ASIAN ARTS
ASIAN ARTS
Asian Arts is diverse and rich, spanning
thousands of years and dozens of countries. It
is known for its ritual, bronzes, beautiful
ceramics, jade, textiles, painted landscapes,
extraordinary temples, shrines, shadow
puppets and the highest art form in East Asian
art – calligraphy.
CHINESE ARTS
It forms an art that have been influenced by the great
philosophers, teachers, religious figures and even
political leaders and divided into the periods by ruling
dynasties.
In early imperial China, porcelain was introduced and
was refined to the point that in English the word china
has become synonymous with high quality porcelain.
Around the 1st century AD, Buddhism arrived in China,
though it did not become popular until the 4 th century.
YELLOW DRAGON PORCELAIN
TERRACOTTA WARRIORS
TERRACOTTA WARRIORS
The Terracotta Army, inside the Mausoleum of the
fist Qin Emperor, consist of more than 7,000 life-
size tomb Terracotta figures of warriors and
horses buried with the self-proclaimed first
Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC
The Terracotta army belongs to Emperor Qin Shi
Huang and they are there to guard his burial site
as well as protecting the entry to the afterlife
CHINESE ARTS
Buddhist architecture and sculpture thrived in the sui and Tang
Dynasty. Which, was particularly open to foreign influence.
Buddhist sculpture return to a classical form, Inspired by Indian art
of the Gupta period.
Paintings in traditional style involved the same techniques as
calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink.
In Tang dynasty, the primary subject matter of painting was the
Landscapes known as shanshui (mountain water) painting
In the Song dynasty, poetry was marked by a lyric poetry known
as Ci which expressed feelings of desire, often in adopted persona.
LATE IMPERIAL CHINA (1368-1911)
Under the Ming dynasty, Chinese culture
bloomed. Narrative painting, with a wider color
range and a much busier composition than the
Song dynasty paintings, was immensely
popular during that time.
Chinese folk art, Literature, Visual art, Chinese
music, Performing art and Architecture.
INDIAN ARTS
Indian arts can be classified into specific
periods each reflecting particular religious,
political and cultural developments. To viewers
schooled in the Western tradition, Indian art
may seem overly ornate and sensuous.
INDIAN SCULPTURE
Bronze and stone were commonly used.
During the 2nd to 1st century BCE in far
northern India, sculptures became more
explicit, representing episodes of the
Buddha’s life and teachings.
Another of the most popular art form is
called Rangoli, it is a form of sand
painting decoration that uses finely
ground white powder and colors, and is
commonly used outside the homes.
INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
One of their famous architecture
was the Taj Mahal, it was built by
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in
memory of his third wife,
Mumtaz Mahal. And Taj Mahal is
widely recognized as “the jewel
of Muslim art in India and one of
the universally admired
masterpieces of the worlds
heritage
INDIAN ARCHITECTURE
Classical Indian architecture, sculpture,
painting, literature (kaavya), music, and dancing
evolved their own rules conditioned by their
respective media, but they shared with one
another not only the underlying beliefs but also
the procedures by which the relationship of the
symbols and the spiritual states were worked
out in detail.
JAPANESE ARTS
Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and
media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and
bronze, ink painting on silk and paper more recently
manga, cartoon, along with the myriad of other types of
works of art.
Historically, Japan has been subject to sudden invasions of new
and alien ideas followed by long periods of minimal contact with
the outside world. Overtime the Japanese developed the ability
to absorb, imitate, and finally assimilate those elements of
foreign culture that complimented their aesthetics preferences.
Jomon Pottery (c.1400-1000 BCE)
Ancient “cord pattern” pottery produced by
Japan’s first stone age culture.
Ukiyo-e woodblock prints (c. 1670-1900)
Japanese woodcuts that were hugely fashionable during the
Edo culture (Tokyo), by artists like Hiroshige (1797-1858) and
Hokusai (1760-1849). Exported to the Europe in the 1860s.
Japonism (c. 1854-1900)
Name given to the late 19th century European craze for
Japanese art – notably screens, fans, lacquers, silks,
porcelains and Ukiyo-e prints.
Origami
Japanese art of paper folding. Known as Zhezhi in
China, and Jong-I jeob gi in Korea
KOREAN ARTS
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music,
painting and pottery. Often marked by the used of natural
forms, surface decorations and bold colors or sounds. The
earliest example of Korean art consists of stone age works
dating from 3000 BCE.
Korean artist sometimes modified Chinese traditions
with a native preference for simple, elegance, purity of
nature and spontaneity. The Goryeo dynasty was one
of the most prolific periods for artists in many
disciplines, especially in pottery.
DYNASTIES
The Three kingdom period
The Unified Silla Period
Goryeo Dynasty
As with the other two civilizations Buddhism is a large
part of the artwork being produced, ling periods of
unifications lasting hundreds of years at a time with
only short overthrows to the transition of the next
kingdom.
