Chinese (non-religious) (221 BCE-1969 CE) Flashcards
Terracotta warriors
Part of the tomb of the first Qin emperor of China
Helps the emperor conquer the afterlife
Protects the emperor in the afterlife
Each has a unique face
Shows the various ethnic groups in the army
Destroyed by next emperor
Vanguards, officers, and other military personnel
Terracotta warriors IDs
China
Qin dynasty
221-209 BCE
Terracotta
Funeral banner of Lady Dai
Early example of natural art in China
Earliest known portraits in Chinese art
Shows what she enjoyed/loved the most
Shows a connection to the afterlife (identifies the dead)
Lady Dai with her servants
Dragons (represents her in the afterlife, not during life)
Brings her peace instead of glory (compare to terracotta soldiers)
Funeral banner of Lady Dai IDs
China
Han dynasty
180 BCE
Painted silk
Travelers among mountains and streams
Hanging scroll
Shows comfort and vastness of nature (we are small and inconsequential)
Compare to Oxbow!
Daoist (spiritual essence to everything) elements (emptiness in middle-ground, passivity in the rocks and activity in the water balances)
Three parts (“staggered depth”, separation at white pieces)
Neo-Confucianism (gi=substance/essence, li=principle/underlying reality)
Complimentary opposites (yin/yang)
Travelers among mountains and streams IDs
China
Fan Kuan
1000 CE
Ink on silk
David vases
Altar vases
Offerings to a Daoist temple
White (sky) and blue (sea)
Elephant handles
Leaves/vegetal motifs
Inscriptions in neck (tell us purpose and date)
Name refers to art collector
Turkish style, but dragons are distinctly Chinese
Originally bronze (but was too expensive)
Clay came from local river
David vases IDs
China
Yuan dynasty
1351 CE
White porcelain with cobalt underglaze
Forbidden city
Largest palace complex in the world
Post/lintel construction
Walls don’t support roof
Lego building style
Balance and symmetry (reflect Chinese beliefs that balance of the universe justifies the divine rule of the emperor)
Model of cosmos
North end is protected by a pile of rubble mad of Mongol architecture
Moat (keeps things that are meant to stay inside inside, and things outside outside)
Inner palace (only ruler can enter to ensure that his wives can only get pregnant with his baby)
Outer palace for official ceremonies
Hall of Supreme harmony (imperial throne room)
Courtyard (where to bow to emperor
Official state business
Paintings to transport you to other spaces
Contstructef after the moving of the Chinese capital to Beijing
Center of imperial China
Important buildings on “axis”
Yellow (sacred, only for imperial family)
Forbidden city IDs
China
Ming dynasty
15th century
Stone, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic
Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Change in media represents change in thinking
Romanticizes Mao and his actions before the Commie Revolution
Depicts him younger than he really was at the time
Head tilted up (revolutionary spirit)
Umbrella (old, reveals style of hard work and simple living)
Clenched fist (fearless and sacrificial)
Traditional clothes (simple man)
Wind in hair, landscape, and clothes (foreshadows revolutionary storm)
Authoritative walking (like Law and Order intro)
#relatable
Propaganda!
Walking to the coal miners to convince them to strike for better working conditions and pay
Poster form so can be mass produced
Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan IDs
Liu Chunhua
1969 CE
Color lithograph
