Japanese art produced in Japan from the beginnings of human habitation, sometime in the 10th millennium BC, to the present. It covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper, and a myriad of other types of works of art. The origins of painting includes simple stick figures and geometric designs that can be found on Jōmon period pottery between 14,000 BC-400 BC and Yayoi perioddotakubronze bells between 300 BC–300 AD. Mural paintings with both geometric and figurative designs have been found in numerous tumulus from the Kofun period between 300-700 AD. Ancient Japanese sculpture was mostly derived from the idol worship in Buddhism or animistic rites of Shinto deity. Materials traditionally used were metal and wood, often lacquered, gilded, or brightly painted. By the end of the Tokugawa period established in 1603, such traditional sculpture had largely disappeared because of the loss of patronage by Buddhist temples and the nobility.
