From Rope Marks to Silken Layers: A comparison of Jōmon Pottery and Japanese Court Clothing from 645 to 1333 Abstract: This paper is about the cultural importance of pottery to the Jōmon people and of clothing for the courtiers of the Nara to Kamakura periods and of the shift from items having an ordinary beauty to becoming a distinct art form sacrificing practicality in lieu of aesthetic beauty reflecting a common Japanese cultural trait of doing such. The main focus of court clothing is on the transition of clothing from the Nara to the Heian, and the Heian to Kamakura periods. The main focus of Jōmon pottery will be on its changes of usage, making methods and importance over the five (5) main Jōmon periods, Earliest, Early, Middle, Late and Latest with a focus on the Middle to Late periods and on the transition from the Latest period to the beginning of Yayoi influence. Today food and clothing are seen as ordinary and everyday aspects of life, important in that they are necessary but usually seem ordinary because they are daily aspects of life. For the Japanese there has been a trend of taking aspects of everyday life and detailing and abstracting them such that their original purpose and daily practicality is somewhat lost.
302I 12/3/13 Buddhism in America The United States is a country where many people have migrated and brought their traditions and culture with them. In fact, many of the religions brought to America have been by immigrants and their role of fostering ethnic communities. For instance, one of most common and growing religion in America has been Buddhism, “an ethnic faith sustained by Chinese and Japanese immigrants” (Smith, 2006). It all started in 1893 when an event in the acceptance of Buddhism in America was held in Chicago bringing together representatives from Christian denominators and Asian religions, being one of the first national public presentations of Buddhism. The event, which took place over 100 years ago, helped to spark
ETHS 220 Asian in America Photo-ethnography Project Name: YI YANG Professor: Nhung Le Date: December 8, 2011 Asian Religions in America Since Asian culture is widespread through many Asian countries there will be several types of Asia religion to study when talking about the Asian American religion and faith. In this project, we will look at the most popular Asia religion within the Asian culture and populations of the US. Buddhism Hinduism Taoism Buddhism Buddhism was introduced into the United States for more than one hundred years of history. The 19th century, Japan expanded to the Pacific area, so that Buddhism spread with Japanese immigrants into the Hawaiian Islands. And later go into San Francisco and other place.
There are many different ways in which the activity was preformed to a more specific degree, but this is the core structure of the ceremony. Style and manner used while preforming the ceremony is called Otemae. Ceremonies even had certain equipment and architectures dedicated to them, for example, the whisks used were called chasen and were carved of a single piece of bamboo. Historical Origins Tea, like most influences of premodern Japan, roots itself in China. Tea plants didn’t grow in Japan until the first seeds were brought from China during the Tang dynasty (China 618-907), when relations and cultural exchanges between the two countries reached a peak (japanese-tea-ceremony.net).
For simplicity, many westerners strictly view anime as animation product from Japan. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917, and prodution of anime works in Japan has since continued to increase steadily. The characteristic anime art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of Osamu Tezuka and spread internationally in the late of 20th century, developing a large dimestic and internationally audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, by television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the internet and is classified into numerous genres targeting diverse broad and niche audiences. Anime is a diverse art form with distinctive production methods and techniques that have been adapted over time in response of emergent technologies.
Japan adopted Confucianism in the 6th century (Ping & Lili, 2010), and it has developed in Japan since then. The early stage of Confucianism in Japan did not see much growth in Japanese society, as Confucianism was considered a foreign culture. In a society that emphasizes nationalism as much as Japanese society, foreign culture does not usually easily make an impact. In the Kamakura period, Confucianism in Japan had to co-exist with Buddhism, and failed to achieve individual development. Not until Edo period did Confucianism in Japan flourish and entered its peak era, becoming what is known as Japanese Confucianism (Ping & Lili 2010).
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In addition, the Ancient Chinese also were the first people to learn how to harvest silk and use it in clothing and paper. The oldest silk discovered dates to around 3.630 BC and came from the Chinese Neolithic period. Silk was not just an important invention for life but it also was a bridge that connected China to the world. The Silk Road is over 2000 years old and it is still an important path for cultural, commercial, and technological exchanges that occur between the East and West (Liyao, 2011). Also, archaeological evidence confirms that iron was developed
As a primary school student, I was introduced to the art of origami, “a form of paper art where folding is the primary technique to achieve an effect.” (Joseph Wu). It is an art form that has most commonly been associated with Japanese culture and recognized as a traditional Japanese art, however it is widely believed by various scholars and artists that paper folding began sometime in the first century AD in China, and only began in Japanese culture upon the introduction of paper to Japan in the 6th century. Regardless of its true origins, origami has become an important aspect of Japanese culture and the art form can still be seen today in Japan and throughout the world. Origami has developed throughout the years, from recreational paper folding, to the use of origami as an educational tool. Wikipedia gave a brief overview of the history of the art of paper folding.