Japanese Art History Resources:

(See also: Japan Resource Page)

Web Resources
2001 Waka. Thomas McAuley
Ancient Japan. Richard Hooker
Asuka. Rekishi Kaido
Asuka art in museums:
  • Boston Museum of Fine Arts
  • Kyoto National Museum
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Tokyo National Museum
Asuka Costume. MIT
Asuka Costume. Kyoto Costume Museum
Asuka-Dera Temple. Mike Gunther
Asuka Historical Museum
Asuka and the Man'yoshu. Asuka Historical Museum
Asuka Period and Hakuho Period. Wikipedia
Heritage of Japan: Asuka. Aileen Kawagoe
Japanese Sculptors - Hakuho Period. Mark Schumacher
Manyoshu. Wikipedia
Nukata: Songs of the Shamaness

Image Links (click inside)

Shaka 609	Buddha 7c	Maya 7c	Buddha 645-710	Yakushi 678-685	Maitreya 7c
Kannon 645-710	Kannon 645-710	Cinerary Jar 707	Reliquary late 7c

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