Tang Dynasty

tradition; on the other hand, it was the consequence of the mutual respect between skillful and creative Yixing artisans and their patrons, the scholar-official tea connoisseurs. The relationship between artisans and scholar-officials in mid and late-Ming dynasty has become significantly different from previous periods. Clunas has pointed out, “A distrust of, and even a distaste for, the social role of…

From this week’s reading, I’m most interested in the landscape painting of Fan Kuan, TRAVELERS AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STEAMS, from the Song dynasty of China. This is a ink painting on silk that describes the Monumental landscape at that time. Most importantly, Neo-Confucianism coincided with the development of these kind of Monumental landscape painting and played an important role on this kind of art. Neo-Confucianism is a Chinese moral philosophy which rebuilt Confucianism with Buddhism and…

Comparison The great lyre from Ur and the cong from ancient China share many commonalities. First of all, both of them were buried in the tomb with numerous other valuable objects. The great lyre was discovered in a royal tomb from Ur and the Cong was also unearthed in a tomb of a wealthy family. Secondly, they were both found near the remains of person. The lyre was placed beside a woman who was buried with the royal figure and the Cong was found near the remains of a person. Thirdly,…

Are Women in China Weak or Strong? For years, it has been debated, contemplated, and even tested on whether or not women in China were weak or strong. Women in China were advertised as the lesser gender with men far more superior to them. Yet, does that necessarily mean that women in China are weak just because they because they are advertised as so? There are facts supporting both opinions that Chinese women are weak and that Chinese women are strong, but I believe that upon further studying,…

Tiffany tea service:Teapot,Sugar Bowl,Milk Pot was designed by Edward C.Moore and made by Tiffany & Company during 1866-67.These three tea sets are made in silver with gilt decoration; ivory.At the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle,Tiffany’s display received the first-ever medal awarded to an Anmerican silver manufacturer.The design was inspired by the non-western art.The figure of the teapot looks like mosque style architecture, visible minarets that closely identified with mosques and the tea…

their art and religion they both are very different with the styles they used and even what they believed. In China they had several different dynasties which all of these dynasties have different ways of art and them believes. With the Yuan Dynasty which produced porcelain pottery, the Ming Dynasty which produced wood carving furniture, and the Qing Dynasty which produced western style paintings. Now in Japan it’s the same way with having different era’s. They are the Muromachi which produced…

Japan follow an acient believe called Shinto, sacred way or way of the god. Japan started in the Jomon Period. Many pottery were found during this time. Just like other culture it pottery was a common job for the females. Japan was known for having harmony with nature. For instant Haniwa Figure (300-710 CE), a warrior figure made of clay. They clay is use for the respect of nature materials. Buddhist art of Chinese and Korea arrived to Japan. No a surprise to find Buddha figure in japan. Japan…

Universal Questions in Chinese Literature Universal questions can be found around the world. They are in classic English novels, new French movies, and even in ancient Chinese writing. Chinese authors, such as Tao Chien, Confucius, and Lao Tzu, attempt to answer some of these questions through their works. Tao Chien addresses how to live knowing death is imminent through the balanced advice given by the persona Spirit in “Form, Shadow, Spirit,” Confucius discusses how to better oneself through…

On Tuesday, October 11 my mom and I went to the The Field Museum in downtown Chicago. We went to various exhibits, in addition to the Terracotta Warriors exhibit, we also saw many others including the Cyrus Tang Hall of China and we watched the movie The Mysteries of China. These exhibits were both interesting and very helpful to help get a full understanding of Chinese history. What did you learn? Since I had already seen the terracotta warriors before I was not as interested in them but i…

In China, the Tang Dynasty was deciding on what tax system they should use. They had two options: the once a year tax or the twice a year tax. The once a year tax would be collected once a year. The twice a year tax would be collected twice a year. Lu Zhi wrote a memorial against the twice a year tax and Lu Zhi had a good point. The taxes in China went towards anything the government needed fixed or replaced. China’s government depended on the people paying the taxes to get out of debt…