Asia Flashcards
Hanging scroll that portrays ideas of daoism. Give up material things and be at peace with nature. Landscape with different trees created with different brush strokes. Buildings and people tiny compared to nature. Waterfalls and animals. Artist immersed self in nature to create.
Travelers among mountains and springs, Fan Kuan, 1000 ce, ink on silk.
River has swirls, indicating motion. White an and Red plum blossom trees. Abstract, but prior, things were naturalistic and real. Was a screen. Tarashikomi technique, add more media while still wet to create movement. Renpa school named after him. From family of merchants for elite.
White and Red plum blossoms, Ogata Korin, 1710, ink, watercolor and gold leaf on paper.
Hanging scroll of the prime minister of Korea who helped make modern alphabet. Footrest, and robes help show status. Flat planes and gold background. Made while he was in the military, symbols on his clothes show ranking. Confucianism ideas of respect, portraits were made of people who made contributions for society. Silk material shows respect. Redone several times also shows respect.
Portrait of Sin Sukju, ink on silk, 15th century.
A miniature painting of jahangir, the emperor of India. He sits on an hourglass, showing his elevated status and how his time is running out. Angels by it say oh shah, may you live 1,000 years. Sun / Moon behind him creates a Halo and shows he’s the provider of light for people. The top person is Sufi Shaikh. Person 2 is a sultan, three is King James the first, four is the artist. He is ignoring the king, showing he believes others are more important. Angels are a show European influence. Shaiks are religious figures
Jahangir preferring a Sufi Shaikh to kings, Bichtir, 1620, gold leaf, watercolor, ink on paper.
Print of a series of 36 paintings showing different views of Mount fuji. Mount Fuji blends in with the wave, showing ideas of Shintoism of nature being one. Prussian Blue was imported, not Fuji is sacred to the japanese. Multiple blocks were used for multicolor. The color of Prussian Blue was striking to contemporaries because it was imported
Under the wave off kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, multicolored wood block print, 1830 to 1833.
Narrative hand scroll that shows who happening in late 1100s. A group of rebels came to the Palace to overthrow the emperor. People will be headed. The emperor was captured. Happened 100 years before made. Active brush strokes show chaoticness, face is not personalized. The end shows an Archer leading in escape, with words at the end.
Night attack on the Sanjõ palace, 13th century, income paper.
Propaganda for Mao Zedong. Mal is larger than landscape and the power line help show his impact on industrialization in china. Art artists did not create for gain but for support of their own country. Artist unknown. Goes against previous ideas of nature is the most powerful. Now got power due to support to small people.
Chairman Mao on route to Anyuan, colored lithograph, 1969, based off an oil painting by Liu Chunhua.
Made for burial and ceremonial rights, tree shaped crown worn around forehead. Symbol as a sacred tree that was the axis mundi, connects heaven and Earth. Koreans practice shamanism, priest alleviates community problems, emphasizes power of wearer with natural imagery. Antlers are referring to reindeer that were native to Eurasian steppe. Shows trade between Korean peninsula and Eurasia. Jade ornaments called gogok represent fatality. Royalty buried with crowns on silk road.
Gold and Jade crown, three kingdoms. Silia Kingdom, korea, 5th to 6th century, metal work
Large temple with bronze Buddha figure, pagodas. Two guardian statues. Administrative center for all Japanese monasteries, Buddhist worship. During nara period, Buddhism becomes national religion and nara is first permanent capital. Meant to consolidate power. Ceremonies done here. Giant Buddha has left hand in lap performing gesture of welcome, right hand with palm facing out expresses wish to and suffering. Support pillars that heal if can squeeze through. Guardian statues ward off evil spirits.
Todai-ji, Nara, japan, unkei, kekei, kei school, 743, bronze and wood sculpture, wood with ceramic tile roof.
White porcelain vases with elephant shaped handle, cobalt blue with Chinese motifs and luck symbols. Inscription says in 1351 Zhang Wenjin presented faces to Dallas Temple. She was white and blue porcelain was well established. Owned by sir Percival David, most important collection of Chinese ceramics. Chinese ceramics made for imperial Court, most advanced in world
The David vases, yuan dynasty, China, 1351, white porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze
Zen temple with pond in Rock gardens. 15 rocks arranged in five groupings surrounded by raked white sand. One rock is always hidden, regardless of where you are. Zen temple for meditation. Garden built around 1800 after a fire. Zen emphasizes being aware of everything, contemplate simplicity of life. Overtime oil seep out to create some dude colors, idea that things improve over time. Conveys meaning of Life by reducing materials to small size. Could represent Islands in sea, mountains over clouds etc. abstract reflections of nature. Names of designers on Rock but not recognized because low class.
Ryoan-ju, Kyoto, Japan, muromachi period, 1480, Rock garden
30 ft well around complex make to keep competition close and loved ones safe. Mini holes, all centralized around Hall of supreme Harmony where emperor resides. Pagodas protect from rain and allow light in. Everything is symmetrical. Roofs yellow, emperors color. Walls red, power color. Biggest door for emperor. Hall of supreme Harmony has thrown room for ceremonies. Emperor is center of world. Emperor has mandate of heaven. Ornately decorated roof has animals for protection from spirits and fire
Forbidden city, Beijing china, 15th century, Ming Dynasty, brick, stone, wood
Large complex with 8,000 terracotta soldiers built to protect emperor Shi Huan gdi during journey to afterlife. The emperor was first to unify China. Found in Farmer’s field, each has different face features, were originally painted. 6 ft tall, much taller than average person at time so intimidating
Terracotta warriors, painted terracotta, 221 to 209 BCE, Qin dynasty, lintong China
60 stupas, 2300 caves and niches. Buddhist statues cut out of rock wall, huge and lit up at night. Used to be painted. Inscription says empress wu zetian is patroness and paid for with own private money. Vairocana is Big buddha, surrounded by monks, guardian figures, and bodhisattvas, people who take longer to reach enlightenment because they help others.
Longman caves, Luoyang, China, Tang dynasty, 493 to 1127 CE, limestone
T-shaped banner with three story sections used as a funeral banner during processions then laid on coffin. Could be guide to afterlife. Top has 10 suns, story of 10 suns. Top is heaven, Middle is Earth, bottom is underworld. Intertwining dragons in Middle, one light one dark. Idea of yin yang. There’s sun and moon on top. Wettest mummy ever found, 2,000 years after death.
Funeral banner of Lady Dai, Han Dynasty, 180 bce, China, painted silk
