Chinese Pottery differs depending on the dynasty it was created in. When I was walking throughout the museum viewing all the different pieces of ceramics two pieces drew my eyes. The two pieces that I have chosen to write about are Bowl with Chrysanthemums and Bowl with children among vines. Both these pieces were done in China but at different points in time. Bowl with Chrysanthemums was done in China during the Ming dynasty which was the late 14th Century. Bowl with children among vines was done also in China but during the Northern Song Dynasty which was the 11th - 12th century.
Bowl with Chrysanthemums is a piece that can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This piece was made in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty …show more content…
Three dimensional objects usually contain a shape; a use of space is being taken up. There is some sort of value to the piece. There is texture that you are able to free in the piece along with lines. The lines in the piece are visible. There is also color that is put into the piece even if it is just one color. Bowl with Chrysanthemums contains the seven principles of design and the elements of design. The seven principles of design are emphasis, balance, repetition, contrast, unity and variety, directional force, and scale and proportion. “Emphasis is defined as an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point.” (https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/design-in-art-emphasis-variety-and-unity) The area of emphasis is in between the two friezes or bands. The area of emphasis contains vines with leaves on them and big flowers blooming off of them. Balance is when the object is in equilibrium. This piece is nicely balances when it comes to design and shape. There is balance all the way around the bowl. Repetitions is when something is repeated over and over again. Many times there can be …show more content…
(http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/42429) Bowl with Children Among Vines helps show the history of the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty “At a time when several new pictures were coming into prominence, comparative absence of documentary paintings having a social theme - what we would call genre- is a measure of the extent to which artists were divorced from popular life.” (FOUNDATIONS OF CHINESE ART) Something that makes this piece ordinary is that “although early Yaozhou wares often had elegant light blue glazes, by the mid-tenth century most wares of this type were covered with olive-toned glazes. The reasons for the change remain obscure, though it may have resulted from the switch
Bowl with Chrysanthemums is a piece that can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This piece was made in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty …show more content…
Three dimensional objects usually contain a shape; a use of space is being taken up. There is some sort of value to the piece. There is texture that you are able to free in the piece along with lines. The lines in the piece are visible. There is also color that is put into the piece even if it is just one color. Bowl with Chrysanthemums contains the seven principles of design and the elements of design. The seven principles of design are emphasis, balance, repetition, contrast, unity and variety, directional force, and scale and proportion. “Emphasis is defined as an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point.” (https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/design-in-art-emphasis-variety-and-unity) The area of emphasis is in between the two friezes or bands. The area of emphasis contains vines with leaves on them and big flowers blooming off of them. Balance is when the object is in equilibrium. This piece is nicely balances when it comes to design and shape. There is balance all the way around the bowl. Repetitions is when something is repeated over and over again. Many times there can be …show more content…
(http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/42429) Bowl with Children Among Vines helps show the history of the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty “At a time when several new pictures were coming into prominence, comparative absence of documentary paintings having a social theme - what we would call genre- is a measure of the extent to which artists were divorced from popular life.” (FOUNDATIONS OF CHINESE ART) Something that makes this piece ordinary is that “although early Yaozhou wares often had elegant light blue glazes, by the mid-tenth century most wares of this type were covered with olive-toned glazes. The reasons for the change remain obscure, though it may have resulted from the switch