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20 Cards in this Set
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Landscapes of Truth |
-Convey subjective, inner truth with objective image -Neoconfucian moral order reflected in nature -Embodiment of three doctrines: Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism -Cosmological idea that nature reflects inner truth |
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The Three Perfections |
-Poetry, painting calligraphy -Painting was seen as the lesser of 3 -Intersections: --calligraphy is seen on paintings --poetry is composed of calligraphy --characters individualized through brushstrokes --brushstrokes apply to all |
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Eye of the Painting |
-Where the artist places himself in the painting, often as a figure -Represents the artists’ perspective/attitude toward landscape -Where human beings belong in the landscape -Point from which artist wants viewers to see |
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Chan/Zen Art |
-Inspired by mediative state of buddhism -Minimalist -Monochrome ink -Simple brush strokes reduced to a minimum -Muqi: six persimmons -Li Kiang: representations of monks (immortals) |
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Eremitism |
-“The state of being a hermit" -Moving into nature to contemplating and connect with nature -Political element: refused to serve the mongols, escaped into landscape (literati identity) |
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Female Agency and Art Making in China |
-Multiple roles: Empresses as patrons, collaborators, collectors, inscribers -Su Hui; Hui-wen reversible poetry (palindrome) -Empress Yang: calligrapher, ghostwriter, patron and collector; used artistic talent to win over emperor; apricot blossoms (self-representation, alluring nature of women) |
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Three Distances in Chinese Painting (Guo Xi) |
-Creating recession through high, low and deep distances |
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Queen Mother of the West |
-Han Deity, symbol of immortality -Lives in the West -Mythical figure sought by emperors -Immortal -Oppositional pairing with King of the east -Tomb tiles and wall paintings -Accompanied by odd animals -Embodiment of yin |
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Silk Routes |
-Network of trade routes central to cultural interaction -From China up to Mediterranean Sea -Tang Dynasty -Brought influx of foreign techniques/ cultures into China -Means of cross-cultural interaction |
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Modular Production |
-Creating many identical pieces at a time -Many molds to create different variations -Chinese dou-gong architecture -Terracotta army -Forbidden City |
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Forbidden City |
-Chinese imperial palace from Ming to Qing -Built 1417-1420 by 1 mill. workers and 100k planners -Entirely coordinated around central axis -Hierarchy; yin & yang -Modular production -Coordinating ideology: micro-macro-cosmic resonance -Each unit a microcosm of cosmological order and metaphor for Chinese society (bracket, bay, courtyard, block, and city) |
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Jingdezhen |
-Porcelain production center -Modular process -Ideal geographical location ---next to Yangzhi river ---wood for kilns ---specific type of clay for porcelain (gaolin) |
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Dou-Gong Architecture |
-System of interlocking brackets -Dou: space / Gong: crosspiece -Made of wood, no nails or glue involved -Modular system of architecture -Spreads weight of roof over many pillars -Reflection of fine craftsmanship |
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Ji Cheng “The Craft of Gardens” |
-First monograph ded. to garden architecture -Great masterpiece of garden literature -Three volumes: 1) situations, layouts, building 2) decorative balustrades 3) doorways, windows, walls -Last chapter: borrowing forms, natural landscape and garden building interconnected |
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Dunhuang/Magao Caves |
-Thousands of buddha sculptures and murals -Significance of Buddhism during Tang Dynasty -Display wealth/economic boom of Tang Dynasty |
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Ritual Bronzes |
-Early religious role in Shang and early Zhou -Wine, food, water vessels -Majority of surviving bronzes for ritual use rather than practical use -Symbolize heavenly power of the ruler. |
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Painted Pottery |
-Painted pottery of Neolithic (Yangshao) phase: emphasis on calligraphic, flexible brushstrokes that were considered “organic”. |
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Tang Horses |
-Three colored earthenware ceramics -Produced during the Tang Dynasty -3 different kinds of glazes -Accompanied by other figures, objects (ex. musicians) -Exemplify cultural exchange between China and middle Asia -Found primarily in Tang Tombs |
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Giuseppe Castiglione |
-Jesuit missionary -Court painter for Qianlong emperor -Brought Western traditions: ---linear perspective ---realism -Hybrid style between China and the West |
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Qi |
-Swirling cloud motif -Represents “stuff” of the universe -Emerged as recurring motif in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) -All-encompassing symbol of universality -In Qin art, suggests emperor’s control/rule over entire earthly and divine universe |
