Download Chapter Nineteen India, China, and Japan: From the Medieval to the

India, China and Japan:
From the Medieval to the Modern World
The Mughal Empire
Babur (1483-1530), Akbar (1542-1605)
India as center of civilization
Religious freedom (Islam, Hindu)
Urdu language
Artistic blend of Hindu, Persian, and
Islamic elements
Mughal Art
Visual Arts
Book illustrations, miniatures
Secular
Realistic scenes from courtly life
Persian influences
calligraphy
“Akbar and the
Elephant” from
The History of
Akbar
The End of Mughal Rule
and the Arrival of the British
British East India Trading Company
India as “Jewel in the Crown” of Britain
Controlled by British government by 1849
The Rise of Nationalism
India’s National Congress Party
Activism for self-rule
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Satyagraha: non-violent civil disobedience
Chinese Culture
Under Imperial Rule
Centralized government (1368-1911)
Relatively untouched by Western
influence until the 17th century
Incredible population growth
Poverty, political unrest, and, ultimately,
revolution
The Arts Under the Ming Dynasty
Political, economic stability
Cultural enrichment
Confucianism
New literary genres
Hua-Pen
Novels
Stage plays
The Arts Under the Ming Dynasty
Landscape paintings
Human form in natural setting
Artistic attitudes
“change within tradition”
No distinctions between major art forms
Painted ceramicware called “China”
15th century Ming Dynasty painting
A Ming Vase
The Qing Dynasty:
China and the Western Powers
Western Trade and Chinese Independence
Opium War (1839-1842)
Internal rebellions weakened government
Tai Ping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion
Republican Revolution
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Tse-tung
The Art and Culture of Japan:
Shintoism
Worship of the spirits of nature
Imperial cult; worship of emperor and his
ancestors as divine
Drama
Noh plays in which dancers enact dramatic,
often supernatural stories stories with ritual
and even slapstick
The Art and Culture of Japan:
The Edo Period
Japanese versions of landscapes
Gentler colors, heightened abstraction
Influence of Western art
Peacocks and Peonies (1176)
Woodblock art
Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849)
A study in the balance
of opposites: image
and empty space.
The empty space
mirrors the wave;
water and sky are
balanced, as in the
Chinese yin/yang
symbol below
The Art and Culture of Japan:
The Edo Period
Basho’s Haiku
Zen Buddhist reflections
Crucial detail of landscapes
Composed of three lines of five syllables,
seven syllables, and five syllables
“Humanities 1500: A Haiku”
Powerpoint beaming
eastern culture’s bright display
while students write notes