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bowl decorated with masks and net motifs yangshao culture banpo, shanxi province 4500-4000 BC representation of human figure has face paint and fish or antlers where the ears might be. could be a shaman in gear for a ritual. explores relationship bw human and animal. however, is fundamentally a food dish, so the shaman's bowl must have something to do with daily sustenance. this bowl is atypical of the bampo tradition; majority is unpainted and lacking figural decorations. |
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longshan jade bi disc shanxi province 2500-1900 BC
Big time status symbol. Represents heaven due to being shaped like a circle. Jade was seen as a very precious stone. Upper class collected these. |
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bronze human mask sanxingdui n.d. Deviated from the usual animal imagery for bronze pieces. notable features include the sharp protruding eyes, geometric ears, large noses: completely unique stylization of human figure. Found in a burial pit along with other bronzes modeled after human form. |
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bronze bo ritual bell with handle in dragon form tomb of the marquis yi of the zeng state 5th cent BC durring warring states bronzes became items regarded as luxury commodities such as this bell. no longer controlled by kings. used by court leaders to establish power and reputation. beginning of replication/industrial reproduction wrt bronze bc of tech advances |
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T-shaped silk painting tomb no1, Mawangdui gives insight into the Chu's view on afterlife two spirits of the dead: hun goes to heaven, po stays as ghost. tells the story of the hun's journy to heaven. bottom is funeral rites, top part is heaven: sun, moon, deities. |
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Light Infantryman Terracotta Army, tomb of the emperor qin 210 BC 1st emperor of qin very ruthless leader, his mausoleum was a huge project of it. reproduce soldiers because he wanted to be remembered for and protected by his military power. he wanted to preserve his rule with 7000 unique soldiers |
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Wu liang shrine: story of min ziqian shandong province 206 - 220 BCE abusive stepmother whose son doesn't complain about her, father finds out, going to drive her out, sons says don't, mother is ashamed and changes her way. supposedly a story about "filial piety." this is at a shrine where offerings are made to the deceased for upper class folk. |
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The admonitions of the Instructress to the Court ladies Gu Kaizhi 6-7th cent "men and women know how to adorn their faces, but there is none who knows how to adorn his character". part of instructions about proper behavior, written by men to dictate how women should act. the depiction of women also changes with these pieces; concerned with depicting their beauty and less with geometric shape. more natural, curves |
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Gilt-bronze figure of the buddha seated in meditation 338 Late Zhou dynasty 1st surviving buddha that exists. protrusion on back of head suggest used to be something there such as an umbrella. completely gold except for head. also has holes in front, for a lotus and guardian dogs. |
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Vairocana Buddha, monks and bodhisattavas longmen caves 675 vairocana: cosmic buddha of boundless states in time. robe adorned w many little buddhas. associated w mahayana buddhism |
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court ladies preparing newly woven silk emperor huizong in the style of zhang xuan 1803-1903 gongbi style - very meticulous, precise, careful. methodical and labor intensive. clothing, especially women's clothing, was important in its depiction, so it was very specifically drawn. clothing makes the difference bw civilized and "other". also emergence of male gaze - depiction of women becomes more objectifying. |
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night shining white han gab 8th cent, tang dyn example of inscriptions showing ownership of a piece. horses were very important during the tang dynasty, embodied many things. it was a "baihua" a white painting |
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auspicious cranes emperor huizong northern song 1112 huizong loved art and turned to auspicious imagery in order to reaffirm his power to his people. the painting of cranes is supposedly representative of an even that actually occurred. his court was determined to factualize its own fiction |
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layers of icy silk ma lin 1216 southern song start of combining text with imagery |
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travelers among mountains and streams fan kuan northern song 1000 "monumental landscape" - composition and verticality of scroll is all is the emphasize the vastness of the mountain, which represents the emperor and the viewer is the subject. perspective from multiple angles allows you to enter the painting at different places. |
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on a mountain path in spring ma yuan southern song early 13th cent southern landscape rather than having large mountains represent the emporer, is more about stability in the landscape. about harmony, balance in rule. also a connection to poetry and painting. stillness, tranquility, intimacy of the lofty scholar experiencing nature |
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ritual to pray for good harvest wang xizhi 303-361 standard calligraphy, used to plea to the gods for good fortune |
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autobiography huisu 777 huisu known as the "drunken monk" - spontaneous, alcohol-fueled calligraphy. part of a movement during the tang dynasty that reacted against more standardized writing. development of wild/crazy cursive writing script (kuang cao) |
