Japanese Art History Resources:
Nara Period (710-794)


(See also: Japan Resource Page)

Web Resources
Early Japanese Buddhism. Mark Schumacher
Geomancy and Imperial Position in Nara, Japan. Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara
Heritage of Japan: Nara Period. (blog)
Japan Atlas: Nara. WebJapan
Nara. Rekishi Kaido
Nara Art in museums:
  • Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Boston Museum of Fine Arts
  • British Museum
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Kyoto National Museum
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Tokyo National Museum
Nara, Japan. Sacred Destinations
Nara Period. Wikipedia
Nara Period Temples and Sculptures. Mike Gunther
Soramitsu. Nara Women's University/Kyoto University
World Cultures: Ancient Japan. Richard Hooker

Image Links (click inside)
Ashura 8c Bonten 8c Taishakuten 8c Buddha 8c Coins 8c Daibutsu 8c-17c Disciple 8c
Garuda 8c Garuda 8c Guardian 733 Guardian 711 Jikokuten Kannon 746 Kneeling Woman 8c
Nikko 8c Nikko 8c Offering Stupa 764 Pitcher 8c

[last updated: August 2, 2013]


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