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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
i f
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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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