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

Narrower term/s

• Early Nara
• Late Nara

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period and style that developed from 710-794 CE, when the first permanent capital was in Nara, marking the height of concentrated efforts to emulate Chinese culture. The period is characterized by the production of small hollow core laquer figures and by the construction of large mountain temples consisting of halls and pagodas arranged in harmony with nature, marking a shift from the rigid plans of the Asuka period.