Chinese and Korean Art After 1279 Images

Question 1

**Perhaps asked as a comparative with Dong Qichang
Title: Sheep and Goat
Location: Washington, DC
Time Period: c. 1300
Medium: Handscroll with ink on paper
Artist: Zhao Mengfu

Answer 1

1. Zhao was a member of a group known as the literate
   a) A unique and delete class who were involved in government and politics
   b) Created during the Tang dynasty (A time where ancient modes and philosophies of being were being consulted, An influence of ancient Confucianism and Daoism)
   c) They painted for each other rather than based on commission
   - Not meant to be viewed by the public
2. It’s been described as being two different sheep despite appearing completely different
   - Likely political commentary since the painting was created shortly after China was transformed into a Moghul state

Question 2

Title: Two Flasks
Location: London
Time Period: 1403-1424
Medium: Porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Artist: Ming Dynasty

Answer 2

1. Highly coveted, seen as an object of absolute supreme prestige
2. Depiction of a dragon Points to a resurgence in Chinese tradition as it is a visual associated with Chinese antiquity
   - The Ming dynasty drove out the moguls, in the aftermath they were seeking to understand what it meant to be Chinese
   - Reassessing ancient traditions

Question 3

**Perhaps a comparative with Sheep and Goat
Title: The Qingbian Mountains
Location: Cleveland
Time Period: 1617
Medium: Hanging scroll with ink on paper
Artist: Dong Qichang

Answer 3

1. A figure who established a mode or criteria of styles of art history within the Ming dynasty
   - i.e. northern or southern styles
2. He promoted method for learning to paint: read 10,000 books, walk 10,000 miles
   - He believed that you should study the past to learn the medium, to copy and emulate multiple people around you and then to reconnect with nature to find your own style and move forward
3. He argued that painting is not an accurate document of a landscape or of a thing but rather an expression of a person or of a philosophical belief
4. This scroll is a monumental reflection of how he believes artists should paint and his replication of that belief