Monday 2 April 2018

Kamakura Period

Art history of Japan's Kamakura Period.

This video is a part of Japanese Art History Series by Little Art Talks.


The Kamakura period (鎌倉時代 Kamakura jidai, 1185–1333) is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo. The period is known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan.

Further Reading & Sources:
History of Japanese Art by Penelope Mason Japanese Art by Joan Stanley-Baker Shunjobo Chogen sculpture Todaiji Nandaimon Kongo-rikishi (Nio guardian) statues by Unkei and Kaikei Hokuendo (North Octagonal Hall), Kofukuji - Miroku, Muchaku, Seshin by Unkei Priest Kuya statue by Kosho Portrait of Priest Myoe Kegon engi emaki Genji Monogatari Emaki Murasaki Shikibu's Diary Emaki Haya Raigo at Chionin Yamagoshi Raigo at Zenrinji Yasumigaoka Triad (Hachiman) Kitano Tenjin engi emaki Kitano Tenmangu Kasuga Shrine Deer Mandala

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