Download ARTH-211 – History of World Art 1

Instructor: Ann Porter
ARTH-211 – History of World Art 1
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Notes for pages 358-383—China
Neolithic Cultures
Painted Pottery, 10-2, http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/02/eac/ho_L.1996.55.6.htm
Liangzhu Congs, 10-3, http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/china1999/048_030.htm
Shang Dynasty (c. 1700 BCE – 1100 BCE), 10-5, Bronze Age p. 68, 75, 82, 136
Zhou Dynasty (c. 1100 BCE – 221 BCE), 10-6
Qin Dynasty (221 BCE – 206 BCE), 10-1, Terracotta Army
Han Dynasty (c. 206 – 220 CE), 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10
Six Dynasties (265 – 589 CE)
Gu Kaizhi, Admonitions, 10-11
Seated Buddha, 10-13
The Silk Road, http://www.orexca.com/img/silk_road.jpg
Cave paintings, http://www.chinapage.com/dunhuang.html
Sui Dynasty (581 - 618 CE), 10-14
Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 CE) page 350, 10-15, 10-17
Construction begun on the Great Wall http://www.chinareview.com/images/attractions-great-wall.jpg
Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 CE)
Shen Kua (1030-93 CE) Arts of China p.200
Northern (Idealized Detail)—Fan Kuan (Travelers) 10-20
Southern (Intimate & Lyrical) Xia Gui (12 Views) 10-23
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgxgdt.htm
Calligraphy p. 348, 356
http://www.chinavoc.com/arts/calligraphy/eightstroke.asp
http://www.chinapage.org/calligraphy.html
Walking Style, Running Style, Flying Grass, Regular Style, Slender Gold
Painting
Six Principles:
Lifelike Tone
Structure through brushwork
Forms as they are
Appropriate coloring Composition
Transcribing and copying
Art to remember for Exam:
Soldiers, Qin Dynasty, 10-1
Incense Burner, 10-8
Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress to Court Ladies, 10-11
Travelers among Mountains and Streams, 10-20
Vocabulary to remember for Exam:
Handscroll, Calligraphy, Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism
Piece Mold Casting, Porcelain, Terra Cotta, Mausoleum
Daoism (dao—way or path) An intuitive philosophy that emphasizes individualism, non-conformity and a return to nature
Confucianism is an ethical system based on correct relationships between people. Together with human-heartedness (morality and
empathy) and justice, Confucius emphasized li or etiquette.
Buddhism teaches compassion for all living things –helping every being to achieve enlightenment and escape samsara or cycle of
birth and death
Neo Confucianism teaches that the universe consists or two interacting forces: li (principles or ideas) and qi (matter). Our task as
humans is to rid our qi of impurities so that our li may realize its oneness with the Great Ultimate.
Bibliography:
Text
Froncek, The Arts of China; Horizon, 1969
Gilbert, The Bronze Age of China; Ballentine, 1980
Wenli, The Qin Terracotta Army; Scala, 1996