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Early Hindu Art and in India (before 11th century) |
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Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)
Copper
India
Chola Period
Shiva is dancing the cosmic dance, light is manifested from his limbs.
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Descent of the Ganges
Granite
India
Pallava Period
- Deities of the river, elephants, bears, lions, gods, angels, humans, all living beings of the world congregate
- shrine, naga kings and Shiva
- elephants and flying angels, or celestial beings
- folktale of cat worshipped by rats, stood by Ganges River with raised paws gazing at the sun for hours
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Shiva and Pavarti Seated Above Ravana on Mt. Kailasa
Cave Rock
Ellora, India
Chalukyas Dynasty
- Mt. Kailasa lengendary birthplace of Shiva
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Kailasanatha Temple
Rock
Ellora, India
Early Medieval Period
- overwhelming in carvings and sculpture
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Parashurameshvara Temple
Orissa, India
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- the indigeous religion from India
- formed of diverse traditions and has no single founder
- not a single belief, but beliefs with some similarities in India
- spread in India, Cambodia, Nepal and Indonesia
- a religion, a belief, an daily morality and societal norms such as Hindu marriage customs
- Believe natural gods, spirit, in everywhere, soul of human being and reincarnation
- belief in karma effect in next life, rebirth in upper or level ranks of people
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the creator, who created the universe. He is the father of Manu, and from Manu all human beings descend. |
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- a supreme god, maintainer or preserver, who protects people
- four-armed, holding a lotus (purity), mace (social status, power), counch and chakra (wheel)
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- the destroyer and transformer
- dancing upon Apsmara Purusha, the demon of ignorance in his manifestation of Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance
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- 33 caves, 12 are Buddhist type and rest are Hindu type
- located in India, one of the great two cities from Maharashtra
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Later Hindi Art in India (After 10th Century) |
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Later Hindi Art in India (After 10th Century) |
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Allegorical Representation of the Emperor Jahangir Seated on a Hourglass Throne
color and gold on paper
India
- sun and moon halo
- a muslim devine
- a European delegate
- hourglass throne sits on a renaissance rug
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Madhu Madhavi Ragini
color on paper
India
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Torso of female deity
stone
Cambodia
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Angkor Vat
Cambodia
- main approach to the central shrine
- surrounded by moat
- long gallery walls
- center tower, and tower at the four corner
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Shiva Mahadeva
bronze inlaid with gold and silver
Java, indonesia
- erect posture appropriate because Shiva is a supreme god
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The Medieval Art of China: Sculpture, Painting and Decorative Art (3rd-10th century) |
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The Medieval Art of China: Sculpture, Painting and Decorative Art (3rd -10th Century) |
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Chimera
Tomb of Xiao Xiu
China
Six Dynasties Period
- used as a protector of a shrine
- lion or dog
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Instructress Writing Down Her Admonitions for the Benefit of the Two Young Ladies
Handscroll, ink and color on silk
China
Six Dynasties Period |
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Court Ladies Wearing Flowers in Their Hair
Attributed to Zhou Fang
Handscroll, ink and color on silk
China
Tang Dynasty |
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Traveling in Spring
Handscroll, ink and color on silk
China
Style of Tang Dynasty
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Tomb Figurine: Camel Bearing Troupe of Central Asian Musicians
earthenware
China
Tang Dynasty |
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- ca. 345-406
- earliest named artist associated with extant works
- southern (Eastern Jin)
- no extant works from his hand
- later works attributed to him
- archaelogically reliable works of his time
- style: fine-line draw style, slender form of figures, thin face, ideal beauty
- landscape: unrealistic scale, bigger figures, smaller mountains and trees, decorative form
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- active: 730-800
- Tang standard of plump beauties
- empty ground, garden scene with pets (from Court Ladies Wearing Flowers in their Hair)
- convincing space, more realistic than Kaizhi
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storage place for ancient Asian Art |
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Xieyi abstract brush strokes |
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- applied with differing pressure
- line draw contour
- cun: inflected dry brush strokes, to draw texture
- dots, draw vegetation
- wash, to draw moisture, water, cloud, shadow, etc.
- calligraphy combines painting
- same tools and materials
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- objective likeness: realistic style, fine line draw, line and wash with details, long time to paint
- subjective likeness: abstract style, xieyi (sketching the idea) spontaneous
- painted quickly, can recreate
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- "The Founder father of Chinese Art Critism"
- Six Laws (principles, elements, cannon):
-spirit or life and animation
-use of brush
-faithfulness to external appearances
-realistic color
-planning and composition
-transmission of models through copying
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Basic Knowledge of Chinese Painting |
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- figure painting (secular or religious motif)
- jiehua: architecture painting (focus on interaction with building)
- flowers and birds
- landscapes
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- plump face and body
- figures function as protectors of tomb
- disproportionate
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- elaborate
- bird-head tip
- low relief floral arabesques
- foundation of following periods
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Song Dynasty (960-1279) Painting in China |
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Song Dynasty (960-1279) in China |
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Luohan
Guan-Xiu
Handscroll, ink and color on silk
China
Five Dyansties Period |
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A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks
Li Cheng
Handscroll, ink and slight color on silk
China
Five Dyansties-Northern Song Dynasty |
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Spring Festival Along the River
Zhang Zeduan
Handscroll, ink and slight color on silk
China
Northern Song Dynasty |
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Landscape in Rain
Ma Yuan
Handscroll, ink on silk
China
Southern Song Dynasty |
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Shakyamuni Leaving His Mountain Retreat
Liang Kai
Handscroll, ink and slight color on silk
China
Southern Song Dynasty |
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Painting in Post Tang Period |
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- lanscape becomes dominated genre
- techniques developed to describe nature: texture strokes (cun) and wash, new style brush strokes
- new class of painting emerged: scholar- ameteur painters. Literati (later called Wenren)
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Guanxiu (832-912) Zen (tantric) Buddhist Monk (Figure Painter, Later Shu) |
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- Chan Buddhist monk
- poet, calligrapher and painter
- known for painting Arhats (Louhans, Lohans) monk disciples of the Buddha
- painted foreign or Indian face said, "I saw them in my dream."
- his style was standard for others
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Dong Yuan (d. 962) Landscape Painter |
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- served Southern Tang as director of imperial parks
- painted in ink monochrone and color
- real mountains of Jiangnan (South of China)
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Li Cheng (919-967) Song Dynasty Landscape Painter |
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- notherner
- descendant of the Tang imperial family
-Confucian scholars
- lived in retirement
- painted for pleasure
- known for winter landscapes
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Zhang Zeduan (architecture) |
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- jiehua and genre painting
- ideal city
- see people interact with city
- early spring
- buildings, trees, river
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- From Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains
-academy mode
-dramatic trees and cliff frame figure
-season and weather
-harsh, cold landscapes
subject: Chan image of Shakyamuni
human being rather than an abstract god
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- Major Masters of the Imperial Painting Academy of the Late Southern Song:
-Ma Yuan
-Ma Lin, son of Ma Yuan
-Xia Gui
-Liang Kai
-influenced by Li Tang
-diagonal compostition
-big "axe-cut" cun
-graded wash |
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- find Buddha mature in heart
- Chinese version of Buddhism
- traces, lineage back to Sakyamuni
- Bodhidharma: 1st patriarch in China
-Shaolin monastery, facing the wall for nine years |
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Song Dynasty (960-1279) Sculpture, Decorative Art and Korean Ceramics of Koryo (918-13??) |
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Song Dynasty (960-1279) Sculpture, Decorative and Korean Ceramics of Koryo (918-13??) |
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Seated Potalaka Guanyin
painted wood
China
Liao Dynasty |
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Mei Ping Vase
Cizhou stoneware with carved decoration
China
Northern Song Dynasty or Jin Dynasty |
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Maebyong Vase
Korean Celadon porcelaneous stoneware with inlaid design of birds and trees
Korea
Koryo Period |
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Covered Vase
Longquan Celadon porcelaneous stoneware
China
Southern Song Dynasty |
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Avalokiteshvara with Wilow branch
ink, color and gold on silk
Korea
Koryo Period
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Chinese Form of Buddhism and Art |
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- Chinese reincarnations of Indian Buddhist deities
- created new forms of Buddhist deities
- new styles of Buddhist images
-costume similar to a monk |
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- creamy color background
- covered with slip (black or brown)
- carved with slip (black or brown) away from the background areas
- thick glaze applied
- peony motif: richness
- crane motif: longevity
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Jun ware (North or Central China) |
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- gray or blue body, celadon
- with occassional splashes of purple
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- southern celadon
- blue-green or sea green and olive green glaze
- taste of th court and scholars
- remebling jade
- influenced by Yun ware in Tang period
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- mainly tea bowls
- associated with Chan Buddhism
- also Temmoku ware by Japanese
- dark brown body ceramic
- thick brown glaze
- rabbit hair pattern
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Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) Korea |
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- unified kingdom
- confucianism dominated the society
- Chinese style civil service examination
- belief in Buddhism
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Japanese Art of Late Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1330) Periods |
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Japanese Art of Late Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1185-1330) Periods |
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From Illustration to the "Azumaya" Chapter of the Tale of Genji
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
Japan
Heian Period |
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Buring of Sanjo Palace
section of the handscroll, ink and color on paper
Japan
Kamakura period |
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Monkeys Worshipping a Frog
ink on paper
Japan
Kamakura Period |
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Minatomo no Yorimoto
handscroll, ink and color on paper
Japan
Kamakura Period
- formal costume, posture and gesture of a warrior
- formal individual folds
- face: realistic style
- overall style to show his power
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Haya Raigo: The Descent of the Amida Buddha and Heavenly Host
gold and color on silk
Japan
Kamakura Period
- Great Sun Buddha
- Esoteric Buddhism
- influenced by Tang tradition (blue and green landscape)
- looks like a Bodhissatva
- realistic style
- features:
-diagonal composition
-focus on architecture, figures (people), nature
- Japanese style: gold decoration and halo shine of Buddhas and bottissatvas
- function: to help and benefit people
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The Heian Period (794-1185) Present day Kyoto |
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- peak of Japanese Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influence, as well as as Japanese imperialism court art, especially poetry and literature
- Heian means " peace and tranquility" in Japanese
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Kamakura Period (1185-1330) |
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- goverance by Shogunate (tent office), established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yorimoto
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means sympathy and sadness
(women art style) |
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- means public occurrences, religious genre (male art style)
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Illustrating legendary or historical narratives |
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- led by the Buddhist sculptors in Japan
- school name associated with the name "Kei"
- Chinese Tang influence
- in realistic style
- each artist had "kei" in their name
- people still believed in Esoteric Buddhism and sculptors were in the realistic style (ex. Wisdom Kings)
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Japanese Art of the Muromachi Period (1392-1573) |
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Japanese Art of the Muromachi Period (1392-1573) |
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Catching a Fish with a Gourd
Handscroll, ink and slight color on paper
Japan
Early Muromachi Period |
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Hatsuboku Landscape for Soen
section of hangin scroll,
ink on two joined sheets of paper
Japan
Muromachi Period |
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Kinkaku (Gold Pavillion) of Robuon-ji
Kyoto, Japan
Muromachi Period
- gold leaf
- religious function: Buddhist temple
- destroyed in 1950, rebuilt according to original plan
- top floor: Zen meditation hall
- bottom two floor: worship of Amitabha Buddha
- lotus (water) pond: place to be reborn
- building and pond represent Amitabha pureness
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Garden of Daisen-in of Daitoku-ji
Kyoto, Japan
Muromachi Period |
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Tai-an Teahouse
Myoki-an, Kyoto, Japan
Early Momoyama Period |
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Tensho Shubun (student of Josetsu) |
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- visited Korea, probably familiar with Ma-Xia style of korean painting of the time
- diagonal composition, agular trees, ink tones
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Sesshu Toyo (1420-1506 C.E.) (Student of Tensho Shubun) |
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- more inkwash and broad brushstrokes in outline
- Chinese style, Japan taste
- splash ink motif: Zen painting
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Kano Masanobu (1434-1530 C.E.) |
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- the founder of Kano School
- representing a Chinese scholar, Zhou Manshi
- Southern Song Style with more decorative qualities
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kannon Temple (Sliver Pavillion) |
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- intended to have silver leaf applied to outside walls
- 8th Ashkaga shogun built a villa
- similar representation for the golden villa (represent western paradise)
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- ceremonies tea drinking of Tangand Song literati and Chan monks
- imported from China
- In the 15th century, traditional tea ceremony was founded in Japan by Zen priests and painters, patronized by shogun
- use of work of art: gardens, teahouses, iron kettles, bowls, dishes, hanging scrolls, etc.
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Requirements of a Tea Ceremony |
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- harmony
- respect
- purity
- tranquility
- against robust and gorgeous
- simple, rustic, rough, (likes/ for buildings)
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