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The Tree of Life
 Jar with Lions
The “Tree of Life” represents the power of heaven and earth (the universe or the gods) which gives birth to and nurtures life in the form of a tree. The origin of this idea is not clear but this image can be seen in ornaments throughout Asia.
Plate with Banquet Scene under a Tree

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Jar with Lions
Eastern Iran or Bactria, early to mid-3000 B.C.
Sculpture of the Divinity of Kasuga Shrine on Holy Deer

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Plate with Banquet Scene under a Tree
Sassanid period, 4th−6th centuries

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Tapestry
Iran/Gujarat, Saurashtra
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
Tapestry

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Sculpture of the Divinity of Kasuga Shrine on Holy Deer
Important Cultural Property
Japan, Kamakura to Nambokucho periods, 13th−14th centuries
Hosomi Museum
Exhibited from 7/10 to 8/1
Summer Special Exhibition 2010 Dynamic Decoration in ASIA Lecture Blossoming in Profusion: Decorations of the Tree of Life Kōhei Sugiura Graphic Designer, Researcher of Asian Iconography, Professor Emeritus of Kobe Design University


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