HIST - Chinese Art Flashcards
known as the “bronze period;” known for bronze casting or the manufacture of metal using clay models; first to bring order/rule over warring states
Shang Dynasty
unified China by implementing strict laws, taxing everyone, and introducing one script for writing, one standard each for money, weights, and measurements; ordered the burning of scholarly books
Qin Dynasty
3000 life-sized foot soldiers buried in the tomb of Qin
Terra Cotta Warriors
founded by Lui Bang; control of the Silk Road that linked Asia and Europe; Buddhism started to spread
Han Dynasty
the golden age of Chinese Arts
Tang Dynasty
a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin
Porcelain
a type of white porcelain made at Dehua in the Fujian Province; has been produced since the Ming Dynasty until today
Blanc de Chine
a symbol of vitality and authority
Jade
a symbol of eternal life; placed on the mouth of a deceased person
Jade Cicada
Chinese writing done on silk, then later paper
Calligraphy
the indigenous architecture of the vast country in eastern Asia
Chinese Architecture
teaches individuallism and transcendence thorugh direct connection with the natural world
Taoism
incomprehensible natural force which all events in the universe unfailingly follow
Tao
emphasized strict adherence to social conventions and rituals for the proper functioning of the state
Confucianism
a path of practice and spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality
Buddhism
a style in which all structures surround the Danlu (stove to make pills of immortality) in the center; it reflects Taoist philosophy that the human cosmos follows the natural cosmos to integrate energy, qi, and spirit.
Bagua Style
it represents balance and symmetry
Yin-Yang
zoomorphic symbolisms to “emperor”
Dragon
zoomorphic symbolisms to “empress”
Phoenix
a structural member found between the top of a column and a cross beam; formed of a double bow-shaped arm (gong) that supports a block of wood (dou) on each side
The Dougong Bracket
high-grade building material in Old China; used exclusively on palace buildings of the imperial house of the big mansions of nobles and high officials
Glazed Tiles
the central deepest part is the round “well (jing),” the middle part is the octagonal “well,” and the outermost part coming down to the same level as the rest of the ceiling is a square
Zaojing or Caisson Ceiling
the cetral deepest part is the round “well (jing),” the middle part is the octagonal “well,” and the outermost part coming down to the same level as the rest of the ceiling is a square
the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves; erected as a memorial or to hold relics, originally built to preserve Buddhist relics
Pagoda
