Japan

From Shinto shrines and Buddhist gardens to the images of Hiroshige and Mariko Mori.

c. 10,500 B.C.E.–present

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Periods

Jōmon period

Jōmon period

Yayoi period

Yayoi period

Kofun period

Kofun period

Asuka period

Asuka period

Nara period

Nara period

Heian period

Heian period

Kamakura period

Kamakura period

Nanbokuchō and Muromachi periods

Nanbokuchō and Muromachi periods

Azuchi-Momoyama period

Azuchi-Momoyama period

Edo period

Edo period

Meiji period

Meiji period

1912–present

1912–present

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From Buddhist temples to woodblock prints, ceramics to scrolls.

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