The essay provides context for this lesson by describing key points of Japanese history during the Heian Period. The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese aesthetic tradition. Art, ...

Masterpieces of Japanese art ... from the Kamakura Period; and “Byobu Dodai” (drafts for inscription on screens), a work of calligraphy by Ono no Tofu (894-966) of the Heian Period (794-1185).

The ceremony is held to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a scholar, poet and politician in the Heian Period (794-1185). This year’s event marked the 60th since the tradition was ...