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.

1. Art of Asia
(China, Japan, & India)
2015

2. What is considered Asia?
Asia is very
large, but Asian
art is typically
seen as Chinese,
Japanese, and
Indian.

3. Chinese Art
Qin, Han, Tang, Yuan, and
Ming Dynasties

4. Qin Dynasty
221- 206 BCE, China’s First Emperor
The Great
Wall, Qin
Dynasty
208 BCE

5. Great Wall

6. Great Wall
The Great
Wall has
been built
and added
to by
several
Chinese
Dynasties.

7. Terracotta Soldiers
3rd Century BCE, Qin dynasty

8. Terracotta Soldiers
A massive
army of
clay
sculpture
s meant
to go with
the
Emperor
into
afterlife.

9. Terracotta Soldiers

10. Han Dynasty
206 BCE- 221 CE
The Famous
Han dynasty
“flying
horse”
Horse is
poised on a
flying
swallow.
What media
is this?

11. Chinese pottery
Tang Dynasty- 618 until 907 CE
Porcelain first appears in the use of pottery.

12. Chinese Ceramics Continued…
Tang Dynasty

13. Chinese
pottery-
Yuan Dynasty
1280 until
1370
The Yuan dynasty
began to paint
the stylized
Dragon and
experiment with
glazes.

14. Ming Dynasty
1370’s until 1640’s
Ming dynasty is
famous for ultra
white porcelain
and blue glazing
overlaid.

15. Ming dynasty Continued…
Form and
Texture are
the two
main
elements in
pottery.

16. Ming Dynasty
Continued…
 Compare
this Ming
vase to
the other
two
examples.

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

19. Ming dynasty building w/ landscape

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

21. Chinese Architecture Cont.

22. Japanese Art-
Woodblock prints, Architecture,
and Drawings

23. Japanese Art-
 Woodblock printing- the process of printmaking
that involves a wooden slab where ink is
placed.

24. “The Great Wave”- woodblock print
The
principle
of
movement
is shown
most here
in this
print.

25. Woodblock Cont.

26. Woodblock prints- The Floating
World
Woodblock
prints begin
a rich
history
which
eventually
lead up to
the current
anime we
see today.

27. The Floating World
“The
Floating
World” was
a series
based on
the lives of
Kabuki
actors, and
celebrities.

28. Woodblock prints cont.
Compare the
woodblock to anime.

29. Anime

30. Anime
Cultural
traditions and
beliefs help
create the
Anime
characters we
see.

31. Anime

32. Anime

33. Japanese Sculpture
Fabric work
 This is an
example of a
Japanese
Kimono

34. Japanese Sculpture
 Fabrics (fiber art, fashion design)

35. Japanese Sculpture
Japanese Carp Kites or “Koinobori”

36. Japanese Sculpture

37. Japanese Sculpture

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.

39. Japanese
Sculpture
Chusonji
Temple, 11th
century CE

40. Japanese Architecture
Himeji
Castle,
16th
century

41. Japanese Architecture
3 Main
Characteri
stics:
1.Curved
roofline
2.Stories
of
rooflines
3.Wooden
brackets

42. Japanese temple
Extravagant
Buildings
were built
for religion
and the
wealthy.

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.

44. Japanese Ink Drawing
Continued…
 What
element
s are
here?
 How
many
stamps
can you
notice
on this
work?

45. Japanese Ink Drawing Cont.
Landscape in Wind, by Sesson Shukei, 16th century

46. Japanese Ink
Drawing Cont.
Landscape, by Sesshu
Toyo, 1507

47. Indian Art
Temples, painting,
sculpture

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.

52. Indian
Painting/Drawings
Bodhisattva Padmapani, Ajanta
Caves, 5th c.
This painting is typical
of the Ajanta Caves
which use subject
matter from the Jataka
tales. These stories tell
of various lives and
incarnations of the
Buddha.

53. Indian Architecture
Courtyard
surrounded
by galleries
Kailasanatha Temple, ce. 757-90

54. Indian architecture- temple

55. Indian Architecture Cont.
This
picture is
of the
famous
Taj
Mahal.

56. Taj Mahal

57. Taj Mahal

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?