that often involved colorful, decorative representations of japanese narratives or landscapes |
| shogunate | the japanese military government of the 12th-19th centuries |
| nimbus | a halo or aureole appearing around the head of a holy figure to signify divinity |
| Yakushi Triad Asuka and Nara Periods | ... |
| Amida Triad Asuka and Nara Periods | ... |
| Dibutsuden Asuka and Nara Periods | ... |
| Taizokai (Womb World) mandara Heian Period | ... |
| Phoenix Hall Heian Period | ... |
| The Flying Storehouse (Legends of Mount Shigi) Heian Period | ... |
| Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace Kamakura Period | ... |
| Amida Descending over the Mountains Kamakura Period | ... |
| Jomon and Yayoi Periods | 10,500 BCE- 300 CE |
| Kofun Period | 300-552 CE |
| Asuka and Nara Periods | 552-784 CE |
| Heian Period | 794-1185 CE |
| Kamakura Period | 1185-1332 CE |
| King from Ita Yemoo Ife |  |
| Archer Djenne |  |
| Great Mosque Djenne |  |
| Waist pendant of a Queen Mother Benin |  |
| Altar to the Hand and Arm Benin |  |
| Running Horned Woman. Tassili n'Ajjer (neolithic) |  |
| Nok Head Nok |  |
| Walls and tower of Great Enclosure Great Zimbabwe |  |
| Monolith with bird and crocodile Great Zimbabwe |  |
| Master of the Symbolic Execution Sapi-Portuguese (saltcellars-Portuguese and African traits) |  |
| Beta Giorghis (Church of Saint George) Lalibela |  |
| Head Lydenburg (scarification) | ... |
| Equestrian figure on fly-whisk hilt Igbo Ukwu | ... |
| Colossal head Mesoamerican (Olmec) |  |
| Ceremonial ax in form of were-jaguar Mesoamerican (Olmec) |  |
| Ball Court (looking North) Mayan |  |
| Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc Mayan |  |
| Partial view of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl Mesoamerican |  |
| Drinker (seated figure with raised arms) Mesoamerican (Colima) |  |
| Aerial view of Teotihuacan, Mexico Mesoamerican (pyramid of the moon [front], of the sun [left] and the Citadel [background] |  |
| Goddess (mural painting from the Titla apartment complex at Teotihuacan) Mesoamerican |  |
| Stele D portraying Ruler 13 Mayan |  |
| Temple I (Temple of the Giant Jaguar) Mayan |  |
| Ball Player Mayan |  |
| Presentation of captives to Lord Chan Muwan Mayan |  |
| Aerial view of the Castillo Mayan |  |
| Chacmool from the Platform of the Eagles Mayan |  |
| Colossal Atlantids Mesoamerican (Toltec) |  |
| Pentant in the form of a bat-faced man South American (Tairona) |  |
| Raimondi Stele South America (Chavin) |  |
| Embroidered funerary mantle South American (Paracas) |  |
| Bridge-spouted vessel with flying figures South American (Nasca) |  |
| Hummingbird Southamerican (Nasca) |  |
| Aerial view of the Caracol Mayan | ... |
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