This document provides an overview of art from Asia, focusing on Chinese, Japanese, and Indian art. It discusses major artistic periods and styles in each country, including Chinese dynasties like Han and Ming that produced pottery, ink drawings, and architecture. Japanese art forms covered include woodblock prints, sculpture, ink drawings, and architecture. Indian art discussed temples, sculpture depicting poses and figures, and paintings from sites like Ajanta Caves. Overall the document aims to introduce some of the prominent artistic traditions and works that emerged from China, Japan, and India over time.
17. Ming Dynasty Ink Drawing
This artist combined ink and paint.
What time of day is it? What has the
artist done to let you know this?
Late Return from a Spring outing, Ming Dynasty
18. Ming Dynasty Ink Drawing
Another
example
from the
Ming
style of
ink
drawing.
Poet on a Clifftop, Shen Zhou
20. Chinese Art Cont.
This sculpture
is an example
of how works
can be
functional, and
ceremonial.
Chinese
Ceremonial, wine-
pouring vessel,
14th-13th century
BCE
38. Japanese
Sculpture
Buddha Amida, gold leaf and
lacquer on wood, ce. 1053
This sculpture is by
an artist named
Jocho. The Buddha is
seen here as very
approachable,
intimate, and is
seated on a lotus of
contemplation.
43. Japanese Ink Drawing
Ink drawing were
mostly of
landscapes.
Art had to be
stamped to prove it
was a worthy
profession.
This work is from
around 1650.
48. Art of India
Indian Art is very
religious and
traditional. It has
roots in Buddhism,
Hinduism, and
sometimes
Christianity.
Shiva Nataraja,
11th- 12th c.e.
49. More Indian Sculpture
This sculpture depicts the
tribhanga pose. This pose
is unique in Indian
Sculpture, and is
traditionally a three body
bend.
50. Art of India Cont.
Temples were
built with the
mindset that
everything in the
temple should be
designed to
remind of what
was being
worshipped.
Seated
Bodhisattvas-
Ajanta Temple
11th century
51. Dashavatara Vishnu Temple,
relief on the south wall showing
Vishnu. ce. 425
Here, Vishnu is asleep
and dreaming on the
coils of a giant, multi-
headed serpent named
Ananta.
58. Conclusion
What are similarities between Asian
Art and American Art?
What are some similarities between
Asian culture and American culture?
Do you think Art does a good job of
telling about a group of people?