ch. 16, 17, 37 non-western art: china, japan, africa...
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Non-Western Art:China, Japan, Africa (funerary sculpture)
ch. 16, 17, 37
Shang Dynasty Ritual Bronzes
Anyang
Guang, probably from Anyang, China, Shang Dynasty, 1200 BCE. Bronze 6½” tall.Cue Card
Japan Kofun Period
Gunma
Haniwa Warrior, Japan, Kofun Period, 6th (500) CE. Low-fired clay, 4’ 3¼” tall. Cue Card
Modern Africa
Kongo
Nail Figure (nkisi n’kondi), Kongo, Africa, 1900 CE. Wood, nails, blades, medicinal materials, and cowrie shell, 3’ 103/4” tall Cue Card