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Lecture 31
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Professor Winther Tamaki
Art history department
Art History 42 C
Japanese Art History
Course Code 21020
Discussion code 21021
4 units
No Pre-Reqs
11:00 - 11:50 MWF
Location: HG1800
Notes
❖ Kamakura Sculpture
➢ What do you think realism is?
■ Could be a real life human being
■ Manipulating the appearance of materials to appear more humanistic
■ The eyes look animated, deity is in your presence, crystal eyes
■ Judgement about representations - is it more realistic than something else
(relational)
■ When an object/work looks like it can be something in the actual world or
nature
■ Contains an assumption about the truth - “it is more real because it is
closer to the truth”
■ Involves illusionism - the woods becomes more than a piece of wood
➢ Why might someone want to create art/objects realistically
■ To further strengthen your belief in something
● Ex: realistic buddha, makes your belief that this deity is real
■ Notion of getting a reward/blessing/devotion from the deities by doing this
➢ Why do we put inscriptions within objects
■ Preservation?
■ Amplify the spiritual power of the object
Prawn Fisher art work
● Empty space
● Time period - muromachi
● Emphasis on the brush strokes during this time period
● Rohaku - term for empty space
● No color use, black and white ink
What is format
● Format is shape, size, and material that the painter paints on
● Examples
○ Emakimono or handscrolls
○ Hanging scrolls
○ Murals
○ Lacquer painting
Format- Things to consider
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