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Oriental Painting•Chinese painting began 2,000 years ago
•Artists painted on silk or paper
•Used brush and ink•Painted from memory
Oriental Painting•Hand Scrolls – rolled up. Read
right to left.
•Hanging Scrolls – vertical. Primarily seasonal landscapes. Read from bottom to top.
•Album Leafs – small nature paintings. Bound together in book form.
Dragon•Good luck•Imperial Power
•Eternity•Rain created when two dragons fight
Dragon Features• Head of a
Monster• Body of a Snake• Scales of a Fish• Claws of an
Eagle
More Dragons
Calligraphy•Practical writing technique for Chinese characters
•Unique art form•Uses brush and ink
Calligraphy
Geisha•Skilled servant
•Female Entertainer
Geisha
Koi Fish•Colorful•Wealth•Domestic harmony
Koi Fish
Phoenix•Mystical Bird
•Good Luck omen
Phoenix
Kimono•Traditional
Oriental costume
•Designed to match the season or occassion
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://kaoru88.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kimono2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kaoru88.wordpress.com/&usg=__HI_gUuA0niCU9AqoTl-TKW2W5mg=&h=300&w=310&sz=30&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=JTHK0mrESrPOlM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKimono%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DG
Pagoda
•Odd numbers – good luck
•Roofs turned upward to deflect evil spirits
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/PA/Pagoda-002.jpg
Thunder Spiral
•Decorative Border
•Interlocking design
Tiger or Lion
•Courage•Strength•Cunning
http://www.iczn.org/Images/Tiger.jpg
Mountains and Mist•Alive with
inner force•Dragon liars•Mist and
clouds•Hourney
through life – read bottom to top www.zymoglyphic.org/links/photography.html
Yin Yang
•Good and evil forces in the universe
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/LPG/50048~Yin-Yang-Posters.jpg
Panda
•Playful innocence
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Giant_Panda_2004-03-2.jpg/220px-thumb.jpg
Tortoise
•Longevity
http://www.bushveld.co.za/pictures-of-reptiles/tortoise.jpg
Lotus Blossom
•Purity•Summer•Water Lily
http://www.hayesgalleries.com/Photographs_by_John_Hayes_files/Water%20Lillies%209b%205-23_2%20web.jpg
Chrysanthemum
•Everything occurring in it’s proper time
•Triumph and longevity of man
Crane
•Dignity•Beauty•Long
marriage
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2550206951_049655eed6_b.jpg
Butterfly
•Freedom•Prosperity•Success
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cairns_birdwing_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg
Plum Blossom
•Courage•Hope•Feminine
Beauty
http://www.shltrip.com/sitebuilder/images/Plum_Blossom_outside-IMG_6743_4_-760x575.jpg