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Kasuga Mandala

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Description: Kasuga Mandala
TitleKasuga Mandala
Creator nameUnknown
Creator name (description)Unknown
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateUnknown
Creation date (description)Unknown
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on silk
DimensionsUnknown
LocationAtami Museum of Art, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsLandscapesForests and foresty--JapanWaterfalls
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13. The Sacred Mountain Type
Tadahiko Higuchi, Charles S. Terry (Translator)
Description: The Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes
The Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes
The term “sacred mountain” is used here to refer not to all the many mountains regarded as sacred in Japan but to a particular type known as kannabi-yama. In a study of ancient religious practices Ōba Iwao defined the kannabi-yama as “a small mountain or hill adjacent to the flatlands...
Author
Tadahiko Higuchi, Charles S. Terry (Translator)
PublisherMIT Press
Copyright© 1983 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Related print edition pages: pp.164-171
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00164.015
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16552&redirecttoanchor=23071
Chapter subject tags:Architecture, JapaneseArchitecture and philosophyEnvironmental engineeringForests and foresty--JapanLandscape architecture--Japan

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Description: Manifestation of Amida at Mount Nachi
Manifestation of Amida at Mount Nachi
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 02
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
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Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on silk
LocationDannō Hōrin-ji, Kyoto
Manifestation of Amida at Mount Nachi
Manifestation of Amida at Mount Nachi
Description: Painting of the Nachi Waterfall
Painting of the Nachi Waterfall
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 02
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on silk
LocationNezu Museum of Art, Tokyo
Painting of the Nachi Waterfall
Painting of the Nachi Waterfall
Description: Mount Kagu, with higher mountains behind (Nara Prefecture)
Mount Kagu, with higher mountains behind (Nara Prefecture)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 02
Creator nameHiguchi, Tadahiko
Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Mount Kagu, with higher mountains behind...
Mount Kagu, with higher mountains behind (Nara Prefecture)
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: The Three mountains of Yamato: Kagu (right), Minimashi (center), and Unebi (left)...
The Three mountains of Yamato: Kagu (right), Minimashi (center), and Unebi (left) (Nara Prefecture)
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nationality/cultureJapanese
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
The Three mountains of Yamato: Kagu...
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