Akiko Walley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3892596 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akiko Walley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Walley |
| SIGNATURE | WALLEY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Review
Reassessing we
This paper analyzes the general exhibitions at the National Ainu Museum (NAM) and the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum (Okimyū) to propose a new heterochronic approach to Japanese histories that deimperializes the present Yamato-centric narrative. Beginning in 1868, the fledgling Empire of Japan rushed to establish itself as a modern nation by, on the one hand, colonizing its neighboring regions beginning with Hokkaido and the residing A…
What is a Replica
Burning Still
Using an eighth-century copy of the 60-fascicle Flower Ornament Sutra as a case study, this article examines the transformation of a Buddhist scripture into an aesthetic object in early modern Japan. On the 14th day of the second month, 1667, a fire decimated Nigatsudo at Todaiji (Nara prefecture) along with most of the sacred objects within. Clerics salvaged partially burnt scrolls of an eighth-century Flower Ornament Sutra done in silver ink on…
Through the Open Gate of Heavens
The set of eighth-century objects known as the "Tōdaiji Golden Hall Platform Pacifying Objects" (Tōdaiji Kondō chindangu 東大寺金堂鎮壇具; "Tōdaiji objects") is among the earliest concrete evidence of ritual practice in the Nara period. This study reveals how the Tōdaiji objects transformed the space inside the temple's colossal central statue of the Vairocana Buddha into a symbolic heavenly realm where the deceased would traverse to arrive at Vairocana'…
The Power of Concealment
This study is the first comprehensive reconsideration of the “Tōdaiji objects,” the set of eighth-century offerings buried in cavities beneath the edge of the bronze pedestal of the centrally seated Vairocana Buddha in the temple’s Great Buddha Hall. Presently, the Tōdaiji objects are designated collectively as chindangu (platform pacifying objects). Despite significant scholarly attention, the debate over the original function of the Tōdaiji obj…
"Akiko Walley. Review of "Word Embodied
Kyoto Visual Culture in the Early Edo and Meiji Periods
Reviewed by: Kyoto Visual Culture in the Early Edo and Meiji Periods: The Arts of Reinvention ed. by Morgan Pitelka and Alice Y. Tseng Akiko Walley (bio) Kyoto Visual Culture in the Early Edo and Meiji Periods: The Arts of Reinvention. Edited by Morgan Pitelka and Alice Y. Tseng. Routledge, London, 2016. xii, 187 pages. $145.00, cloth; $54.95, E-book. Kyoto went through multiple natural and human-caused disasters after its establishment as the ne…
Flowers of Compassion
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Flowers of Compassion
Kyoto Visual Culture in the Early Edo and Meiji Periods
Reviewed by: Kyoto Visual Culture in the Early Edo and Meiji Periods: The Arts of Reinvention ed. by Morgan Pitelka and Alice Y. Tseng Akiko Walley (bio) Kyoto Visual Culture in the Early Edo and Meiji Periods: The Arts of Reinvention. Edited by Morgan Pitelka and Alice Y. Tseng. Routledge, London, 2016. xii, 187 pages. $145.00, cloth; $54.95, E-book. Kyoto went through multiple natural and human-caused disasters after its establishment as the ne…
"Akiko Walley. Review of "Word Embodied
The Power of Concealment
This study is the first comprehensive reconsideration of the “Tōdaiji objects,” the set of eighth-century offerings buried in cavities beneath the edge of the bronze pedestal of the centrally seated Vairocana Buddha in the temple’s Great Buddha Hall. Presently, the Tōdaiji objects are designated collectively as chindangu (platform pacifying objects). Despite significant scholarly attention, the debate over the original function of the Tōdaiji obj…
Burning Still
Using an eighth-century copy of the 60-fascicle Flower Ornament Sutra as a case study, this article examines the transformation of a Buddhist scripture into an aesthetic object in early modern Japan. On the 14th day of the second month, 1667, a fire decimated Nigatsudo at Todaiji (Nara prefecture) along with most of the sacred objects within. Clerics salvaged partially burnt scrolls of an eighth-century Flower Ornament Sutra done in silver ink on…
Through the Open Gate of Heavens
The set of eighth-century objects known as the "Tōdaiji Golden Hall Platform Pacifying Objects" (Tōdaiji Kondō chindangu 東大寺金堂鎮壇具; "Tōdaiji objects") is among the earliest concrete evidence of ritual practice in the Nara period. This study reveals how the Tōdaiji objects transformed the space inside the temple's colossal central statue of the Vairocana Buddha into a symbolic heavenly realm where the deceased would traverse to arrive at Vairocana'…
Review
Reassessing we
This paper analyzes the general exhibitions at the National Ainu Museum (NAM) and the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum (Okimyū) to propose a new heterochronic approach to Japanese histories that deimperializes the present Yamato-centric narrative. Beginning in 1868, the fledgling Empire of Japan rushed to establish itself as a modern nation by, on the one hand, colonizing its neighboring regions beginning with Hokkaido and the residing A…
What is a Replica
Japanese History and Culture (8 works) · History (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Law (2 works)