Essays on Shoji

Thesis statement

Introduction The Japanese architecture differs significantly from the rest of the world, and it has undergone an array of changes from the beginning of its history (Abel & Foster, 2012). The history of the Japanese architecture exists in various documents that bear the historical information regarding most conspicuous aspects of the society. The structures originated from the timber and stones and the major ideas faced the influence of the Koreans. Tadao was a critical regionalist who made significant contributions in shaping the architectural designs in Japan, for example, the construction of the Shinto Shrines. It is one of the oldest ...

Ceramic art and its various forms

The art of pottery might be the oldest one among all other forms of art and it has been proven to exist even 8000 years ago when people used to mix clay and water and used to heat the mixture till it got into the desired shape. The invention of pottery and ceramic art was developed as a tool to create more vessels like glasses and bowls and it ultimately led to the improvement in the standard of living. The evolution in the overall technology and methods used in case of pottery has been directly proportional to the growing ...

First question: Explore Japanese traditional architecture and how the culture of Japanese affected their design and How Buddhism was a part of that.

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Japanese Traditional Architecture The above pictures of traditional Japanese architecture reflect how it is possible to invest in nature as a major element of design, not just parts of interiors’ materials. This unique investment was an inevitable consequence of the impact of Indian Buddhism in Japanese philosophy of transience. However, the Japanese comprehensively characterized this view to cover all of the tangible things. This approach encouraged finding beauty everywhere. That leads to understanding Japanese philosophy of beauty, ...