asian slide id test i (11)

8/3/2019 Asian Slide ID Test I (11)

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Asian Art History

Slide ID

Test 1


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High Priest

Limestone

h. 7

Mohenjo-daro,

Indus Valley

Civilization


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Nude Male

Torso Red Sandstone

h. 3

Harappa,

Indus Valley

civilization


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Storage jar

earthenware

h 20

Chanhu-daro,

Indus-Valley

Civilization

(Museum ofFine Arts,

Boston)


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Painted Pottery Vase (Burial Vase) Yangshao Culture c. 4000 BCE


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Gu Beaker

Black Pottery(Thin Biscuit)

h 6

Weifang ShandongChina,

Longshan Culture

Control of firing

atmosphere

reduction


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Cong

prism

Liangzhu

culture

Jiangsu,

China.

Neolithic

Period

c. 2000 BCE Jade;

h 3

Early Shang

mask motif


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Jar

Amsa-dong

Seoul, Korea

Comb-Pattern 3000 BCE

earthenware;

h. 18 diam. 12

RefinedCraftsmanship


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Vessel Initial Jomon

Hokkaido, Japan c. 8000-5000 BCE

6

Jomon means rope

pattern Probably first made

inside baskets

Design grows out ofprocess


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Figurine

Earthenware

Middle JomonCulture,

Japan h. 10

(2500-1500 BCE)

Playful sensibilities


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Vessel

Earthenware; H. 12Middle Jomon Period,Japan (2500-1500BCE)

This period sees an

explosion in ceramicproduction. Thecommunity has movedinland and developedagriculture which has

led to rapiddevelopment qualityware.


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Figurine

Final Jomon,

h 12

(Gunma prefecture)

(1000-300 BCE)


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Guan Jar

Proto-

Stoneware

( h. 6 dia 8)

probably

Zhengzhou,Henan, China

16th-15th

century BCE


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Vessel

Shang Dynasty

White

Earthenware withimpressed

decoration;

h. 13


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Tiger Elephant Shang

Dynasty

Jade L. 1

+

Mythical

composite

animals,

(Exotic

animals,

probably a

Royal Zoo

existed)


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Finial

Scepter

Early Middle

Shang

dynasty Jade

h.3

With masks,

Masks

emblematic

of Shang

deities.


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Li-he Shang Dynasty

16th

14th

century BCE

Ceremonialwine vessel,

h. 9 Earliest bronze

forms havevery thin walls,

may relate toundiscoveredcopper sheetversions.


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Yue ax

Late

(Anyang)ShangDynasty

h 11

GluttonMask orOgremask,Probably

used todecapitatehumansacrifices.


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(Square) Fang Ding Shang Dynasty

Ceremonial foodvessel,

Bronze h. 24 (Tomb1004) Anyang Period,Shang Dynasty

Square Fang Ding

believed to be derivedfrom woodenprototypes

Lacquer woodenfragments foundsuggest woodenprototypes

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You in Bear form

swallowing a man.

Shang Dynasty

No precedent for

this form

Dangers of the

hunt?

Eclipsing sun?

Extremely

complex form

Ceremonial Wine

Vessel No area left

undecorated

G A P i dE lifi


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Guang, Anyang Period ExemplifiesShang use ofmetamorphosis

Tiger Owl and

another birdform.(Spoonbill)

Three animalsfused into one

on a complexfunctional for,high qualitydesign.

Intricate relief Squared spiral(ThunderPattern)


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Fang

ding

Early Zhou

Ceremonial

food vessel, Bronze

(Inscribed

with the

name of

King

Cheng)


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You

Early Zhou

Ceremonialwine vessel,

Bronze

h. 9


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Jade Fish Early Zhou Simplification

of form

Fewer

example of

animal hybrids

Animals

depicted in theround

Early Zhou

Jade has less

ornamentation 3

B ff l Middl Zh


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Buffalo, Middle Zhou

Animal forms less stylized, more naturalistic

Depicted in the round (8)

i / i ( )


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Pi / Bi (Bee)

Disk, Middle

Zhou Ritual shape and a

Symbol for Heavensaid to have magicalqualities

Shape goes back toabout 3000 BCE

Coated with a cinnabarred which signifiesimmortality (found in

grooves) Buried with the dead


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Dragon

Head Wood and

leather,

12 Tall (Near

Minusinsk,

Asian Russia)

Siberia

M i Yi f Z (t b b ll )


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Marquis Yi of Zeng, (tomb bells)

433 BCE

Clapperless Bells called nao were produced as early as the Shang Dynastythose were used mouth upward

during the Late Zhou, mouth downward (zhong bells) are Late Zhou

Bells produced two sounds, struck in center or on the side


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Birds with

upswept

tails


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Inlaid Ding, Bronze NewTechnique ofinlaid metals

Gold, Silver,WhiteBronze, andGlass

Horizontalgrooves ofMiddle Zhouremain

Lid functionsas a platewhen inverted

7 Tall


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Finial, Bronze 5

A dragons head biting a bird as the bird bites him back

Bird motif repeated at the base of the dragons head

Metamorphosis is reintroduced in combination with combat in Late Zhou design.

Inlaid with gold , silver, and white bronze

Dragon and Pheonix? (Male Dragon - Female Pheonix = harmony)


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Rhinoceros zun, Bronze 13 Tall

Inlaid

decorationwith the use

of gold.

Strong movetowards

naturalism

Sophistication

of form


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Mirror Back Late Zhou Jin Cun

Henan

Inlaid

Bronze

(Resides in

Japan)

600-221

BCE


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Huang Pendant, Jade Double dragonmotif withcarved scales

Late Zhou hook Pendants a sign

of status or rank

The sound ofmany pendantsclinking togetherwas said to ridthe mind of evilthoughts

8

P P l i J


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Proto-Porcelain Jar Great sense ofvolume

(economy of

materials)

Glaze from ashdeposits,

increase in this

technique

Based on bronze

forms

Use of

Handles???

From bronze

source

Cranes


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Cranes

and

Serpents First quality example of

Chinese wood sculpture

May have been a base for a

drum Lacquer painted designs

imitate bronzes

Constructed in sections and

assembled

Cranes symbolizeimmortality

52 Tall (4 ft. 2 inches)


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Man Riding on Dragon Boat Aristocrat holding reigns

riding the dragon-boat toheaven (parasol)

Dragon-boat used forcelestial travel by deities,the dead, and perfected

beings Found on coffin in a tomb

in Changsha

Scene depicted in poetryof the period

Crane symbol ofimmortality (evidence offolk religion) on dragonstail

Ink and colors on Silk

Hu


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Hu ,

Bronze

Hunting scenescommon theme

for Late Zhou

bronzes

Hu formsdivided in

bands, each

band a narrative

10 Tall

C l d ddl h


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Cavalryman and saddle horse

Earthenware

Male figure 5 10 tall

Originally painted


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Tomb Model House

Gray clay,

White slipand Red paint

4 Ft. Tall

Showselements of

decorative

painting on

exterior

Basin Yue Ware, with incised fish. 13 Diam


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Basin Yue Ware, with incised fish. 13 DiamEastern Han

Wu Liang Ci (Wu family shrine)


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Wu Liang Ci (Wu family shrine)

Formal Style- Geometric, Emphasis on silhouette, static with figures carefully placed. Very little

overlap. Line divides narrative, Procession of chariots below and scene of paying homage to the clan leader.

(Emphasis on Confucian social hierarchy, tomb shows some Taoist elements)

Fusang Tree, stylized as if from the Late Zhou (some overlap)

Archer Yi shoots all but one Sun Crow so earth will not dry up. (drought) Late Zhou

Tree exhibits story from Late Zhou period, and elements of the Late Zhou hook

Archaic effect (Hierarchy of scale, Lord is large and in charge) / 147-151 CE Eastern Han

Tomb of Yinan


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Tomb of Yi nan

Banquet scene with orchestra

Official style with some influence of Painterly style

Painterly Style a southern development

Sophisticated handling of the human figure within a recognizable space

Diagonal table an early convention to depict perspective

Horse Stone Western Han Dynasty


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Horse, Stone Western Han Dynasty

Stone horse

with figure

under legs

Form retains

shape of

original stone

Anatomy

crudely

depicted

Archaic

quality

Fl i H Eastern Han


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Flying HorseEastern Han

200 CE

13 Tall

New Height

for Chinese

bronze

sculpture

Very

sophisticated

depiction of

horse ingallop

High degree

of naturalism


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Censer

Bronze with gold inlay

Pierced lid depictingmountains (smokereleased through lid)

Depictions of birds,animals, and huntsmen

Shows similarity to LateZhou inlay

Heavy pierced decorationon foot

Western (early)Han

Dynasty 10 Tall


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Pi (BE) Disk

Eastern Han DynastyDisks follow veryclosely the designs ofthe earlier Late Zhouforms with continued

quality of carving. Feline/Dragon motif

In Freer Gallery ofArt in DC

Jade Burial Suit


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Jade Burial SuitTomb of Liu Sheng, Prince Ching of the Western Han

Dynasty 113 BCE

Cut and assembled, 2,690 rectangle jade pieces sewn together withgold thread

These burial suits were given by the Han Emperor only to veryimportant individuals

Discovered along with nearly 3000 burial objects

Globular Food


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Globular Food

Jar with handles

Stoneware withincidental ash

glaze deposits

Kaya, League of

States Period

57 BCE562 CE

11 Tall

Warrior on


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Horseback

Ewer

Incidental ash glazedstoneware

Complex combinationof figurative withfunction

Playful response toclay (not pressmolded)

Influence on JapaneseKofun Haniwa

Tomb Ware Gold Crown Tomb,

Kyongju

Old Silla

600 CE

9 Tall

C


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Crown

Sheet, Twisted andGranulated Gold

Imbedded with a varietyof precious stones

Antler and GeometricTree Forms

Shamanism reference

Gold Crown Tomb,Kyongju

Old Silla

600 CE

17 Tall

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