Art of Asia (China, Japan, & India) 2015

What is considered Asia? Asia is very large, but Asian art is typically seen as Chinese, Japanese, and Indian.

Qin, Han, Tang, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties Chinese Art Qin, Han, Tang, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties

Qin Dynasty 221- 206 BCE, China’s First Emperor The Great Wall, Qin Dynasty 208 BCE

Great Wall

Great Wall The Great Wall has been built and added to by several Chinese Dynasties.

Terracotta Soldiers 3rd Century BCE, Qin dynasty

Terracotta Soldiers A massive army of clay sculptures meant to go with the Emperor into afterlife.

Terracotta Soldiers

Han Dynasty 206 BCE- 221 CE The Famous Han dynasty “flying horse” Horse is poised on a flying swallow. What media is this?

Chinese pottery Tang Dynasty- 618 until 907 CE Porcelain first appears in the use of pottery.

Chinese Ceramics Continued… Tang Dynasty

Chinese pottery- Yuan Dynasty 1280 until 1370 The Yuan dynasty began to paint the stylized Dragon and experiment with glazes.

Ming Dynasty 1370’s until 1640’s Ming dynasty is famous for ultra white porcelain and blue glazing overlaid.

Ming dynasty Continued… Form and Texture are the two main elements in pottery.

Ming Dynasty Continued… Compare this Ming vase to the other two examples.

Ming Dynasty Ink Drawing This artist combined ink and paint. What time of day is it? What has the artist done to let you know this? Late Return from a Spring outing, Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty Ink Drawing Another example from the Ming style of ink drawing. Poet on a Clifftop, Shen Zhou

Ming dynasty building w/ landscape

Chinese Art Cont. This sculpture is an example of how works can be functional, and ceremonial. Chinese Ceremonial, wine-pouring vessel, 14th-13th century BCE

Chinese Architecture Cont.

Japanese Art- Woodblock prints, Architecture, and Drawings

Japanese Art- Woodblock printing- the process of printmaking that involves a wooden slab where ink is placed.

“The Great Wave”- woodblock print The principle of movement is shown most here in this print.

Woodblock Cont.

Woodblock prints- The Floating World Woodblock prints begin a rich history which eventually lead up to the current anime we see today.

The Floating World “The Floating World” was a series based on the lives of Kabuki actors, and celebrities.

Woodblock prints cont. Compare the woodblock to anime.

Anime

Anime Cultural traditions and beliefs help create the Anime characters we see.

Anime

Anime

Japanese Sculpture Fabric work This is an example of a Japanese Kimono

Japanese Sculpture Fabrics (fiber art, fashion design)

Japanese Sculpture Japanese Carp Kites or “Koinobori”

Japanese Sculpture

Japanese Sculpture

Japanese Sculpture This sculpture is by an artist named Jocho. The Buddha is seen here as very approachable, intimate, and is seated on a lotus of contemplation. Buddha Amida, gold leaf and lacquer on wood, ce. 1053

Japanese Sculpture Chusonji Temple, 11th century CE

Japanese Architecture Himeji Castle, 16th century

Japanese Architecture 3 Main Characteristics: Curved roofline Stories of rooflines Wooden brackets

Japanese temple Extravagant Buildings were built for religion and the wealthy.

Japanese Ink Drawing Ink drawing were mostly of landscapes. Art had to be stamped to prove it was a worthy profession. This work is from around 1650.

Japanese Ink Drawing Continued… What elements are here? How many stamps can you notice on this work?

Japanese Ink Drawing Cont. Landscape in Wind, by Sesson Shukei, 16th century

Japanese Ink Drawing Cont. Landscape, by Sesshu Toyo, 1507

Temples, painting, sculpture Indian Art Temples, painting, sculpture

Art of India Indian Art is very religious and traditional. It has roots in Buddhism, Hinduism, and sometimes Christianity. Shiva Nataraja, 11th- 12th c.e.

More Indian Sculpture This sculpture depicts the tribhanga pose. This pose is unique in Indian Sculpture, and is traditionally a three body bend.

Art of India Cont. Temples were built with the mindset that everything in the temple should be designed to remind of what was being worshipped. Seated Bodhisattvas- Ajanta Temple 11th century

Dashavatara Vishnu Temple, relief on the south wall showing Vishnu. ce Here, Vishnu is asleep and dreaming on the coils of a giant, multi-headed serpent named Ananta.

Indian Painting/Drawings This painting is typical of the Ajanta Caves which use subject matter from the Jataka tales. These stories tell of various lives and incarnations of the Buddha. Bodhisattva Padmapani, Ajanta Caves, 5th c.

Indian Architecture Courtyard surrounded by galleries Kailasanatha Temple, ce. 757-90

Indian architecture- temple

Indian Architecture Cont. This picture is of the famous Taj Mahal.

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Conclusion What are similarities between Asian Art and American Art? What are some similarities between Asian culture and American culture? Do you think Art does a good job of telling about a group of people?