• On your phones/computers, research what celestial means, why is this structure celestial???? Be able to describe the what make’s it celestial in detail.

• Turn to your shoulder partner/discuss your findings (approx. 1 minute each = 2-3 min. Total)

• TAKE NOTES…WE WILL POPCORN FACTS AFTER PARTNER DISCUSSION

• Using your notes/textbooks/computers:• Only use sources from .Edu type sites…not

wikipedia! DO NOT PLAGARIZE!! MUST REWORD!

• Write a SHORT! Essay, discuss the purpose of Pure Land Buddhism, compared to the purpose of the previous Esoteric Buddhism.

• Provide the time period (ex. Heian Period) in your essay discussion.

• Provide a few works of art/architecture as reference (integrated seamlessly within your thoughts/writing).

5-7 Minute “Brain-Dump” Essay

Muromachi Period

• Marked the ascendance of Zen Buddhism, peaking the Samurai’s interest.

• Overcame Pure Land Buddhism, which rose in the latter of the Heian Period (Phoenix Hall…)(794-1185).

• READ PURPLE BOX ON PG. 819 IN TEXTBOOK– TO UNDERSTAND ZEN BUDDHISM– TAKE QUICK FACT NOTES!– WE WILL POPCORN 2 ROUNDS AFTERWARD

• IMPORTANT AREAS TO NOTE: SESSHU, ZEN BELIEFS, ZEN PRACTICES, ZEN PRACTICES IN ART (DO NOT NEED TO KNOW THE OTHER ARTIST’S NAMES OR WORKS IN THIS ARTICLE OTHER THAN SESSHU)

Ink Painting

• Ink paintings transitioned from a harsh style to a subtle, Zen-like style during Muromachi.

• The subjects changed from Monks and Teachers to Chinese-style landscapes.

• Winter Landscape by Sesshu

• Muromachi Period - 1470’s

• Ink on Paper• Traveled extensively as

a Buddhist monk• Connection to

landscape through asceticism

Sesshu,Broken Ink Landscape, 1495

Sesshu, Winter Landscape, 1470’s

VS

SMALL GROUP ASSIGNMENTWinter Landscape vs. Broken Ink Landscape

Slowly…… slowlllllyyyyy

1568 – 1603

A time of great warlords

Momoyama PeriodOsaka Castle, built by **Hideyoshi, 1583

• Nobunaga was a ruthless warrior, but he believed in the importance of the arts

• Hideyoshi was way too ambitious, but was part of this period marking one of the most creative periods in Japanese history. (Built legit castle – Osaka Castle)

Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi **Hideyoshi

Kano Eitoku, Chinese Lions, Momoyama Period, 16th cent.

Possibly painted for Hideyoshi… (Osaka Castle)

See any similarities?

Cloze Review Exercise – Asuka - Kamakura• A 53 foot B_______ lives inside the G______

B________ H_____, p.s. this building is biggest in the world made out of w______.....

• Fujiwara Yorimichi’s celestial structure, known as the P_______ H_____ houses an A_______ B________ wooden sculpture.

• Fujiwara Yorimichi’s celestial structure, known as the P_______ H_____ houses an A_______ B________ wooden sculpture.

Buddha Great

Buddha Hall

wood

Phoenix Hall Amida

Buddha

Phoenix Hall Amida

Buddha

• The M_________ Period marked the rise of Z_____ B_________. The samurai’s thank you. Why?

• The ink painter S_______ began with a harsh line style, like seen in his W_______ L_________, but 20 years later transitioned into a very soft and atmospheric style like seen in B_______ I____ L__________. (1495) Quite Zen of him…

• The O______ C_____ was built by great warlord named H__________. This period of internal national struggle and family battles was the M__________ Period.

Muromachi Zen

Buddhism

Sesshu

Winter Landscape

Broken Ink

Landscape

Osaka Castle

Hideyoshi

Momoyama

• K_____ E_______ painted the GIANT C______ L_____, possibly for H________.

• K_____ E_______ painted the GIANT C______ L_____, possibly for H________.

• K_____ E_______ painted the GIANT C______ L_____, possibly for H________.

• K_____ E_______ painted the GIANT C______ L_____, possibly for H________.

Kano Eitoku Chinese

Lions Hideyoshi

Kano Eitoku

Kano Eitoku

Kano Eitoku

Hideyoshi

Chinese

Lions

Chinese

Lions

Chinese

Lions

Hideyoshi

Hideyoshi