Japanese Art History Resources:

(See also: Japan Resource Page)

Web Resources
Heian Art in museums:
  • Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Boston Museum of Fine Arts
  • British Museum
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Freer and Sackler Galleries
  • Kyoto National Museum
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Tokyo National Museum
Heian Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. Lynne K. Miyake
Heian Period. Wikipedia
Heian Costume. Kyoto Costume Museum
Heian Period Temples and Sculptures from Mike Gunther, including:
  • To-ji with Sculpture Mandala
  • Byodo-in (Phoenix Hall)
  • Heian Shrine
The Heike Monogatari in Japanese Prints. Dan McKee
Jocho Busshi. Mark Schumacher
The Naval Battle of Dannoura. Artelino.com
An Online Japanese Miscellany, with Heian games and pastimes. Anthony J. Bryant
The Tale of Genji, tr. Edward G. Seidensticker
The Tale of Genji, with location photographs. Craig Emmott
Uji City. Rekishi Kaido
World Cultures: Ancient Japan. Richard Hooker

Image Links (click inside)

1. 9th - 10th Century

Nikko

Brahma

Senju Kannon

Shinto Deity

Shinto Deity

Deva Mask

2. 11th Century

Amida Buddha	Amida 1053	Celestial Attendant	Arhats	Kichijo Ten	Fudo Myo-o	Tamon Ten
Hachiman	Bugaku mask

3. 12th Century

Fugen Bosatsu	Kujaku Myo-o	Bishamon Ten	Jikoku Ten	Fudo Myo-o	Shaka Nyorai	Mirror
Lacquer Shrine	Ritual Basket

[last updated: August 2, 2013]

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