techniques‚ and methods. My purpose here is to show you how Chinese painting and calligraphy‚ despite their evolution through the time are closely linked and are central for Chinese art. Political evolution: the main Dynasties Just to remind you‚ there is a succession of dynasties: that’s the simplification here (The PP is on Webct if you are interested). Characteristics themes and symbols in chinese art All traditional Chinese art is symbolic and reflects some aspect of a totality of which
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artifact that I picked from Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion’s Roar. It is a large wood statue of an Avalokiteshvara‚ the basic idol of Buddhism‚ completed around the 12th century in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha Statue is a representation of the philosophical belief system of Buddhism. Different Buddha Statues have different meanings. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara symbolizes "the compassion in the world and the willingness to bear the pain of others"
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the capital of the Tang Dynasty‚ was a major conduit for China’s second Golden Age. Although Chang’an was a cultural melting pot influenced by foreigners such as the Turks and Indians‚ it was economically‚ politically‚ and socially unique. Economically‚ the Equal Field System‚ Grand Canal‚ production of high-demand crops‚ and market places allowed the government to prosper and the general wealth of the city to flourish‚ while contributing to trade. Politically‚ the Tang dynasty‚ along with its court
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Chinese Han Dynasty vs. The Indian Mauryan/Gupta Empire The Han Dynasty of China and the Mauryan/Gupta Empire of India in 206 B.C.E to 550 C.E had many social and cultural differences which made them unique societies‚ but their political structure and form of government seemed to borrow ideas from each other. The social aspects of both empires had a lot in common because gender-roles‚ family and relationships were looked at in the same way. During the Mauryan/Gupta as well as the Han Dynasty‚ women
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changed. The SIlk Road was created after Alexander the Great established a system of Hellenistic kingdoms and trade networks which reached from the Mediterranean to the borders of China and trade was opened to Central Asia during the Han Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty‚ agriculture‚ handicrafts and commerce flourished. On the Mediterranean end of the Silk Road‚ communications exploded after the Roman conquest of Egypt. The Roman Empire inherited previously Hellenistic and Arabic trade routes‚ introducing
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the rising power of the Princes of Ghur. Muhammed of Ghur was assassinated on March 15‚ 1206. His death marked the advent of the Slave dynasty and the consolidation of Muslim power over Northern India. The Muslim invasions into India had ultimately resulted in the establishment of Delhi Sultanate which existed from A.D. 1206 to 1526. Five different dynasties – the Slave‚ Khalji‚ Tughlaq‚ Sayyids and Lodis – ruled under the Delhi Sultanate. Not only they extended their rule over North India‚ but
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painting remained a common form of art from the Tang and Song dynasty to the Ming dynasty. In landscape painting‚ artists tried to capture the essence of nature. Both old and new styles were used as mountains‚ forests‚ and even city life‚ were painted. Some Chinese painters believed that they should “create a harmonious relationship between heaven and earth” when they are painting. Landscape painting was revived during the Ming dynasty‚ but it always played a role – big of small – in Chinese art.
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After the fall of the classical civilizations from 100 to 600 CE the world experienced many changes. China’s fall was not as drastic as Rome’s‚ but it was still worse than India’s. The collapse of the Han dynasty caused China to go into three centuries of unrest until the Sui and Tang dynasties came to the rescue. China had more continuities than changes after its fall‚ unlike the other classical civilizations. China went from a politically centralized civilization with a developed hierarchy with
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been built that were referred to as the Great Wall. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China‚ Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the existing wall was built during the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west‚ along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. The most comprehensive archaeological survey‚ using advanced technologies‚ has recently concluded
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Jerry Bentley “built a decentralized society” because they pursued to protect their land and maintain public order. Europe also encountered economic growth and social occurrence. In China they had dynasties and in Europe they did not. China had the Sui dynasty‚ the Tang dynasty‚ and the Song dynasty as for in Europe they had a government society. China had a certain ruler that was hereditary and they got passed down to their blood line. In Europe they had empires groups of regional states and countries
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