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Muromachi Period

mincho grid — Monju was a bodhisattva popular among Zen Buddhists, and he is here painted by a Zen monk-painter

Kichizan Minchō, Monju Bosatsu

by Minneapolis Institute of Art

toyo grid — Sesshu Toyo's painting involves a remarkable economy of brushwork, often called haboku (broken ink) or hatsuboku (flung ink).

Sessō Tōyō, Haboku-style landscape

by The British Museum

Bamboo in the Four Seasons, attributed to Tosa Mistunobu, late 15th to early 16th century (Muromachi period), Japan, ink, color and gold leaf on paper, each screen 157 x 360 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — Art coming from contemporaneous Ming-dynasty China as well older Chinese art deeply influenced Japanese arts, especially the emerging local tradition of ink landscape painting.

Nanbokuchō and Muromachi periods, an introduction

by Dr. Sonia Coman

Bamboo in the Four Seasons, attributed to Tosa Mistunobu, late 15th to early 16th century (Muromachi period), Japan, ink, color and gold leaf on paper, each screen 157 x 360 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — Originally a sliding wall, these golden panels use bamboo, a Chinese motif, to illustrate a Japanese poetic trope.

Bamboo in the Four Seasons: painting and ...

by Dr. Sonia Coman and Dr. Steven Zucker

Rock garden, Ryōanji, Kyoto, Japan (photo: Vincent Briccoli, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) — This atmospheric space awakens the eye, heightens the senses, and prepares the path for enlightenment.

Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple)

by Dr. Yoonjung Seo

Negoro ware ewer, Negoro workshop, Muromachi period (1392-1573) to Momoyama period (1573-1615) second half of 16th century, lacquered wood, Wakayama prefecture, Japan (Portland Art Museum) — This delicate red vessel resembles patinated metal, but it’s made from wood that’s lacquered (coated with sap).

Muromachi to Momoyama period Negoro ware ewer

by Dr. Maribeth Graybill and Dr. Steven Zucker