<em>1. Buddhism and, to a lesser degree, Shinto, Japan's earliest belief system, were influences on Japanese art. Buddhism came from Korea in the 6th century, leading to the construction of religious sites and sculptures that adhered to Korean and Chinese prototypes.</em>
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<em>2. Chinese philosophy and religion had an impact on artistic styles and subjects. The three perfections were calligraphy, poetry, and painting. Often they would be combined together in art. These became important starting with the Song Dynasty.</em>
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<em>Note: Culture affects an artist's work by shaping the worldview of the artist and associations they may have with color, shapes, patterns, symbols, people, places, and things. ... For an artist, this means that the message they try to convey in their artwork is done so through their own cultural language of symbolism.</em>
