Art 105 Exam 2

Xie He's Six Canons

1. Engender a sense of movement through spirit consonance 2. Use the brush with the bone method 3. Responding to things, depict their forms 4. According to kind, describe appearances [with color] 5. Dividing and planning, positioning and arranging 6. Transmitting and conveying earlier models through copying and transcribing

Confucianism

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

lohan

Arhat; an enlightened disciple of the Buddha

Attribuited to Yan Liben

Attribuited to Yan Liben, Emperor Xuan and Attendants, detail of The Thirteen Emperors, Tang Dynasty, ca. 650. Handscroll, ink and colors on silk

Fan Quan, Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, )

Fan Quan, Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, Northern Song period, early 11th century. Hanging scroll, ink, and colors on silk, figs 3-1 and 3-20 (detail)

Dry cascade and pools, upper garden at Saihoji temple, Kyoto, Muromachi period, 14th century

Japan

Table with drawers, Ming dynasty

Table with drawers, Ming dynasty, ca. 1426-1436. Carved red lacquer on a wood core,

glaze

a thin, oily, transparent layer of paint spread over the top of an opaque passage that has been given some time to dry

calligraphy

art of beautiful handwriting

handscroll

in Asian art, a horizontal painted scroll that is unrolled to the left and often used to present illustrated religious texts or landscapes

Army of the First Emperor of Qin

2100 BC 210 BC Qin dynasty The first Emperor was buried beneath an immense mound guarded by more 6,000 life-size terracotta. every figure had an individualized appearance 1974→ discovered by digging a well No one expects something like this. Chinese was not known for sculpture at this time Prove Empire went far than India Very detail 7,000 in number far away for the wall facing east half solid and soft be an army in the afterlife Paint in real life color each figure is unique give them personality or life match their rank weapons a brilliant balance like a real army

tokonoma

A shallow alcove in a Japanese room, which is used for decoration, such as a painting or stylized flower arrangement.

tumulus/tumuli (pl,)

A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves

Aerial view of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Ming dynasty, 15 century and later. Figs. 4-6 and 4-1 (Throne room in the Hall of Supreme Harmony)

Aerial view of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Ming dynasty, 15 century and later. Figs. 4-6 and 4-1 (Throne room in the Hall of Supreme Harmony)

Silk Road

An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay.

Attributed to Huizong, Auspicious Cranes

Attributed to Huizong, Auspicious Cranes, Northern Song period, 1112. Section of a handscroll, ink, and colors on silk

wabi and sabi

Buddhist principle that means quiet simplicity merged with quiet elegance.

Daoism

Chinese religion that believes the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and deviate as little as possible from 'the way' or 'path' of nature.

samurai

Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.

underglaze

Colored decoration applied to bisqued clay, then coated with a clear glaze. Typically made of clay slip and raw pigment.

Crown, from north mound of tomb 98 (Silla tomb)

Crown, from north mound of tomb 98 (Silla tomb), Korea, Three Kingdoms period, fifth to sixth century. Gold and jade

Dong Qichang, Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains, Ming dynasty, 1617.

Dong Qichang, Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains, Ming dynasty, 1617. Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Gu Kaizhi, Lady Feng and the Bear

Gu Kaizhi, Lady Feng and the Bear, detail of Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies, Period of Disunity, late fourth century. Handscroll, ink, and colors on silk

Kogan, tea ceremony water jar, Momoyama period, late 16th century. Shino ware with underglaze design

Japan

ukiyo-e

Japanese woodblock printing; translation: "pictures of the floating world"

nishiki-e

Japanese, "brocade pictures." Japanese polychrome woodblock prints valued for their sumptuous colors.

Liang Kai, Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo

Liang Kai, Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, Southern Song period, early 13th century. Hanging scroll, ink on paper, fig. 3-25

Liu Yuan (Lingering Garden)

Liu Yuan (Lingering Garden), Suzhou, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century and later.

Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna (meeting of two Buddhas)

Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna (meeting of two Buddhas), Northern Wei dynasty, 518. Gilded bronze, fig. 3-13

Temple vase, Yuan dynasty, 1351. White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze

Temple vase, Yuan dynasty, 1351. White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze

shogun/shogunate

The true ruler of Japan before 1868. In contrast, the emperor's power was merely symbolic.

Ye Yushan and others, Rent Collection Courtyard

Ye Yushan and others, Rent Collection Courtyard (detail of a larger tableau), Dayi, China, 1965. Clay, life-sized figures,

Zhou Jichang, Lohans Giving Alms to Beggars

Zhou Jichang, Lohans Giving Alms to Beggars, Southern Song period, ca. 1178. Hanging scroll, ink, and colors on silk

tarashikomi

a Japanese painting technique in which paint is applied to a surface that has not already dried from a previous application

porcelain

a ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures. Made in China

album leaves

a painting on a single sheet of paper for a collection stored in an album

Yamato-e

a style of Japanese painting that is characterized by native subject matter, stylized features, and thick bright pigments

karesansui

dry landscape garden ("Zen garden")

hanging scroll

in asian art, a vertical scroll hung on a wall with pictures mounted or painted directly on it

overglaze/enamels

overglaze enamelling or on-glaze decoration is a method of decorating pottery, most often porcelain, where the coloured decoration is applied on top of the already fired and glazed surface, and then fixed in a second firing at a relatively low temperature.

Splashed ink ( Haboku)

relies on a layered contrast black, gray and white

literati

scholarly of learned persons

Haniwa

sculpted fired pottery cylinders, modeled in human, animal, or other forms and placed on Japanese tumuli of the Kofun period

tatami

straw mats that are traditionally used to cover floors in Japan

nihonga

style of Japanese painting that includes some aspects of the Western style of painting including chiaroscuro, one-point linear perspective and bright colors

lacquered wood

the application of many coats of lacquer to a core material such as wood, bamboo, or cloth