Monday The Art of China P.P. Q & A’s over Non-Western Project Essays and Printed Outlines All due Wednesday. Presentations Wednesday & Thursday Unit 3 Exam Friday

Art of China

Formal, Content, or Contextual Analysis. Partner up! Each group will take notes over 1 artwork, and present it to the class. Write notes on dry erase boards. (BIG!) What’s the content? What’s its context?

1.Guangng Animal Form 2.Imperial Terracotta soldiers 3.Dai Funeral Banner 4.Lady Fend and the bear 5.Buddha of the Longmen Caves 6.Travelers among the mountains and streams 7.Foguang Si Pagoda 8.Chopping Bamboo

Shang Dynasty BCE 1 st great Chinese dynasty of the Bronze Age Ruled from a series of capitals in the Yellow River Valley –(yellow river: transports yellow soil every year, gave birth to Xin, Yin dynasties

Daoism Philosophy and religion The Dao (“the way”) described as an unchanging principle from which all things come to be. Asks for humans to return to nature; take refuge in the natural world. (ONESNESS With NATURE) (contributes to science, medicine, martial arts and literature) Stresses individual expression and striving to find balance in one’s life. Ying & Yang are Daoists symbols Confucianism BCE Emphasizes morality, loyalty, generosity, and humanity. An ethical system based on 5 constant relationships (ex: father & son, ruler & subject, husband & wife) An important ingredient is respect for traditional values. (Key role in solidifying court behavior)

Gong of animal forms (Anyang, China), 12 th or 11 th century BCE, bronze Shang dynasty/ gong (guang)/ zoomorphic/ symmetrical/ casting vs. firing/ varied animal motifs/ Chinese attitude toward nature

Bi (disk) (late Zhou dynasty), 3 rd to 4 th century, nephrite Bi disk- ceremonial, found in tombs, round center, symbolizing heaven, use of jade to suggest rank and status/ Chinese dragons good luck

Similarities Share the idea that anyone can cultivate wisdom or ability, regardless of birth

Tomb of Qin Shin Huangdi 1 st emperor of China Subterranean army was born Individualized Terracotta Statues with armor Life size Army to protect in emperor

Soldiers of the Imperial Bodyguard, tomb of the Chinese emperor Shi Huangdi (Shaanxi, China) c. 210 BCE, painted terracotta

6,000 life-size terracotta soldiers used to convey power and authority/ Daoism seen in the individuality of the sculptures/ guardians in the next world

weapons of war

The Great Wall

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Funeral banner from the Tomb of Dai (Western Han dynasty), c. 168 BCE, painted silk Han dynasty/ realms of heaven and earth

reappearance of a “bi”

the raven and the toad/ the Silk Road

Attributed to Gu Kaizhi. Lady Feng and the Bear, detail of Admonitions of the Instructress… (Period of Disunity), late fourth century CE Gu Zaizhi/ Period of Disunity/ the Chinese handsroll/ absence of a setting/ Xie He’s Six Laws

Xie He’s 6 Canons Sense of movement through spirit consonance Use of brush with the bone method Respond to things, depict their forms According to kind, describe appearance with color Dividing planning, positions in, and arranging

Tang dynasty/ arrival of Buddhism in China/ suppressed surface detail in the interest of monumental simplicity

Fan Kuan. Travelers among Mountains and Streams (Northern Song dynasty), early eleventh century, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk Fan Kuan/ Northern Song Dynasty/ Daoism/ painting on silk/ “li” and “qi”/ humans in the vast scale of nature/ a shifting perspective/ use of mist to separate the background from the foreground/ Neo- Confucianism

Guo Xi. Early Spring, CE, ink on silk Guo Xi/ Daoist paradise and an interest in seasonal change/ three types of distance (high, deep, and level)/ inclusion of seals and inscriptions on paintings/ focus on intricate details and the character of each line

Foguang Si Pagoda (Liao dynasty)(Yingxian, China), 1056 the pagoda / projecting eaves and cantilevered balconies/ the axis mundi

Right: Great Wild Goose pagoda (Tang dynasty), c CE

Ma Yuan. Bare Willows and Distant Mountains (Southern Song dynasty), thirteenth century CE, album leaf, ink and colors on silk Ma Yuan/ Southern Song court style/ composed on a diagonal to form the Mia/Xia style

Liang Kai. The Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, thirteenth century, hanging scroll Liang Kai/ Chan Buddhism/ the “Chan moment”/ use of the “spontaneous” stroke

Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City (Beijing), Ming and Qing dynasties