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33 Cards in this Set
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Bowl with painted decoration Paleolithic |
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Hu water vessel, Paleolithic -Hatching may be status symbol or imitation of leather animal flask |
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Urn with incised pictograph Paleolithic -Bottom set in ground, used forcooking -The design shows the sun with the moon and themountan |
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Pitchers or gui, with incised strap handles Paleolithic -This vessel may be coals underneath it to heatit up -Overall shape is to depict animal skin |
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"Jade” stone “pig-dragons Paleolithic - Twodifferent types of Jade, Jadite and Nephorite - In burials, on the chests of chiefs and regionalroyal families -Called pig dragons because of flatter snouts -Carved and drilling into stone from bamboo |
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Oracle Bones, (Ox scapula) Shang Dynasty
-Art of story telling -Particularfemale turtles and oxen -Diviner: Organizes the bones -Kings: Reads the bones for answers |
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Tomb of Lady Fu Hao Shang Dynasty Anyang, Henan Province - In1976, discovery was made on Queen and General Lady Fu Hao -One of the bestpreserved tombs -Lacquer coffin, rare 755 jade artifacts collectedby her, 565 bone objects ,with 468 bronze artifacts, 63 stone objects, 11pottery objects, 5 ivory objects |
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Shang Goblet (gu) Shang Dynasty -Ivory inlaid with turquoise -Ivory was imported for Fu Hao, as they are from Elephant tusks. -Three masks on the vase of the cup, some withantlers, some with snouts or horns |
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Bronze wine vessel (you)with tiger and man Shang Dynasty -Stores wine -Tiger as the main body with a rare depiction ofa man |
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Kneeling human figure of jade Shang Dynasty from tomb of Lady Fu Hao -Figure sits in posture of formal Japanese women -Hairstyle prevalent, peculiar fashion detail -Is the back suppose to be wings, or isfunctional as a button as a loop or knot |
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Miniature lacquered wood screen Eastern Zhao Dynasty -A screen with animals eating each other -Bird eating snake, snake biting deer, deer kicking birds |
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Lampstand in the form of a court attendant Eastern Zhao Dynasty -An oil lamp stand that holds the oil by the tworings -More and more types of human figurines - Maybe highranking servant, or butler for holding up lights |
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The Tomb of Zenghou Yi Eastern Zhao Dynasty State of Chu -Consisted of 4 wooden chambers, was a water logged tomb (perfectly preserved) -Held coffins and musical instruments |
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Chime bells (bian zhong) The Tomb of Zenghou Yi Eastern Zhao Dynasty -lozenge shape for different sounds -Ritual and for great feasts -In a set, held by wooden frame |
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Silk painting Warring States -Man on top of dragon with a bird and fish -Emperor = Dragon |
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Post- Unification Coins Qin Dynasty -Unified coins for when emperor |
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"Chariot 1" Terracotta Army Qin Dynasty -War chariot -For Emperor to ride on and inspection tours in afterlife |
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Armored foot soldiers/Standing spearman Terracotta Army Qin Dynasty -Types of hats = rank -Huge production on soldiers but individually details |
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"General" Terracotta Army Qin Dynasty -Rank with tailed head ribbons -Crossed hands for holding swords |
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Stone door tomb Han Dynasty -To keep looters out -South = red bird -East = green/blue dragon -West = white tiger -North = black tortoise |
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Tomb relief of entertainers Han Dynasty -Entertainers in afterlife -Top left people on mats are onlooker -Bottom flute players |
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Queen Mother of the West Han Dynasty -Tomb tiles mythological depiction -Sages and immortals surround her -Bowing for respect |
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A Bi xie (cast iron with silver inlay) Han Dynasty -Used as mat weight -Isolated finds |
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Lady of Dai’s painted tomb banner Han Lady Dai Tomb Han Dynasty -Sun and moon motif -Depicts lady Dai's lifespan |
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Guardian animals (tian hu) Tomb of Emperor Wu Disunity Dynasty -tan lu = heavenly blessings -bi xia = defenders of evil - Entrance of Southern Qi -Protectors |
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Rubbing from wall showing “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong Qiqi” Tomb of Xi Shan Qiao Disunity Dynasty -8 Taoist immortals, anti-Confucianism -Wong chung, Shang, Wren chi, Chi wang, Ron chung, Lo ling, Wren Qi, Ron qiqi |
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Scene from “Admonitions of the Court Instructress”:Lady Feng and the Bear Tang Dynasty -Lady Feng emperor's favorite 1. Good character inside 2. Tell the truth 3. Won't be the favorite anymore |
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Buddhafrom Takht-i-Bahi Disunuity -Western depiction with halo around head 32 marksof a great man 1.Long arms and hands 2. Has divinely straight, with bronze completion3. Head like turban topknot (ushnisha) 4. Dot between eyebrows (urna) |
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Bodhisattva Disunity Dynasty -Their bling bling shows they can come back toearth and intervene/help guide you, unlike the Buddhas |
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Saddle-Flaskwith “Dancing Horse,” Tang -Silver replication of a leatherobject -Motiff of horse with a cup inits mouth **Top object is a depiction of horses dancingo Shift from animals being only of sport to of entertainment -Special troupe of 100 horses was trained to dance for court “upturnedup tune” |
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"Night-Shining White" Tang Dynasty -Original was only painting of ahorse -Post and horse tied to postadded in -Writings was added in later -Colophon:Writing on a painting -Colophon Seal: stamps on paintings -Who owned it over time -Story of a horse named“night-shining white”, subject of poem |
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Court Ladies Wearing Flowered Headdresses Tang Dynasty -Flower ladies, a close copy -Figures “float”, varying scales of differentlevels of authority -Ladies on holiday, went to pick flowers fortheir hair |
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Anii Bridge Sui Dynasty -Creation of a grand canal for-trade -Open Spandrels bridge: arches inside of bridge, so not solid -Allows bridge to go further weight and more negative space -Chinese figures this out 1200years before -Resilient against water floods,with water flowing through holes |
