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Ni Zan, Six gentlemen, ink on paper, Yuan Dynasty
"Bland Landscape" style |
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Qing Dynasty, Ren Xiong, self-portrait
Self portraits were very uncommon at the time. |
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| "national painting" a modern interpretation of an older style of painting |
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| It is a kind of propaganda that generally promotes communism and socialist ideals |
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Xu bing "Books from the Sky"
The characters resemble written characters but are actually manufactured and unreadable |
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Ai Weiwei, Dropping Han Dynasty Urn, 1995
A controversial piece that made people question what is true? |
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Middle Jomon pot, Jomon period
Not a functional shape, used for ornamental or ritualistic purposes. Most advanced pottery created by a agrarian society |
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Yayoi Pottery, Yayoi period
Became more functional, society became argicultural |
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| Incense burner, The three kigdoms |
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Emperor Nintoku's Tomb, late 4th early 5th century.
"keyhole tomb"
Considered too sacred to be excavated |
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Takehara Tomb, Kofun Period
Fist painting that represents an idea of afterlife |
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Ise Shrine, Kofun period
Emperor is supposedly related to sun goddess Ise. This is important to the Shinto religion. Rebuilt every 20 years. |
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Tori Busshi, Shaka Triad, guilt bronza, Asuka period
Oldest artwork with known artist, inscription was left. |
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| Ganjin, Tosh......, dry laquer, nala period |
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| "Secret" tecahings of buddhism that are not available to everyone that will supposedly bring one to enlightenment |
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| ink and color on paper, heian period |
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| Scroll of frolicking animals |
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ink on paper, heian period.
thought to be commentary on government |
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| portrait of minomoto yarimoto |
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| 12 century, ink and color on silk, kamakura period |
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| Kano Ekito, paint and gold leaf on silk screen |
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