The practice became much more widespread in the Heian period. Along with religious houses, nobles were granted lands for their services to the state. In addition, government initiatives to encourage ...

To use “A Case Study of Heian Japan Through Art,” you will need to print the scroll selections for analysis by students. Links to these prints are provided in the Heian Japan Online Image List. You ...

The kuge were a Japanese aristocratic class that served the emperor and imperial family in the Heian period (794-1185), and were heavily involved in developing the court culture, from poetry to the ...