Visual Media Collection | Northwestern University

2	NEOLITHIC
3 (UP TO 200 BC)	JOMON PERIOD
6a (200 BC - 250 AD)	YAYOI PERIOD (BRONZE AGE)
6b (250 AD - 552 AD)	KOFUN PERIOD (IRON AGE) Includes Tumuli and Haniwa
6c (552-645 AD)	ASUKA PERIOD
6d (645-794 AD)	NARA PERIOD (Hakuho and Tempyo)
7a (794-897)	EARLY HEIAN PERIOD
7b (898-1185)	LATE HEIAN PERIOD
8 (1185-1333)	KAMAKURA PERIOD
9 (1334-1568)	MUROMACHI (ASHIKAGA AND NANBOKUCHO) PERIOD
9a (1568-1615)	MOMOYAMA (AZUCHI) PERIOD
10 (1615-1867)	EDO (TOKUGAWA) PERIOD
11a (1868-1912)	MEIJI PERIOD
11b (1912-1926)	TAISHO PERIOD
12a (1926-1989)	SHOWA PERIOD
12b (1989 - )	HEISEI I PERIOD *Note Post WWII painting and sculpture is in P 12 JA in the Paintings section in the Western art area.

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Visual Media Collection | Department of Art History
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Last update: 25-Sep-2007 Northwestern University