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48 Cards in this Set
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Maitreya (Buddha of the future)
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Korea, Early 7th c.
Has Crown, not top-knot Head lowered, resting on one hand Position is called "Royal Ease" Figure is waiting to descend to earth for 584 million years to bring followers to western paradise. Skinny, smooth, and tubular robes are in rythmic patterns patterns, not clothing |
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Horyu-ji
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Japan, (573-621)
Founded by Prince Shotoku Taishi in 607, burned in 607, rebuilt in 710 Among oldest wooden buildings in the world Awareness of Fung-shui, built against hill Pagoda and Kondo are side by side aligned up and down Enter Kondo from all 4 sides Tilled roof extended over building Pagoda is five stories Pagoda is japanese for "stupa" and serves same purpose Kondo built on podium of pounded earth and stone Kondo is "hipped and gabbled" the flaring out of the edge of roof Kondos brackets are carved like clouds Inside of Kondo there are guardians in all directions Portable shrine inside |
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Tamamushi Shrine(Jade Beetle)
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Japan, ca.650
7ft 8in in bronze Boddhisatvas inside Decorated with wings of beetles Paintings have Mafa Satva painting, this painting shows prince throuwing himself to family of hurt mother for them to feed. Represents welfare of creatures are same as humans, selflessness. |
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Kondo or Diabutsuden (Great Buddha Hall) of Todai-ji.
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Nara, Japan, ca.759
285 by 170 ft and 154 ft high Emperor built 52 ft bronze statue. All the money for the statue was ordered from the citizens. Buddha was refurbished ALOT. |
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Red Fudo
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Japan, 9th Century
King of Light, 1 of 5 major Boddhisatvas Fire erupts all around him Body of a child Holds noose and a double edged sword |
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Statue of Seated Mao Zedong
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China, 1976
by Ye Yushan 11 1/2ft high First time he is shown seated Made of white marble(to heroize/praise someone) Modern clothing A more relaxed/less propagandist form |
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Father
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China, 1980
by Luo Zhongli 7 12in by 5 1/2in oil on canvas Established west China roots Was called "My ----" but ordered for the "my" to be dropped. Communist rule didn't approve of the grittyness and made artist give subject a pen behind his ear to symbolize modern times and the availability for people to have modern things |
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Ho-o-do (Phoenix Hall)
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Uji Japan, ca.1053
Derived from Chinese architecture. Increase in Brackets from Asuka Period allowed for extension of hipped and gabbled roofs Buddha, Amida, in center Converted from residential hall to Amida hall Amida sits in new mudra, middle fingers pointed up and meets with thumbs. covered in gold w/ flame halo (body halo is called "Mardorla") More generalistic abstract body with geometric face Has mustache Made of separate pieces of wood to avoid cracking later on (made to last forever) Downcast eyes |
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Album leaf from Ishiyama-gira
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Japan, early 12th c.
Transfer of Chinese character to Japanese Japanese take charcaters and use them for their gesture and for poetry, not perfection Torn paper as background |
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Tale of Genji
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Japan, early 12thc.
Tells about personal stories about Genji Scroll alternates between pictures and text Text is abbreviated and condensed "Roof blown-off" technique, overhead view of the interior of a building Women have jet black hair, pear shaped face, pale face, small mouths, and plucked eyebrows raised high Steep angles Painting is what tells the story, the text just goes along with story Buddhist flavor of awareness Heartfelt and sensitive of life and emotion Angles represent emotion in scene |
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Foreigners in Yokohama
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Japan, Meiji Era, 1860's
by Hasimoto SADAHIDE Woodblock Print Made fun of foreigners Placed in trading port |
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Paradise under the Sea
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Japan, Meiji Era, 1907
Oil Painting by Aoki SHIGERU Two brothers, one a hunter, one a fisher, they switch places and the hunter looses his brothers hook. Goes underwater to retrieve it, falls for mermaid, misses earthly home, girl gets pregers gives birth on land and becomes croc. Artist went underwater to get an awareness of light underwater Marraige of East Myth and Western style (Impressionism) |
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Hinomaru Illumination (Amaterasu and Haniwa)
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Japan, Modern Period, 1993
Has "rising sun" flag in neon Old Japanese warriors saluting flag Focused on disillusion of national identity in modern times Invokes shinto past and also weakens it |
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Petronas Towers
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Malaysia, 1997
Tallest twin towers in the world Borrowed from hindu, Chinese, and islamic culture Has a bridge called the "sky-bridge" Bridge is form cuts the sky, is the gateway to the sky |
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National Assembly Building
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Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1962-82
Very geometrical Made of concrete and Marble Uses geometric shapes to reflect light (not literally) |
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Garden of the Daisen-in of Daitoku-ji
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Kyoto, Japan, 1510
Formlaized and refined garden Imperfection of nature and the perfection humans give it Meant to be contemplated by the side, not to be walked in Rocks are seen as mountains (everything is scaled down) Rocks placed "randomly" meant for contemplation Promote nature of existence |
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Himeji Castle
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Japan, 1581-90
"Donjon"=main structure Narrow routes for defense, moats, and holes inside of walls on side of narrow routes to attack from. Raised on stone support Painted white to seem cloudlike Interior is plain, dark, and functional |
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Imperial City (Hall of Supreme Harmony)
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Beijing, China, 17th c.
Walled city laid out on grid plan along north-south axis. Imperial compounds on north end facing south. Has sense of Feng Shui. Conceived as a microcosm of the universe. Entrance to city had 5 bridges span an inner river called the "Golden Water River". Hall of Supreme Harmony housed the throne and held celebrations like the winter solstice, new year, and the emperor's birthday. Enormous glowing yellow (a color for imperial structures) |
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Lion Grove Garden
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Suzhou, China, 1342 and later
Rocks resemble animals and objects. Isolation and manipulation of nature. One rock is shaped like a lion. Garden had rocks with holes, gnarled limbs, and "Living Frames" . Living frames are frames/windows inside of the garden that capture individual angles of garden as art. |
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Yu the Great Taming the Waters
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jade 1787, ca.1700
Jade sculpture weighing 6 tons. Took 3 years to move to Beijing. Wax model made from painting of a mythical Emperor, Yu, the Great, taming a flood. Yu was the first to control all rivers of China to make land safe for habitation. Yu was image of Imperial power. Emperor moved construction to southern China and, due to wax melting in heat, had another model made of wood. Took 8 years and 150,000 working days to finish. |
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Landscape
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ca. 1700
By Yuan-Ji (Shitao) Individualist artist (Hatred of new chinese rule and retired back to buddhist and daoist mountain retreats) Hatred towards Manchurians and old Chinese government that let country fall under outside rule. Yuan-Ji and Kun-Can were the "Two Stones" often worked together. Painting is of monk seated in elevated remote place, in tiny cabin in crest of a mountain. Constant strokes make mountain seem like waves, spots, usually used for texture, make the waves seem like they are splashing. Treatment of nature in constant flux. |
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Le Chinois Galante
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1742
By Francois Boucher Oil on canvas. Painted blue on white to resemble Chinese porcelain. Chinese man with broad brimmed straw hat pays homage to European woman with parasol. Painting has vase like Chinese bronze and a cross legged portly buddha. |
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One Hundred Horses at Pasture
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ca.1730
By Lan Shi'ning Marraige of Northern Song Dynastic mist and western three-dimensionality. Has eastern influences like gnarled limbs of trees, Chinese landscape, and brushwork. Western influences like the modeling of the horses, shading, heavy colors, and detailing not seen in Chinese art. |
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Suzhou
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1734
Topographic color prints from woodblock. Prints were fashionable, inexpensive, and very saleable. |
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Self-Portarit
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ca.1850
By Ren Xiong Hanging scroll with bold brushwork and inscriptions. Robe had uniform thickness of brushwork and jagged edges. Part of short lived rebellion. Self portrait is different from traditional self portraits in china with artist bare chested, shaved head, standing up with a damn it all attitude. |
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Vessel from Jomon Period
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2500-1500 BCE
Jomon means (Core Impressed) Rich surface decoration. Jomon pottery made by Coiling Technique. Richly decorated by adding ropes of clay against pottery and by rolling fiber cording across the soft clay surface. These decorations were abstract, asymmetrical sculptural forms with luxuriant, curling shapes. |
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Mound-Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
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Sakai, Japan, early 5th c.
Looks like a key hole. Man made mound, occupies 458 acres, 1600 feet long, 90 feet high, with three moats around it. The grave is normally in the ‘key hole’, the raised part of the mound. Est. that 20,000 haniwa (hollow tera cotta cylinders supporting 3-d models) were plunged into the earth. Marked boundary of land of the dead and of the living. |
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Haniwa Figure of a Warrior
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Japan, 5th c.
Haniwa means “clay circle”. Symbolic of defense—might be a symbol of the people sacrificed for the tomb. They were painted. They have, initially, a role in funerary rituals. Wearing a tunic, holding a weapon, helmet, but the faces are radically simplified. Influence of the Chinese terracotta warriors—differences: the Chinese ones are very detailed, very life like and life sized, buried so as not to be seen. The Japanese ones are not as elaborate, they are visible. |
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Naiku (Inner Shrine), Ise
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Ise, Japan, 6th c.
legend says that the mirror of Amaterasu-no-Omikami, the sun goddess. Every 20 years ritually destroyed and dismantled then rebuilt, and then rededicated in the presence of the imperial family. A shinto shrine that houses the kami (Shinto spirits) |
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Crown Tomb 98
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Kyongju, Korea 5th c.
Found in total of 5 tombs. Ten and three quarter inches high. Very fine state of preservation; wasn’t used very much. Either meant to be buried or used only on very sacred ceremonies. These crowns are always found with golden belt beside it—part of the royalty. Antler like projections rising from the back. Pieces of jade hanging and quartz beads. Extremely fine example of gold smithing. |
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Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace
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Japan, late 13th c.
A historic painting on scroll. About a civil war between two families. A series of warriors, non genji style, burning down Sanjo Palace. There is detail in the gestures. This style of painting is called "mans" painting Gore, Action, Violent, Not subtle, Historic, and takes place outside. Breaks the cloistered style of the Heain period. |
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Kongo Rikishi (Temple Guardian Figures) South gate of Todai-ji
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Nara, Japan, 1203There are two guards. East and West.
They are also called the guardian Kings. Push of naturalism, evolves in great details in the muscle. Natural exaggeration. |
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Ewer with Lid
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Korea, 1495
Overlapping lotus petals with delicately incised veins fold over the vessels powerful swelling body. Lid has an unfurling lotus blossom knob set over an open and inverted blossom. Bluish-green glaze (known as Kingfisher-blue) is transparent. Brush also used to paint dots of white slip on lotus petals. |
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Cypress Trees
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Japan, ca. 1590
By Kano EITOKU Originally a set of sliding doors or mantles. Long seashores and rocky cliffs. No horizon line to give painting depth. Golden clouds contrast with green rocks and blue water. |
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Interior of Audience Hall, Nishi Hongan-ji
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Rectangular room seperated into three section by two set of pillars.
rather empty rooms with simplistic style. Found value in emptiness. Floor is covered in red tatmi (matting). Brown and dark red trimmings and woodwork with golden walls. Housed portable sliding panels from the Kano family (Famous japanese artists) |
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Portuguese Merchants and Trading Vessels
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Japan, early 17th c.
Painting of portuguese trading ship anchored off shore and trading at harbor. Painted in Namban byobu style (screen paintings of barbarians) Westerners are shown wearing colorful hats, garishly patterned cloaks, and puffy pants. water and land surrounded by brilliant golden puffy cloud-like forms. |
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Interior of the Tai-an Teahouse
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Myokian Temple, Yamazaki, Japan, 1630
By SEN NO RIKYU, teamaster Culture of tea drinking came form China. Gains ceremonial aspect in Japan. Random stone walkway makes you walk slow and staggered. Small entrance separates you from other world. Entrances makes you bow and show humility. Hosts serve guests personally. Savor moment, every aspect of environment. Tokonoma(an alcove in tearoom) is menat for installation of something. Teahouse is zenlike but not buddhist. Teahouse strips away status and daily affairs, just focus on tea room. Outside walls are irregular, windows allow light but not vision through windows. Irregular exterior. |
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Teabowl named Mount Fuji
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Japan, early 17th
By Honami Koetsu. Irregularities. bowl is fired then thrown into combustable materials. Savor the cup for its originality. |
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The Crane Scroll
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Japan, 1605-10
Calligraphy by Hon'ami KOETSU Painting by Tawarayu SOTATSU A series of poems. About beauty of flight and Cranes. Calligraphy and Cranes overlap. Animals go off screen. |
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Katsura Detached Palace
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Made during time of peace and rise of merchant class.
Refinement of reduction. Country retreat. Asymmetrical arrangement in manmade environment that is supposed to show perfected nature. Enter through gate of hatch. A bridge of turf and a slab bridge are to reference a deep cultural meaning. There is a deck to view/savor the moon. INTERIOR family crest is watermarked on walls. Has a minimalist Monochromatic landscape in tokonoma. Embraces the understated refinement of tradition. There are 5 teahouses at katsura. Branch in teahouse helps support open wall. |
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Coquettish Type, from Ten Aspects of Physiognomy of Women
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Japan, ca. 1793
By Kitagawa Utamaro Close-up of Japanese women. Not allowed to show individual/historic women, although they could "resemble" them. |
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The Great Wave at Kanagawa, from the Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji
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Ohashi Bridge in the Rain, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
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The Bridge in the Rain. Copy
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Olympic Stadium
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TV Buddha
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United Nations-China Monument: Temple of Heaven
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Haboku Landscape for Soen
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Japan, 1495
By Sesshu Toyo painting in haboku style (painting in soft, wet, and highly simplified brushmarks to emulate the most extreme forms of Chinese Chan Buddhist painters) |
