Chapter 8 Section 2

Visual Art, Architecture, &

Performing Arts in Japan

By Jonathan Elbaz, Olivia Lee, and Patty Bandellin

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Notes

IntroductionIntroduction

Japanese nobles of Heian wanted to Japanese nobles of Heian wanted to be surrounded by beauty & be surrounded by beauty & elegance. They created a great elegance. They created a great center of learning and culture. This center of learning and culture. This period was called the golden age of period was called the golden age of the arts and included fashion, the arts and included fashion, literature, literature, visual art, architecture, visual art, architecture, and performing arts. and performing arts.

Visual ArtsVisual Artso Popular:Popular: painting, calligraphy, architecturepainting, calligraphy, architecture

o PaintingsPaintings - bright & bold colors - bright & bold colors - represented scenes from- represented scenes from stories, stories, naturenature, court life, court life - on paper doors & furniture, - on paper doors & furniture, scrolls, fans,…scrolls, fans,…

o CalligraphyCalligraphy - decorative writing- decorative writing - Poems looked as beautiful as they- Poems looked as beautiful as they sounded.sounded.

ArchitectureArchitecture

• Nobles wanted to make their city beautifulNobles wanted to make their city beautiful• Copied Chinese architectureCopied Chinese architecture - greatly- greatly

admiredadmired

- Heian city= model of Chang’an- Heian city= model of Chang’an

• Building style:Building style: ends of wooden frame ends of wooden frame curved upward,curved upward, natural, airy feelnatural, airy feel

-- Elegant gardens & ponds,Elegant gardens & ponds, still popular still popular

today.today.

Performing ArtsPerforming Arts

PopularPopular

- - PerformancesPerformances - musicians, jugglers - musicians, jugglers acrobats.acrobats.

- Plays- Plays = actors mimicked people. = actors mimicked people.

developed into drama called Nohdeveloped into drama called Noh

- Noh plays - Noh plays

1.c1.combines music, speaking, ombines music, speaking, dancedance 2. teaches about great heroes of Japan’s 2. teaches about great heroes of Japan’s

past.past.

ConclusionConclusion

Japan’s nobles created the golden age of Japan’s nobles created the golden age of art.art. Next, Buddhism develops throughout Next, Buddhism develops throughout Japan, along with the nobles’ arts.Japan, along with the nobles’ arts.

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BibliographyBibliography

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Anaïs Teyton, Selena Ortega,

& Miharu Sugie

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