Made in early Japan before we have any written records, these intricately decorated ceramics leave much to mystery
Location City: Tokyo
A single dramatic overhead shot captures the artist covered in a viscous mud, struggling to free his left leg from the thickly piled muck atop which he lies.
Shiraga Kazuo, Challenging Mud (Doro ni idomu)
Nature is often used as a metaphor for all elements of our world—natural and human.
Nature: spotlight — Sesshu Toyo’s Winter Landscape
These expressive funerary objects evolved from simple clay cylinders into animal, human, and building forms.
Browse Smarthistory images for teaching & learning!
