Then, visit the Mingei International Museum in San Diego to learn about the mingei aesthetic. 

ink painting, dry garden, gold leaf,
fusuma, golden screens, japonisme, Shoin architecture, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, shogun/shogunate, samurai, wabi, Zen, Shinoware 

 

    a.  How are Zen ideals of spontaneity and rejection of worldliness reflected in Japanese art? See pages 736-738, and the inset on page 736.
    b.  Discuss how the "splashed ink style" (haboku) displays a balance between spontaneity and a thorough knowledge of painting tradition.  See page 737.
    c.  What are some elements of the aesthetic of the Japanese tea ceremony, as exemplified by "wabi," a refined rusticity?  See pages 740-741, and the inset on page 740.
    d.  How is Japanese painting of the Momoyama period different from the later Edo period?  See pages 738-744.
    e.  In what ways does the Katsura Imperial Villa incorporate the earlier tea house aesthetic and the later 'courtly gracefulness?'  See pages 741-742.
    f.  How is "ukiyo-e" painting and woodblock print-making different from earlier Japanese painting traditions?  See discussions on pages 743-745 and the inset on page 744.
    g.  Explore contemporary ideas and images in Japanese ceramics and architecture.  What is the Mingei aesthetic?  See pages 746-748.

    a)  Splashed ink landscape by Sesshu Toyo, Japan, Muromachi period, 1495.  Hanging scroll, ink on paper. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo.  See page 737 in the Gardner text.
    b)  "Zen Patriarch Xiangyen Zhixian Sweeping with a Broom" by Kano Motonobu, Japan, Muromachi period, c. 1513.  Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper.  Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo.  See page 738.
    c)  Tea ceremony water jar, or Kogan, Japan, Momoyama period, late 16th century.  Shinoware with underglaze.  See page 741.
    c)  Eastern facade of Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, 1630-1663.  See page 741.
    e)  "Cukoo Plying Over New Verdure" by Yosa Buson, Japan, Edo period, late 18th century.  Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk. Hiraki Ukiyoe Museum, Yokohama, Japan.  Page 743.  View a similar work by Yosa Buson.
    f)  "Evening Bell at the Clock" by Suzuki Harunobu, Japan, Edo period, c. 1765.  Woodblook print. Art Institute of Chicago.  Page 744.

    a)  Visit a beautiful site on the art of Japanese zen gardens.
    b)  Here's a description of a Japanese tea ceremony and the story of tea in Japan.
    c)  Visit the Boone Collection of Japanese painting at the Field Museum in Chicago!
    d)  Visit the Japanese collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
    e)  Explore the architecture of Tadao Ando.