Japanese Art History Resources:

Jomon Period10,000 BC - 300 BC
Yayoi Period300 BC - 300 AD
Kofun (Tumulus) Period300 AD - 552 AD


(See also: Japan Resource Page)

Jomon Period Resources
The Archaeology of the Jomon. Niigaga Prefectural Museum
Art 198: Far East and Middle East Ceramics. Robert Kibler
Art 317: Japan Images #1. Jean Wetzel
Art History 372: Prehistoric and Protohistoric Japan. Gene Phillips
Asuka Historical Museum
Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum
Exploring the Northern Jomon. Hokkaido Government
History 371: Prehistoric, Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods. Mark Ravina
Jomon Culture. Charles T. Keally
Jomon Culture. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jomon Japan. Peter J. Matthews
Jomon Pottery and Uenohara Jomon Village. Mike Gunther
Jomon Women's Pottery. Sarah L. Whitworth
Jomon Period. Tokyo National Museum
The Paleolithic Period/Jomon Period. Minnesota State University
Shinto Shrine At Ise. Kathryn Linduff
World Civilizations: Jomon and Yayoi. Richard Hooker

Yayoi Period Resources
Ancient Japan. Robert Churchill
Yayoi Culture. Charles T. Keally
Yayoi Culture. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Yayoi Era. Minnesota State University
Yayoi Period. Tokyo National Museum
Yoshinogari Yayoi Village. Mike Gunther

Kofun Period Resources
Astronomical Paintings in Asuka Kofun, with Takamatsuzuka Kofun and Supplement. Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara
Asuka Kofun with Takamatsuzuka Kofun. Asuka Historical Museum
Haniwa: Form And Meaning. National Museum of Japanese History
Haniwa and Kofun Tumuli. Mike Gunther
Keyhole Tomb. Ozawa Laboratory
Kofun Culture. Charles T. Keally
Kofun Introduction. Noboru Ogata
Kofun News and Reference Articles. Niigata Prefectural Museum
Kofun Period. Tokyo National Museum
Kohun (sic) Period. Minnesota State University

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1. Jomon Period

2. Yayoi Period

3. Kofun Period

[last updated September 3, 2005]


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