Chapter 8 Section 2

Visual Art, Architecture, &

Performing Arts in Japan

By Anaïs Teyton, Selena Ortega,

& Miharu Sugie

Japanese Japanese noblesnobles of Heian of Heian wanted to be wanted to be surrounded by beauty & elegance.surrounded by beauty & elegance.

They created a great center of learning and They created a great center of learning and culture. culture.

This This period period was called the was called the golden age of the golden age of the artsarts and included and included fashion, literature, fashion, literature, visual visual art, architecture, and performing arts. art, architecture, and performing arts.

IntroductionIntroduction

Visual ArtsVisual Artso Popular:Popular: painting, calligraphy, architecturepainting, calligraphy, architecture

o PaintingsPaintings - bright & bold colors - bright & bold colors - represented scenes from- represented scenes from stories, stories, naturenature, court life, court life - on paper doors & furniture, - on paper doors & furniture, scrolls, fans,…scrolls, fans,…

o CalligraphyCalligraphy - decorative writing- decorative writing - Poems looked as beautiful as they- Poems looked as beautiful as they sounded.sounded.

ArchitectureArchitecture

• Nobles wanted to make their city Nobles wanted to make their city beautifulbeautiful

• Copied Chinese architectureCopied Chinese architecture - greatly- greatly admiredadmired

- Heian city= model of Chang’an- Heian city= model of Chang’an

• Building style:Building style: ends of wooden frame curved ends of wooden frame curved upward,upward, natural, airy feelnatural, airy feel

-- Elegant gardens & ponds,Elegant gardens & ponds, still popular still popular

today.today.

Performing ArtsPerforming Arts

PopularPopular

- - PerformancesPerformances - musicians, jugglers - musicians, jugglers acrobats.acrobats.

- Plays- Plays = actors mimicked people. = actors mimicked people.

developed into drama called Nohdeveloped into drama called Noh

- Noh plays - Noh plays

1.c1.combines music, speaking, ombines music, speaking, dancedance 2. teaches about great heroes of Japan’s past.2. teaches about great heroes of Japan’s past.

ArchitectureArchitecture

Drama that developed from the Heian Period Drama that developed from the Heian Period

NohNoh

PaintingsPaintings

ConclusionConclusion

Japan’s nobles created the golden age of Japan’s nobles created the golden age of art.art.

Next, Buddhism develops throughout Next, Buddhism develops throughout Japan, along with the nobles’ arts.Japan, along with the nobles’ arts.