The dual way of the Daimyo culture of feudal Japan combined the arts of war and the arts of the pen. This unique blend of martial and aesthetic excellence was central to the shaping of Japanese culture, and its effects are present even today. An overview of two centuries of art and culture in the city now known as Tokyo. Ceramics, screens, textiles, prints, paintings, and armor are among the materials examined in this program. Japanese scholar Christine Guth provided text.
Program includes activities and bibliography.
The slide program is also available online. This program explores new perspectives on early Chinese culture and art that have resulted from recent archaeological discoveries. This program is also available online. This program may also be used with the color slide program The Chinese Past and the videocassette Beyond the Yellow River Sacred Art of Angkor Cambodia's sculpture and temples are noted for their beauty and monumental scale. This videocassette provides a historical overview and architectural context for Cambodian sculpture, ranging from massive sandstone carvings representing gods and mythological guardians to small, refined bronzes used for ritual purposes.