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9 Cards in this Set
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Wu Wang
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Zhou leader from west
conquered Shang Dynasty 1045 or 1050 BCE |
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The Zhou Dynasty
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1045-480 BCE
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Chinese Culture under Zhou rule
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changed agricultural-hunting society w/animistic religion to highly organized urban society w/hierarchy of priestly authorities
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Art under Zhou rule
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absorbed Shang traditions
changed fluid contours of Shang bronzes to much larger vessels w/3 dimensional form+decorative inlays |
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Yu of Zhou Dynasty
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increasingly complex
irregular profiles expanded formal vocabulary of Shang tradition |
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Chinese philosophy of jade
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closely associated w/mainstream Chinese art
philosophy of jade fully developed by Zhou period perfect material for carvings used in religious rituals |
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Yijing
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"the Book of Changes"
explains Chinese view back to cosmos discusses diving qualities of jade |
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Liji
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Confucian book explaining importance of jade
gleaming surface of jade: benevolence luminous quality: knowledge unyielding nature:uprightness compact and strong does not conceal own flaws:truthfulness ability to pass from hand to hand w/o blemish:moral leadership |
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Plaque with interlaced dragons and birds
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qualities of jade understood/demonstrated
motifs derived from Chinese bronzes |
