islamic,indian,chinese

and japanese art

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indian art history

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chinese art
history
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japanese art
history
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islamic art
history
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What is Islamic Art ?
Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a book considered by its
adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allah) and the teachings of Muhammad , who is
considered to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim.

Islamic art is not restricted to religious art, but instead includes all of the art of the rich and varied
cultures of Islamic societies. It frequently includes secular elements and elements that are
forbidden by some Islamic theologians. Islamic religious art differs greatly from Christian religious
art traditions.

Islamic art was influenced by Greek, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine art styles, as well as the
Sassanian art of pre-Islamic Persia. Central Asian styles were brought in with various nomadic
incursions; and Chinese influences had a formative effect on Islamic painting, pottery, and textiles
 ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE CHARACTERISTIC
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MUQARNAS
A subdivision and
COLUMNS refinement of the basic
Features the forest of corbeled squinch
columns that has come to
MINARET
define the hypostyle type A type of tower typically
built into or adjacent to
DOME
Hemispherical structure mosques.
evolved from the arch, ARABESQUE
usually forming a ceiling or A pattern of curving
roof. lines layered with
ARCH intertwined elements, like
vines and leaves
A curved member that is
PIERS
used to span an opening Vertical loadbearing member,
and to support loads from such as an intermediate support
for adjacent ends of two bridge
above
spans.

Arabesques, geometric
patterns and calligraphy used
together in the Court of the
Myrtles of Alhambra
arabesque
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What is Arabesque ?
Arabesque an ornament or style
that employs flower, foliage, or
fruit and sometimes animal and
figural outlines to produce an
intricate pattern of interlaced lines.
Purpose of Arabesque
Symbolizes the unity of belief and
the perception of the traditional
Islamic culture. Mosaics on the
Treasury Dome
Arabesque style
of the Great
Symbolizes the unity of belief and
the perception of the traditional Mosque of
Islamic culture. Damascus
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architecture in
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is renowned for its
Mughal architecture, although its style
combines elements from Persian,
Ottoman Turkish and Indian
architecture, and was inspired by
certain Timurid and Mughal buildings,
such as the Gur-e Amir.
Taj Mahal is the most sparkling jewel
of Muslim Art in India.
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Height: 32 m
One of the oldest places of worship in
the Islamic world, and is a model for
all later mosques in the Maghreb.
Perimeter : 405 metres (1,329 ft)
The mosque has great importance
historically because it is the first
mosque in the first Muslim town in the
West.
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The Blue Mosque Height: 43 m
One of the oldest places of worship in
the Islamic world, and is a model for
all later mosques in the Maghreb.
constructed : between 1609 and 1616
The mosque is popularly known as
the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles
adorning the walls of its interior.
The Alhambra
The name Alhambra, signifying in
Arabic “the red,” is probably derived
from the reddish colour of the tapia
(rammed earth) of which the outer
walls were built.
The Alhambra was built for defense
purposes and as a city in its own right
comprising three parts: the alcazaba
(military residential citadel), the
alcázar (the palace) and the medina
(the city).
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Islamic Calligraphy 6

Size: 15.8 cm high and 11.1 cm wide

The most famous object of this type was the Luck of
The "Luck of Edenhall" Eden Hall, an oriental glass cup, made in the 14th
century
An enamelled glass beaker that was made in Syria or
Size: 15.8 cm high and 11.1 cm wide Egypt in the middle of the 14th century, elegantly
The most famous object of this type decorated with arabesques in blue, green, red and
was the Luck of Eden Hall, an oriental white enamel with gilding.
glass cup, made in the 14th century
An enamelled glass beaker that was
made in Syria or Egypt in the middle Naskh calligraphy
of the 14th century, elegantly
decorated with arabesques in blue,
green, red and white enamel with
gilding. Kufic calligraphy
Mosque lamps
survive in considerable numbers from
the Islamic art of the Middle Ages,
especially the 13th and 14th centuries, Thuluth calligraphy
with Cairo in Egypt and Aleppo and
Damascus in Syria the most
important centres of production.
They are oil lamps, usually with a
modern calligraphy
large round bulbous body rising to a
narrower waist, above which the top
section is flared.
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ceramic

Islamic Painting And Ceramics

ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A TRADITION OF WALL-PAINTINGS, ESPECIALLY IN THE PERSIANATE WORLD, THE
BEST-SURVIVING AND HIGHEST DEVELOPED FORM OF PAINTING IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD IS THE MINIATURE IN
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS

THE TRADITION OF THE PERSIAN MINIATURE HAS BEEN DOMINANT SINCE ABOUT THE 13TH CENTURY, STRONGLY
INFLUENCING THE OTTOMAN MINIATURE OF TURKEY AND THE MUGHAL MINIATURE IN INDIA.

THE TECHNIQUE,SHAPE AND DECORATIVE MOTIFS OF CHINESE CERAMICS WERE ADMIRED AND EMULATED BY
ISLAMIC POTTERS,ESPECIALLY AFTER THE MONGOL AND TIMURID INVASION

Scene from the Khamsa of Iznik pottery

Nizami, Persian, Named after the town of İznik in western
A lavishly illustrated manuscript of the Anatolia where it was made, is a decorated
Khamsa or "five poems" of Nizami Ganjavi, ceramic that was produced from the last
a 12th-century Persian poet, which was quarter of the 15th century until the end of the
created for the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 17th century.
the early 1590s by a number of artists and
a single scribe working at the Mughal TThe designs combined traditional Ottoman
court arabesque patterns with Chinese elements.
The change was almost certainly a result of
active intervention and patronage by the
The manuscript has been described as
recently established Ottoman court in
"one of the finest examples of the Indo-
Istanbul who greatly valued Chinese blue-
Muslim arts of the book"
and-white porcelain.
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islamic miniature painting

ISLAMIC MINIATURES ARE SMALL PAINTINGS ON PAPER, USUALLY

BOOK OR MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATIONS BUT ALSO SOMETIMES
SEPARATE ARTWORKS.

Folio from a Shahnama (Book Book of Kings of Shah Tahma

of Kings) of Firdausi
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indian art
history
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What Is Indian Art ?
THE PEOPLE OF THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION ON THE BORDER OF MODERN
INDIA AND PAKISTAN PRODUCED THE EARLIEST KNOWN INDIAN ART SCULPTURES,
FROM BETWEEN 2500 AND 1800 BCE.

GEOGRAPHICALLY, IT SPANS THE ENTIRE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, INCLUDING WHAT

IS NOW INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, NEPAL, AND AT TIMES
EASTERN AFGHANISTAN. A STRONG SENSE OF DESIGN IS CHARACTERISTIC OF
INDIAN ART AND CAN BE OBSERVED IN ITS MODERN AND TRADITIONAL FORMS

.INDIAN ART HAS HAD CULTURAL INFLUENCES, AS WELL AS RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES

SUCH AS HINDUISM, BUDDHISM, JAINISM, SIKHISM AND ISLAM. IN SPITE OF THIS
COMPLEX MIXTURE OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS, GENERALLY, THE PREVAILING
ARTISTIC STYLE AT ANY TIME AND PLACE HAS BEEN SHARED BY THE MAJOR
RELIGIOUS GROUPS.
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indian architecture
The Iron Pillar, Delhi
STRUCTURE: 23 FEET 8 INCHES (7.2 Nalanda, Bihar
METRES) HIGH WITH 16 INCHES
OPERATED:ABOUT 427 TO 1197 CE
(40.64 CM) DIAMETER
NALANDA, IS FAMOUS ALL OVER THE
CONSTRUCTED BY :
WORLD FOR THE THE ANCIENT
CHANDRAGUPTA II (REIGNED C.
INTERNATIONAL MONASTIC
375–415 CE)
UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHED IN 5TH
IT IS FAMOUS FOR THE RUST-
CENTURY BC
RESISTANT COMPOSITION OF THE
NALANDA UNIVERSITY WAS
METALS USED IN ITS
DESTROYED THREE TIMES BY
CONSTRUCTION
INVADERS, BUT REBUILT ONLY TWICE.
STANDS IN THE QUTB COMPLEX AT
MEHRAULI IN DELHI, INDIA.

Konark Sun Temple Nalanda, Bihar

STRUCTURE: 100-FOOT (30 M) HIGH
THE TEMPLE WAS BUILT AS AN ABODE
THIS TEMPLE WAS CALLED THE
FOR LORD VISHNU IN HIS VITTHALA
"BLACK PAGODA" IN EUROPEAN
FORM.
SAILOR ACCOUNTS AS EARLY AS
THIS TEMPLE IS FAMOUS FOR STONE
1676 BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A
CHARIOT AND MUSICAL PILLARS
GREAT TIERED TOWER WHICH
IT WAS BUILT DURING THE REIGN OF
APPEARED BLACK.
KING DEVARAYA II (1422 – 1446 A.D.)
BUILT IN THE 13TH CENTURY, THIS

IMPRESSIVE TEMPLE IS DEDICATED

TO THE HINDU SUN GOD SURYA
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indian architecture

The Great Stupa

BUILT AT : THE BIRTHPLACE OF ASHOKA’S WIFE,
DEVI
AN IMPORTANT FORM OF BUDDHIST
ARCHITECTURE, THOUGH IT PREDATES
BUDDHISM.
A STUPA IS A HEMISPHERICAL STRUCTURE, WITH
A SPIRE AT THE TOP, SOMETIMES SITUATED ON A
BASE THAT VARIES IN SHAPE AND SIZE
THEY WERE DEVELOPED BY SKILLED ARTISANS
OF THE ERA AND SYMBOLIZED THE SAINTS AND
THE PREACHING.
THE STUPA ITSELF IS A SYMBOL OF THE BUDDHA,
AND MORE ACCURATELY, OF HIS ENLIGHTENED
MIND AND PRESENCE.

indian paintings
Madhubani Paintings
THE ART NOT ONLY DEPICTS THE SOCIAL
STRUCTURE BUT ALSO THE CULTURAL
IDENTITY OF THE LAND WITH ITS DEPICTIONS
ON THEMES OF RELIGION, LOVE AND
FERTILITY.
S. ARTISTS JUXTAPOSE VIBRANT IMAGERY
WITH PARED-DOWN PATTERNS, OFTEN
BEARING FLORAL, ANIMAL, OR BIRD MOTIFS.
A 2500-YEAR-OLD FOLK ART, THE HISTORY
OF MADHUBANI PAINTINGS IS SAID TO DATE
BACK TO THE TIME OF RAMAYANA, WHEN
KING JANAKA ASKED AN ARTIST TO CAPTURE
HIS DAUGHTER SITA'S WEDDING TO PRINCE
RAMA.
Warli painting
TRIBAL ART MOSTLY CREATED BY THE
TRIBAL PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH
SAHYADRI RANGE IN MAHARASHTRA,
INDIA.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE
PAINTING IS THAT IT DOES NOT
DEPICTS MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS
OR IMAGES OF DEITIES, BUT DEPICT
SOCIAL LIFE.
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Shakuntala (Raja Ravi Varma)
AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER OF
MAHABHARATA, PRETENDING TO REMOVE A
THORN FROM HER FOOT, WHILE ACTUALLY
LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND/LOVER,
DUSHYANTHA, WHILE HER FRIENDS CALL
HER BLUFF.
RAJA RAVI VARMA DREW SHAKUNTALA
ADOPTING REALISM, RAVI VARMA FOCUSED
MUCH ON THE DETAILS, THE PLAY OF LIGHT
AND SHADOWS, ADDING DEPTH BY USING
PERSPECTIVE IN HIS PAINTINGS.
Kalamkari painting
KALAMKARI IS A TYPE OF HAND-PAINTED
OR BLOCK-PRINTED COTTON TEXTILE
PRODUCED IN ISFAHAN, IRAN, AND IN THE
INDIAN STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
THE CRAFT WAS ORIGINATED DURING THE
PERIOD OF SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA AND
LATER IT IS PATRONIZED BY DR. KAMALA
DEVI CHATTOPADHYAYA.
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Sculpture

Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro

DIMENSIONS: 10.5 CM × 5 CM
YEAR: C. 2300–1750 BCE
FOUND AT : THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION
CITY OF MOHENJO-DARO
DEPICTS A NUDE YOUNG WOMAN OR GIRL
WITH STYLIZED ORNAMENTS, STANDING IN A
CONFIDENT, NATURALISTIC POSE.
MADE OF : DELICATE METAL
T DEPICTS A YOUNG GIRL WITH A PLETHORA
OF BANGLES ON HER ARMS, SIMILAR TO THAT
OF WOMEN FROM BANJARA, A COMMUNITY Ajanta Caves
WITH ORIGINS IN RAJASTHAN.
APPROXIMATELY 30 ROCK-CUT BUDDHIST CAVE

Pillars of Ashoka MONUMENTS DATING FROM THE 2ND CENTURY BCE TO

MATERIAL: POLISHED SANDSTONE
12 AND 15 M (40 AND 50 FT) IN HEIGHT, AND
WEIGHING UP TO 50 TONS EACH
FOUND AT : THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION
CITY OF MOHENJO-DARO
CONSTRUCTED BY MAURYAN EMPEROR
ASHOKA IN THE 3RD CENTURY
THE MOST FAMOUS PILLAR, THE LION
CAPITAL OF SARNATH, FEATURES FOUR
LIONS ON THEIR HIND LEGS WITH THEIR
BACKS TOUCHING
ABOUT 480 CE IN THE AURANGABAD DISTRICT OF
MAHARASHTRA STATE IN INDIA.
CONSTRUCTED IN THE 2ND CENTURY, THEY ARE LARGELY
CONSIDERED TO BE INDIA’S BEST SURVIVING SPECIMENS
OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
CONSTRUCTION OF AJANTA CAVES STARTED DURING THE
REIGN OF HARISENA, A KING OF VATAKA DYNASTY. THE
CAVES CONSTRUCTED DURING THIS PERIOD BELONGED TO
THE MAHAYANA SECT OF BUDDHISM.
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sculpture

Lord Of Dancing - shiva 'nataraja'

THE SCULPTURE IS SYMBOLIC OF SHIVA AS THE LORD OF DANCE AND DRAMATIC
ARTS, WITH ITS STYLE AND PROPORTIONS MADE ACCORDING TO HINDU TEXTS ON
ARTS
IT TYPICALLY SHOWS SHIVA DANCING IN ONE OF THE NATYA SHASTRA POSES,
HOLDING VARIOUS SYMBOLS WHICH VARY WITH HISTORIC PERIOD AND
REGION,TRAMPLING UPON A DEMON SHOWN AS A DWARF (APASMARA OR
MUYALAKA) WHO SYMBOLIZES SPIRITUAL IGNORANCE.
THE GOD HOLDS IN HIS UPPER RIGHT HAND THE DAMARU (HAND DRUM THAT MADE
THE FIRST SOUNDS OF CREATION). HIS UPPER LEFT HAND HOLDS AGNI (THE FIRE
THAT WILL DESTROY THE UNIVERSE). WITH HIS LOWER RIGHT HAND, HE MAKES
ABHAYAMUDRA (THE GESTURE THAT ALLAYS FEAR). THE DWARFLIKE FIGURE BEING
TRAMPLED BY HIS RIGHT FOOT REPRESENTS APASMARA PURUSHA (ILLUSION,
WHICH LEADS MANKIND ASTRAY). SHIVA'S FRONT LEFT HAND, POINTING TO HIS
RAISED LEFT FOOT, SIGNIFIES REFUGE FOR THE TROUBLED SOUL. THE ENERGY OF
HIS DANCE MAKES HIS HAIR FLY TO THE SIDES. THE SYMBOLS IMPLY THAT,
THROUGH BELIEF IN SHIVA, HIS DEVOTEES CAN ACHIEVE SALVATION.
MADE OF : BRONZE
HEIGHT : LESS THAN 4 FEET
FOUND IN : SOUTH EAST ASIA SUCH AS ANKOR WAT, AND IN BALI, CAMBODIA, AND
CENTRAL ASIA.
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chinese art
history
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What Is Chinese Art ?
Chinese art is visual art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in
China or by Chinese artists. The Chinese art in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and that
of overseas Chinese can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or
draws on Chinese heritage and Chinese culture.

Early "Stone Age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and
sculptures. After this early period Chinese art, like Chinese history, is typically classified
by the succession of ruling dynasties of Chinese emperors, most of which lasted several
hundred years.

Chinese art has arguably the oldest continuous tradition in the world, and is marked by
an unusual degree of continuity within, and consciousness of, that tradition, lacking an
equivalent to the Western collapse and gradual recovery of classical styles. The media
that have usually been classified in the West since the Renaissance as the decorative
arts are extremely important in Chinese art, and much of the finest work was produced
in large workshops or factories by essentially unknown artists, especially in Chinese
ceramics.
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A MONUMENTAL BUDDHIST
PAGODA LOCATED IN
SOUTHERN XI'AN, SHAANXI, CHINA.
MADE OF : RAMMED EARTH WITH AN
EXTERIOR STONE FAÇADE.  AGE : 64
THEY ESTABLISHED A PAGODA
WHERE THE WILD GOOSE FELL AND
STOPPED EATING MEAT. HENCE IT
GOT THE NAME 'BIG WILD GOOSE
PAGODA'.
LENGTH: 21,196 KM
SOUTHERN XI'AN, SHAANXI, CHINA.
DIAMETER: 21,196 KM EXTERIOR STONE
FAÇADE. 
ONE OF THE LARGEST BUILDING-
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS EVER
UNDERTAKEN.
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA WAS BUILT
OVER CENTURIES BY CHINA'S EMPERORS
TO PROTECT THEIR TERRITORY.

IT IS SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS
OPULENT IMPERIAL GARDENS AND
TEMPLES INCLUDING THE 22-
HECTARE (54-ACRE) ZHONGSHAN
PARK
IT WAS BUILT AS THE PALACE FOR
EMPERORS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS
TO LIVE IN
THE FORBIDDEN CITY STILL STANDS
AT BEIJING'S PHYSICAL AND
SYMBOLIC CENTER.
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THE NYMPH OF THE LUO RIVER – EMPEROR TAIZONG RECEIVING

GU KAIZHI THE TIBETAN ENVOY

Gu Kaizhi is often considered as A painting on silk by Yan Liben

the founder of Chinese Painting. to show the friendly encounter
The story recounts an between the Tang dynasty and
unsuccessful love affair between Tibet.
a poet and a river goddess. Size: 129 centimetres (51 in) long
by 38.5 centimetres (15.2 in) wide
.As with other very early Chinese
paintings, the scroll in Beijing is
probably a faithful later copy of
COURT LADIES ADORNING THEIR HAIR
WITH FLOWERS – ZHOU FANG Yan Liben's original, perhaps
from the Song dynasty, but the
Created : Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Imperial collectors' seals and
Size : 46 x 180 cm
added comments show that it
Made of : ink and colors on silk
was very highly valued from at
Born into an aristocratic family in
least the start of the 14th century.
Chang'an (the modern city of Xi'an),
Zhou Fang is a well-known Tang
court artist who painted in this genre.
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chinese

painting and calligraphy were the most highly appreciated arts in court circles and were produced almost
exclusively by amateurs, aristocrats and scholar-officials who alone had the leisure to perfect the
technique and sensibility necessary for great brushwork.
The implements were the brush, made of animal hair, and black ink made from pine soot and animal glue.

Poems in Cursive Script Three Rarities of Calligraphy

WORKS OF ZHU YUNMING (1460-1527), A REFER TO THE THREE MASTERPIECES OF
SCHOLAR AND CALLIGRAPHER OF THE MING WANG XIZHI FAMILY IN EASTERN JIN
DYNASTY (1368-1644) DYNASTY (316-420)
SIZE :1147.5 X 36.1 CM THEY ARE THE EARLIEST AUTHENTIC
CONSISTS OF FOUR POEMS WHICH WERE WORKS OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY THAT
COMPOSED BY CAO ZHI (192–232), A HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED SO FAR.
FAMOUS POET WHO LIVED DURING THE "TIMELY CLEARING AFTER SNOWFALL" ( 《快
LATE HAN DYNASTY (25-220) AND THREE 雪时晴帖》 ) BY WANG XIZHI, "MID-AUTUMN
KINGDOMS (220-280) PERIOD OF CHINESE FESTIVAL" ( 《中秋帖》 ) BY WANG XIANZHI,
HISTORY. AND "LETTER TO BOYUAN" ( 《伯远帖》 ) BY
WANG XUN.
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Terracotta Army The David Vases
A collection of terracotta sculptures
depicting the armies of Qin Shi The David Vases were made as an
Huang, the first Emperor of China. altarpiece along with a incense burner to
It is a form of funerary art buried honor a general who had recently been
with the emperor in 210–209 BCE made into a god due to his supernatural
with the purpose of protecting the wisdom, power, and ability to tell the
emperor in his afterlife. future
The figures vary in height according They were made for the altar of a Daoist
to their roles, the tallest being the temple and their importance lies in the
generals. The figures include dated inscriptions on one side of their
warriors, chariots and horses necks, above the bands of dragons.
The Terracotta Army held more The David Vases were made during the
than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots reign of the foreign Yuan dynasty (1279-
with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry 1368)
horses

Ritual Tripod Cauldron Chinese Pillows Porcelain

Medium: Bronze
Height with handles: 25.4 cm Ancient Chinese people believed,a
They are one of the most important porcelain pillow would assure one's
shapes used in Chinese ritual bronzes eyes were clear and bright
They were used for cooking, storage, Porcelain pillows were immensely
and ritual offerings to the gods or to popular during the Song dynasty
ancestors. (960-1127)
They were made in two shapes: round Available in a variety of shapes and
vessels with three legs and rectangular forms, were produced in the Cizhou
ones with four, the latter often called kiln, located in northern China.
fangding.
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japanese art
history
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What Is Japanese Art ?
The Japanese art includes a wide range of styles and means of expression, including ceramics, sculpture, painting and calligraphy on
silk and paper, the ukiyo-e woodblock prints, origami and, more recently, manga along with a myriad of other types of artwork.

Which starts from the beginning of human settlements, in about 10,000 BC, to the present.

Painting is the preferred artistic expression in Japan, practiced by amateurs and professionals alike. Until modern times, the Japanese
wrote with a brush rather than a pen, and their familiarity with brush techniques has made them particularly sensitive to the values and
aesthetics of painting.

Japanese pottery is among the finest in the world and includes the earliest known Japanese artifacts; Japanese export porcelain has
been a major industry at various points. Japanese lacquerware is also one of the world's leading arts and crafts, and works gorgeously
decorated with maki-e were exported to Europe and China, remaining important exports until the 19th century. In architecture, Japanese
preferences for natural materials and an interaction of interior and exterior space are clearly expressed.

architecture
BYŌDŌ-IN
A Buddhist temple in the city
of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture,
Japan, built in the late Heian
period
Built in : 998
Made of : Thatched with
Japanese cypress bark.
the temple represents the Pure
Land Paradise and was
influential on later temple
construction.
HIKONE CASTLE
Built : 1603–1622
Built by : Ii Naokatsu
Materials : Wood, stone, plaster, tile
For his participation in the Battle of
Sekigahara, Ii Naomasa was
awarded the lands surrounding
Sawayama Castle. Due to its
inconvenient location and poor
condition, he soon started planning
for a new castle on a new location
that would become Hikone Castle.
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HORYU-JI PAGODA
Founder : Empress Suiko, Prince
Shōtoku
Completed : 607
The world's oldest wooden building.
Pagodas like the one at Horyuji were
built to enshrine fragments of the
Buddha's remains, and are sometimes
called butto or “Buddha tower” in
Japan
Horyuji is one of the country's oldest
temples and contains the world's
oldest surviving wooden structures.

THE GREAT WAVE
Artist : Katsushika Hokusai
Year : 1831
Type : color woodblock
Dimensions : 25.7 cm × 37.8 cm
The Great Wave can be taken as a
symbolic image of an important
change happening to the Japanese
society
japanese woodblock
A WOMAN DANCER
Created : ca. 1708
Medium : Woodblock print, ink and
color on paper
Dimension 55.2 x 29.2 cm
Created By : Torii Kiyonobu II
Kiyonobu, founder of the Torii line
of artists, specialized in the
painting of posters and signboards
for the popular Kabuki theater.
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KUSHI (UTAMARO)
Artist : Utamaro Kitagawa
Year : c.1780s
Type : Multicolour woodblook
Dimensions : 15 inci × 10 inci
He is best known for pictures of
women, in scenes of everyday life.
This feature of his work along with
his treatment of light was absorbed
into Impressionism and has enjoyed
a long-lasting influence.
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THE BURNING OF SANJO PALACE SUNRISE OVER THE EASTERN SEA

Artist :Heiji Monogatari Emaki Artist :Fujishima Takeji

Year : late 1200s Year : 1932
Type : colour and ink on paper Type : oil painting
Dimensions : 41.3 x 699.7 Dimensions : 25.66 inci x 35.78 inci
the primary battle of the Heiji Rebellion during the This painting is a masterful example of a sunrise and
late Heian period of Japan .The conflict arose from sea painting from that period.
feud between court advisors Fujiwara no Nobuyori and
Fujiwara no Michinori, both of the powerful Fujiwara
clan, with each respectively allied alongside the
warrior clans of the Minamoto (Genji) and Taira
(Heiki).
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Measure :13.35 metres

Created :Around 1252
Made of : Bronze
Artist :He 11th head priest of Kinpouzan Shōhō temple,
Ichyuu
The Kamakura Daibutsu sits in the grounds of Kotoku-in, a
temple belonging to the Jodo Sect of Buddhism. The Jodo are
committed to the liberation of all beings, meaning the
Great Buddha is there for all: saints and sinners, rich and
poor, young and old. An equal opportunities Buddha, guiding
all to the Pure Land.
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Islamic Art :
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
arthistory/chapter/introduction-to-islamic-art/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art
References
Indian Art :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_art
https://www.invaluable.com/blog/indian-art/

Chinese Art:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_art

Japanese Art :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_art
https://japanobjects.com/features/japanese-
art
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