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    Chinese art flourished under the Zhou Dynasty and was influenced by Confucianism, depicting everyday life. Interactions with Western missionaries from India also inspired Chinese artists. By the 16th century, Chinese art began highlighting their own culture through paintings of magical realms infused with Chinese characters. Paintings featured monumental styles with rocks, mountains, and sharp brushstrokes providing multiple perspectives. Porcelain commonly depicted nature with man as part of the balance. Japanese art transitioned from isolation to embracing Western influences. It was influenced by Korean, Chinese, and Shintoism and Buddhism religions. In the 14th century, Japan isolated itself and developed abstract, naturalistic, and minimalist styles contrasting Chinese extra

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    Chinese art flourished under the Zhou Dynasty and was influenced by Confucianism, depicting everyday life. Interactions with Western missionaries from India also inspired Chinese artists. By the 16th century, Chinese art began highlighting their own culture through paintings of magical realms infused with Chinese characters. Paintings featured monumental styles with rocks, mountains, and sharp brushstrokes providing multiple perspectives. Porcelain commonly depicted nature with man as part of the balance. Japanese art transitioned from isolation to embracing Western influences. It was influenced by Korean, Chinese, and Shintoism and Buddhism religions. In the 14th century, Japan isolated itself and developed abstract, naturalistic, and minimalist styles contrasting Chinese extra

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    LESSON 11: Art in Asia

    Chinese Art
    – Zhou Dynasty under

    a feudal kind of
    social system.
    – Greece's Golden

    Age: when culture


    particularly art
    flourished
    tremendously. Metal
    works were
    produced. Jade is
    the popular choice of
    materials for
    artworks.
    Confucianism
    – The dominant way of

    life subscribed to
    general public.
    – Believed that in order

    for society to work,


    one must learn h I w
    to sympathize to
    others (Confucius.)
    – Became evident in

    most artworks
    depicting everyday
    life and how these
    social interactions
    come to play.

    Interaction with Western


    missionaries who came
    from INDIA.
    – Indian models inspires a lot of

    Chinese artists
    16th Century - Chinese
    started making art that
    highlighted their own
    culture.

    Paintings usually
    depicted by magical
    places and realms from
    imagination while
    infusing Chinese
    characters that define
    their culture.

    Dominant belief that


    great power comes from a
    higher spirit is the one
    moving the artist and his
    work together.

    Paintings
    – monumental styles
    wherein rocks and
    mountains served as
    barrier that made the
    viewer distracted.
    – Rounded forms that it
    flows from the
    background into the
    foreground.
    – Sharp brushstrokes
    – give the audience a
    multiple perspectives
    while western landscape
    had a single vanishing
    point.

    Porcelain
    – Commonly used
    items for decorative
    ornaments such as
    vases and jars.
    – Focal point in these
    vases depicts a
    central theme:
    nature.
    – Man is an integral
    part of nature
    ensuring that has a
    certain balance.
    Culture - social life,
    importance to communities
    and interaction with
    people.

    Themes - everyday
    activities, war and
    violence, death and
    nature.
    – Lot of Symbolisms

    Art - Avenue for the


    artist to convey his
    reflection of the things
    he is aware of.

    Chinese people show


    respect to their
    ancestors and departed
    relatives. There departed
    of ancient Chinese were
    placed in either gold or
    bronze vessels; depending
    on their social status.

    JAPANESE ART
    – Undergone a
    series of
    transitions and
    periodization
    – From isolated nation
    to embracing
    Western influences,
    Japan has
    transitioned into
    mixing pot.
    – Japanese infuse
    local and indigenous
    materials with
    modern Western
    subjects and focal
    points.
    – Korean and
    Chinese influences
    ceramic figures and
    ornaments to
    Japanese artwork.
    Haniwa
    – Ceramic products
    that made up of clay.
    – Place beside burial
    spots for reason that
    are unknown.
    Shintoism
    – Native religion of
    Japan.
    – Subscribes to the
    belief of being one
    with nature and
    embracing the notion
    of existence of many
    gods.
    – Japan did not only
    trade goods to China
    but also influence
    with their religious
    beliefs and practices.
    Buddhism
    –Integral part of
    Japanese culture.
    – Images and

    sculptures of Buddha
    were produced.
    – Buddhist temple

    became staples in
    key places
    – Art became an

    expression of
    worship.
    14th Century
    – Japan isolated itself from

    the rest of the world.


    – Japanese styles of

    painting leaned toward


    abstract and naturalistic
    handling.
    – Adapted minimalist

    – It is stark contrast the

    extravagant design of
    Chinese.
    Ukiyo-e
    – crafted through woodcut

    prints.
    – Used lines and colors in a

    very distinctive manner.


    Example:
    – Hiroshige and Sharaku

    (Vincent van Gogh and


    Edouard Manet)

    PHILIPPINE ART
    – Before colonies, ethnic

    minorities have used art


    not only for daily
    activities but also for
    religious rituals and
    practices.
    – Pottery, weaving, carving,

    metalwork and Jewelry.


    Pottery - earliest art
    forms used by Filipino.

    Manunggal Jar (Palawan)


    – Represents religious
    beliefs and practices.
    – Serves as burial jar
    and reflects the
    belief in afterlife.
    – Practical values such
    as pots for cooking
    and large vases for
    storing.
    Weaving
    – Earliest forms
    of art
    expression.
    Most popular artisans
    (Cordillera)
    Known of their
    –

    colorful woven
    cloth which also
    have both
    religious and
    practical value.
    T'boli people (Mindanao)
    – Known for their

    woven abaca cloth


    t'nalak.
    – Use to make

    ornaments which
    represents their
    beliefs through
    symbols.
    – Frog represents

    FERTILITY.
    Woodcarvings (Palawan)
    – Dipects animals

    represents their
    religious beliefs.
    – Birds serves as the

    messengers of
    people to the havens
    and vice versa.
    Okir
    – Tausug and Marana

    – Which are designs

    applied to their
    woodcarvings.
    – Subjects:

    sarimanok, Naga,
    pako rabong.
    Sarimanok - design of a
    mythical bird either
    standing on a fish or
    holding a piece of fish
    on its beak.

    Jewelry - used as amulets


    for protection to drive
    away evil spirits.
    – Cordillera and

    Cotabato use
    jewelry as ornaments
    integrated in
    clothing.
    Naga - forms an S-shape
    depicting an mythical
    dragon or serpent.
    – Numerous curved lines

    served as detail depicts


    the scales.
    Pako rabong - growing
    fern with a board base.
    Fern gracefully stems and
    tapers upward.
    Sarimanok and Naga are
    used as ornamental
    designs for houses of
    sultans.

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