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Chapter 10
Chinese Art Before 1280
A. THE MIDDLE KINGDOM
B. NEOLITHIC CULTURES
1. Painted Pottery Cultures
2. Liangzhu Culture
C. BRONZE AGE CHINA
1.Shang Dynasty
2. Zhou Dynasty
D. THE CHINESE EMPIRE: QIN DYNASTY
E. HAN DYNASTY
1. Philosophy and Art
2. Architecture
F. SIX DYNASTIES
1. Painting
2. Calligraphy
3. Buddhist Art and Architecture
G. SUI AND TANG DYNASTIES
1. Buddhist Art and Architecture
2. Figure Painting
H. SONG DYNASTY
1. Philosophy: Neo-Confucianism
2. Northern Song Painting
3. Southern Song Painting and Ceramics
Chinese Art Before 1280
A.
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM top
"The
Dawn of Chinese Civilization: Jades of the Liangzhu Culture," is
presented from the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fig. 10-1
Soldiers
from the Mausoleum of first Emperor Qin, Lintong, Shaanxi, Qin Dynasty
B.
NEOLITHIC CULTURES top
1.
Painted Pottery Cultures top
Painted
pottery bowl from the Neolithic era
Fig. 10-2
Bowl, from Banpo, near Xi'an, Shaanxi. Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, 5000 - 4000 BCE. Painted pottery, height 7" (17.8 cm). Banpo Museum
C. BRONZE AGE CHINA top
Chinese calligraphy-- an elegant art; click on the images!
1. Shang Dynasty top
Fig. 10-4
Fang
ding, from Tomb 1004, Houjiazhuang, Anyang, Henan. Shang dynasty, Anyang period, c. 12th century BCE. Bronze, height 24 1/2" (62.2 cm). Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
2. Zhou Dynasty top
Fig. 10-5
Set of sixty-five bells, from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, Suixian, Hubei. Zhou dynasty, 433 BCE. Bronze, with bronze and timber frame; frame height 9' (2.74 m), length 25' (7.62 m). Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan<
D.
THE CHINESE EMPIRE: QIN DYNASTY top
Soldiers
from the Mausoleum of first Emperor Qin, Lintong, Shaanxi
E.
HAN DYNASTY top
FIg. 10-6
Painted banner, from the tomb of the wife of the Marquis of Dai, Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan. Han dynasty, c. 160 BCE. Colors on silk, height 6'8 1/2" (2.05 m). Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
1.
Philosophy and Art top
Gilt
bronze lamp of the Changshin Palace, from the Western Han Dynasty
Artifacts from the tomb of Prince Liu Sheng, including an incense burner
Fig. 10-8
Detail from a rubbing of a relief in the Wu family shrine (Wuliangci), Jiaxiang, Shandong. Han dynasty, 151 CE. Stone, 271/2 x 66 1/2" (70 x 169 cm)
Re: Fig. 10-9
Central watchtower, architectural model, Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220), 1st - early 3rd century. China. Earthenware with green lead glaze; H. 41 in. (104.1 cm)
"Traditional
Chinese Culture in Taiwan: Architecture"--read the article and scroll
down to see the elegant curved eaves of a pagoda
F.
SIX DYNASTIES top
1.
Painting top
Fig. 10-10
Gu
Kaizhi, Admonitions
of the Imperial Instructress to Court Ladies. Six Dynasties period, c. 344 - 406 CE. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk, 9 1/2" x 11'6" (24.8 cm x 3.5 m). The British Museum, London
2.
Calligraphy top
Re: Fig. 10-11
"Wang XiZhi's
Calligraphy;" "Lanting"--full text, plus a colored version, from
344-386 C.E. is an example of early calligraphy studied by generations
of students
3.
Buddhist Art and Architecture top
Fig. 10-12
Seated
Buddha, Cave 20, Yungang, Datong, Shanxi. Northern Wei dynasty, c. 460 CE. Stone, height 45' (13.7 m)
G.
SUI AND TANG DYNASTIES top
Portrait
of the Emperor Tai-Tsung, Tang Dynasty, c. 626-649, wearing a yellow
dragon robe
Thirteen
Emperors, from the Tang Dynasty, late 7th century, is a handscroll
with ink and colors on silk
Fig. 10-14
Camel
Carrying a Group of Musicians, from a tomb near Xi’an, Shanxi. Tang dynasty, c. mid-8th century CE. Earthenware with three-color glaze, height 261/8" (66.5 cm). Museum of Chinese History, Beijing
1.
Buddhist Art and Architecture top
Fig. 10-15
The
Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha, wall painting in Cave 217, Dunhuang, Gansu. Tang dynasty, c. 750 CE. 10'2" x 16' (3.1 x 4.86 m)
Octagonal
nine-storied stone Pagoda of Wolchongsa Temple, Koryo Dynasty era
Fig. 10-16
Nanchan Temple, Wutaishan, Shanxi. Tang dynasty, 782 CE
- Elements of Architecture:
Five-storied
stone pagoda on Chongrisma Temple site, 6th-7th century C.E
Fig. 10-18
Attributed to Emperor Huizong. Ladies
Preparing Newly Woven Silk, copy after a lost Tang dynasty painting by Zhang Xuan. Northern Song dynasty, early 12th century CE. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk, 14 1/2 x 57 1/2" (36.8 x 145.5 cm).
Five
Colored Parakeet on Blossoming Apricot Tree is a painting attributed
to the Emperor Huizong, c. 1110; handscroll with ink and color on silk
H.
SONG DYNASTY top
1.
Philosophy: Neo-Confucianism top
2.
Northern Song Painting top
Fan
Kuan's Winter Landscape with Temples and Travelers, is a hanging
scroll, in ink and light color on silk, from the 11th century
Fig. 10-19
Fan
Kuan. Travelers
Among Mountains and Streams, Northern Song dynasty, early 11th century CE. Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, height 6'9 1/2" (2.06 m). National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Fig. 10-20
Xu
Daoning. Fishing
in a Mountain Stream, Northern Song dynasty, mid-11th century CE. Handscroll, ink on silk, 19" x 6'10" (48.9 cm x 2.09 m). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Fig. 10-21
Zhang Zeduan. Spring
Festival on the River, Northern Song dynasty, early 12th century CE. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk, 9 1/2" x 7'4" (24.8 cm x 2.28 m). The Palace Museum, Beijing
3.
Southern Song Painting and Ceramics top
Zhu Rui's
Bullock Carts Traveling over Rivers and Mountains, from the
Southern Song Dynasty, 12th century, is a hanging scroll in ink and
light color on silk
Re: Fig. 10-23
Guan ware vase Southern Song, 13th century
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