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

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

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

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

5. Great Wall

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

7. Terracotta Soldiers
3rd Century BCE, Qin dynasty

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

9. Terracotta Soldiers

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

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

12. Chinese Ceramics Continued… Tang Dynasty

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

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

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

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

17. 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

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

19. Ming dynasty building w/ landscape

20. 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

21. Chinese Architecture Cont.

22. Japanese Art- Woodblock prints, Architecture, and Drawings

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

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

25. Woodblock Cont.

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

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

28. Woodblock prints cont.
Compare the woodblock to anime.

29. Anime

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

31. Anime

32. Anime

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

34. Japanese Sculpture
Fabrics (fiber art, fashion design)

35. Japanese Sculpture
Japanese Carp Kites or “Koinobori”

36. Japanese Sculpture

37. Japanese Sculpture

38. 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

39. Japanese Sculpture
Chusonji Temple, 11th century CE

40. Japanese Architecture
Himeji Castle, 16th century

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

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

43. 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.

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

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

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

47. Temples, painting, sculpture
Indian Art
Temples, painting, sculpture

48. 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.

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

50. 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

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. Indian Architecture Courtyard surrounded by galleries
Kailasanatha Temple, ce

54. Indian architecture- temple

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

56. Taj Mahal

57. Taj Mahal

58. 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?