Porcelains of the Yuan and Early Ming Periods (Asia Society) LINK
Imperial Chinese Ceramics of the 15th Century (Asia Society) LINK
Choose any two works from the text (or one from online) for you journal. One of them should be from the Ming Dynasty -- the Temple Vase (4-4) would be a good choice
To "read" a Chinese painting is to enter into a dialogue with the past; the act of unrolling a scroll or leafing through an album provides a further, physical connection to the work. An intimate experience, it is one that has been shared and repeated over the centuries. And it is through such readings, enjoyed alone or in the company of friends, that meaning is gradually revealed.
A Look at Chinese Painting (Metropolitan Museum of Art) LINK
The Song Dynasty in China (Asian Topics in World History @ Columbia University) LINK (this site is important for the paintings we'll be looking at next week too! so read it!)
Week 8: M: Housekeeping & China intro W: the First Emperor's Terracotta Army (3-5) F: Fougang Si Pagoda (3-21 & 22) Week 9: M: Fan Kuan: Travelers among Mountains and Streams (3-18) Northern Song School W: Ma Yuan: On a Mountain Path in Spring (3-23) Southern Song School F: Dong Qichang: Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains (4-11) Ming Dynasty
Week 10: M: No Class -- assignment TBA W: No Class -- assignment TBA F: Ceramics -- assignment TBA
Tasks: Choose any FIVE of the following questions and answer them as clearly and as completely as possible.
Rules: Although this is called an exam, I am not asking for hurry-to-finish work. Make sure your answer has a clear thesis supported by appropriate evidence. Feel free to include sketches (hand-drawn only) as illustrations to assist (not replace) your writing. All answers must be typed, and must be written in clear and correct language. If you use any outside sources they must be appropriately referenced and documented. (A plagiarized answer will get you a failing grade on one-third of your total course work, so please be careful about this.)
Due: Hand in your completed work no later than class-time on Friday the 20th.
Explain the various meanings an ikegobo might have.
Explain how either an akua’ba or an nkisi n’kondi would be created and used.
Describe and explain the typical features of a sculpture of the Buddha.
Describe the key features of a typical Hindu temple.
What is the subject of a Shiva nataraja – and how is that subject portrayed in such a work?
Explain the purpose(s) of the Taj Mahal
Explain, with at least one example of each, the difference between perceptual and conceptual naturalism.
Explain the differences between prestige art and of communal art – using at least one specific example of each.
Explain the most important thing(s) you've learned in the course so far.
Any questions? Please email me at wolin@cazenovia.edu
