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Art History 305: Sacred Arts of Japan

A guide to basic information on Sacred Arts of Japan, Art History 305.

Where do I find books about Art History?

Generally, Art History books are found on the Third Floor of the library in the N sections.

N --- Fine arts
N 5300-7429 --- Art History
NA --- Architecture
NB --- Sculpture
NC --- Drawing. Design. Illustration
ND --- Painting
NE --- Print media
NK --- Decorative arts
NX --- Arts in general
TR --- Photography
TT --- Handicrafts, Arts and Crafts

Helpful Websites

The Met's Timeline of Art History-- East Asia
JAANUS
This is a dictionary of Japanese architecture and art history.
Onmark Productions
This is a website created and maintained by an enthusiast of Japanese Buddhist statuary, not an expert. You can start here, but you'll need to supplement the basic information here with peer-reviewed, scholarly works.

Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online

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Books in the Library

Kamakura: realism and spirituality in the sculpture of Japan by Ive Covaci
Call Number: NB1053.4 .K345 2016
ISBN: 9780300215779
Publication Date: 2016
Medicine Master Buddha: the iconic worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan by Yui Suzuki
Call Number: NB1912.B48 S89 2012
ISBN: 9789004196018
Publication Date: 2012
Hell-Bent for Heaven in Tateyama Mandara: painting and religious practice at a Japanese mountain by Caroline Hirasawa; John T. Carpenter (Series edited by)
Call Number: ND1432.J3 H57 2013
ISBN: 9789004203358
Publication Date: 2012
Constructing the Dharma King by Akiko Walley
Call Number: NB1912.B83 W355 2015
ISBN: 9789004292451
Publication Date: 2015
Word Embodied: the jeweled pagoda mandalas in Japanese Buddhist art by Halle O'Neal
Call Number: N8193.3.M3 O54 2018
ISBN: 9780674983861
Publication Date: 2018
Mudra: a atudy of symbolic gestures in Japanese Buddhist sculpture by Ernest Dale Saunders
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780691187761
Publication Date: 1985