We will be discussing two sorts of material: some short selections from Chinese writing on art in the readings book (section NN) and a group of Chinese paintings. You can find the paintings in a PowerPoint presentation on Moodle in the “C&T-201-01-09-FA” site (i.e., the site for the main course rather than this section); the link to the presentation is titled “Chinese Art.” You can find a PDF version of the presentation on the Moodle site for this section. The table below gives some information on the slides in this presentation; this is the same information that is on the handout “Chinese Painting,” which you can also find as a PDF file.
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Title: A Large Branch of Bamboo Artist: Wen Tong, ca. A.D. 1050 (Song dynasty) Look at this painting in conjunction with the passage by the artist himself in the Readings Book, p. PP-3, section 2.d, “Loving the Dao.” |
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Title: Cassia, Chrysanthemums, and Mountain Birds Artist: Lu Ji, ca. A.D. 1500 (Ming dynasty) |
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Title: Monkeys in a Loquat Tree Artist: Anonymous, 11th century (Song dynasty) |
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Title: Fish Swimming amid Falling Flowers Artist: Liu Cai, A.D. 1075 (Song dynasty) Look at this painting in conjunction with the passage from Zhuang-zi on the happiness of the fish, Readings Book, p. LL-10, ch. 17, sect. c. |
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Title: A Solitary Temple amid Clearing Peaks Artist: Li Cheng, A.D. 960 (Song dynasty) |
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Title: Fisherman Hermit at Lotus Valley Artist: Qiu Ying, ca. A.D. 1530 (Ming dynasty) |
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Title: Mountain Market in Clearing Mist Artist: Yu-jian Rou-fen, ca. A.D. 1250 (Song dynasty) |
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Title: The Emperor Tai-zong Artist: unknown (Qing dynasty) |
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Title: Emperor Tai-zi Calling on Zhao Pu on a Snowy Night Artist: Liu Zhun, ca. A.D. 1500 (Ming dynasty) Emperor Tai-zi was the founder of the Song dynasty in A.D. 960. Zhao Pu was a commoner whom the emperor subsequently promoted to prime minister, and who “became known for bringing peace and prosperity to the country by applying the teachings of Confucius to statecraft.” (Yang Xin et al., Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting, New Haven and London: Yale, 1997, p. 199.) |
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Title: Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk Artist: Zhang Xuan (copy), ca. A.D. 1120 (Song dynasty; original ca. A.D. 900) |
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Title: Li Bo Strolling Artist: Liang Kai, ca. A.D. 1230 (Song dynasty) |