ARTS 149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Shingon Buddhism, Busshi, Japa
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Ke y words: dogu: s ma ll huma noid figure s ; e ffgie s tha t ma nife s te d a kind of s ympa the tic ma gic. J a ta ka ta le s : ta le s of forme r live s of buddha: biwa : five s tringe d lute. J oine d block te chnique : te chnique tha t a llowe d s culptors to cre a te la rge r a nd lighte r s ta tua ry. 30,000 ye a rs a go - huma n ha bita tion s ta rts. S ta rte d ce ra mics a nd potte ry. P a tte rs on much of the potte ry produce d. Functiona l e a rthe nwa re ve s s e ls. Imita te re e d ba s ke ts. J omon p e riod: dogu, ea rly potte rs.