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The Jōmon Period

“Flame-rimmed” deep bowl (kaen doki) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44905?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=jomon&offset=80&rpp=40&pos=100 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Jar https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/50165?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=jomon&offset=80&rpp=40&pos=97 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Jōmon Arrowhead https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/62262?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=jomon&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=58 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Head of a Clay Figure (Dogū) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45530?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=jomon&offset=80&rpp=40&pos=96 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Dogū (clay figurine) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44824?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=jomon&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=66 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Male and Female Shinto Deities https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53165?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=shinto&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

The Yayoi Period

A middle Yayoi storage jar https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53628?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=yayoi&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=3 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Stone Axe with Hornlike Protrusions (Yūkaku sekifu) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44826?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=yayoi&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=15 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Dōtaku (Bronze Bell) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44831?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=yayoi&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=2 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Yayoi earthenware jar https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56572?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=yayoi&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=11 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Queen-Himiko-Museum-Yayoi-Culture.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen-Himiko-Museum-Yayoi-Culture.png Artanisen / Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture CC BY SA 4.0

Haniwa (Clay Sculpture) of a Female Shrine Attendant https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53156?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=japan+woman&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=9 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

The Kofun Period

File:Hashihaka-kofun zenkei.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.JPG Saigen Jiro - own work CC0

duck pottery (gaya 5-6c) https://www.flickr.com/photos/pressapochista/216580057/ pressapochista CC BY SA 2.0

Mirror (Shinjūkyō) Based on Han Dynasty Prototype with Cosmological Design https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44835?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=kofun&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=43 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Horai-yama Kofun, zenkei-2-2.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horai-yama_Kofun,_zenkei-2-2.jpg Saigen Jiro - own work CC0

Haniwa (Hollow Clay Sculpture) of a Warrior https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44833?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=kofun&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=41 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Haniwa (hollow clay sculpture) of a boar https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44834?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=kofun&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=42 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

The Asuka Period

Prince Shōtoku at Age Sixteen https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49122?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=shotoku&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=6 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Fujiwara-Kamatari-LACMA.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fujiwara-Kamatari-LACMA.jpg Kingturtle - own work Public Domain

File:Emperor Tenmu.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Tenmu.jpg Published by 国書刊行会(Kokusho Kankōkai) / "集古十種(Shūko Jisshu)" Public Domain US

Clay Relief Tile with Buddhist Triad (Sanzon senbutsu) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53158?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=asuka&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Prince Shotoku at Age 14 as Buddhist Pilgrim, 14th century.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Shotoku_at_Age_14_as_Buddhist_Pilgrim,_14th_century.jpg Unknown artist / source Smithsonian Museum (Freer Gallery) Public Domain US

The Nara Period

File:Emperor Shomu.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Shomu.jpg Unknown author / The japanese book "御即位10年記念特別展・皇室の名宝(Treasures of the Imperial Collections)" / 13th century Public Domain US

Great Buddha Hall, Todaiji https://member.worldhistory.org/image/6530/great-buddha-hall-todaiji/ James Blake Wiener CC BY NC SA 4.0

Buddha, Todaiji Temple https://member.worldhistory.org/image/6532/buddha-todaiji-temple/ James Blake Wiener CC BY NC SA 4.0

Torii, Fujiwara Inari Shrine https://member.worldhistory.org/image/6747/torii-fujiwara-inari-shrine/ James Blake Wiener CC BY NC SA 4.0

Glazed Urn https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/50213?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=nara+period&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=37 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu) https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.86 The Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Emperor Kammu large.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Kammu_large.jpg Unknown artist / The Japanese book "天皇一二四代 (Tennō hyakunijūyondai)", in Bessatsu-Taiyo, Heibonsha, 1988 Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain

The Heian Period

Daishōgun https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/42590?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=heian&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=28 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Byodo-in Uji02pbs3400.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Byodo-in_Uji02pbs3400.jpg 663highland - own work CC BY SA 3.0 / GNU Free Documentation License

Hiten https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49258?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=heian&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=20 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Standing Buddha https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/667003?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=heian&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=8 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Male and Female Shinto Deities https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53165?sortBy=Date&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=heian&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=11 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45428 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Gempei war-battles.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gempei_war-battles.png Ash Crow CC BY SA 2.5

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