Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Japanese (culture or style)
8. Early Historical Japanese
9. Heian

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the phase of the Heian period that developed from approximately 794 to 898. In painting and sculpture, the style is characterized by powerfully built figures with forbidding expressions and strong, dynamic lines. In architecture, the style is characterized by small, irregular-plan temple complexes set in remote mountain settings.