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ASIAN ART
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHINESE INDIAN
1 ART 2 ART 3 JAPANESE
ART

4 KOREAN
TIBETAN
ART 5 ART 6 NEPALESE
ART
 INTRODUCTION
The history of Asian art or Eastern art, includes a vast range of
influences from various cultures and religions. Developments in
Asian art historically parallel those in Western art, in general a
few centuries earlier. Chinese art, Indian art, Korean art,
Japanese art, each had significant influence on Western art, and
vice versa. Near Eastern art also had a significant influence on
Western art. Excluding prehistoric art, the art of Mesopotamia
represents the oldest forms of Asian art.
CHINESE
ART
⁃ The oldest continuous art
traditions in the world are Chinese art
traditions.
⁃ Chinese art in 10,000 B.C.E.
included pottery and sculptures.
⁃ Scholars and nobles preserved
Chinese artistic traditions, and these
were adapted by each successive dynasty.
Over the centuries, Chinese art produced the
following types of arts:
- Paintings
- Calligraphies
- Architecture
- Pottery
- Sculptures
- Bronzes
- Jade carvings
- Other fine or decorative art forms
Ancient Chinese Art
Calligraphy
⁃ The art of calligraphy aims to demonstrate superior
control and skill using brush and ink.
⁃ Introduced in the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE
then after two hundred years, all educated men were expected
to be proficient at it.
⁃ Lady Wei (272-349 CE) was an accomplished
calligrapher and said to have taught the great master Wang
Xizhi (303-361 CE)
Ancient Chinese Art
Painting
⁃ Walls, coffins and boxes, screens, silk scrolls, fixed
fans, book covers, and folding fans were the most popular
formats.
⁃ Wood and bamboo were the most popular materials
used by the earliest artists, and then adopted plastered walls,
silk, and paper.
⁃ Portraits and landscapes were the two most popular
themes.
Ancient Chinese Art
Pottery
⁃ The oldest known pots in the world was
from Xianrendong Cave Pottery (Jiangxi province)
⁃ Heavy and functional storage jars
⁃ During the Han dynasty, there were early
developments in techniques and kilns.
Art Influence
⁃ Chinese art is
greatly influenced by
Chinese philosophies of
Buddhism, Confucianism,
and particularly Taoism.
This aims to show a sense
of harmony between
humans and the larger
world.
INDIAN ART
Indian art consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery,
and textile arts such as woven silk. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian
subcontinent, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, and at times eastern Afghanistan. A strong sense of design is characteristic
of Indian art and can be observed in its modern and traditional forms.

The origin of Indian art can be traced to prehistoric settlements in the 3rd
millennium BC. On its way to modern times, Indian art has had cultural Yakshi Bracket Figure. East torana of the Great
Stupa at Sanchi, 1st century BCE/CE, in Madhya
influences, as well as religious influences such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Pradesh, India
Sikhism and Islam. In spite of this complex mixture of religious traditions,
generally, the prevailing artistic style at any time and place has been shared by the
major religious groups.

Indian artist styles historically followed Indian religions out of the subcontinent,
having an especially large influence in Tibet, South East Asia and China. Indian
art has itself received influences at times, especially from Central Asia and Iran,
and Europe.

The Priest-King is a carved steatite statuette

found during the excavation of the Bronze Age
city of Mohenjodaro,
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The visual arts (sculpture, painting and architecture) are

tightly interrelated with the non-visual arts. According to
Kapila Vatsyayan, "Classical Indian architecture,
sculpture, painting, literature (kaavya), music and dancing
evolved their own rules conditioned by their respective
media, but they shared with one another not only the
underlying spiritual beliefs of the Indian religio-philosophic
mind, but also the procedures by which the relationships of
the symbol and the spiritual states were worked out in
detail."
Insight into the unique qualities of Indian art is best
Kapila Vatsyayan
achieved through an understanding of the philosophical
thought, the broad cultural history, social, religious and
political background of the artworks.
 The Taj Mahal under construction. (In total, construction of the 42-
acre (17-hectare) complex spanned 22 years.)

Sculpture was a common practice among Indian Buddhists and Hindus.

Hinduism continued to be a main focus of Indian art for centuries, as
sculptures of deities like Shiva were commonly produced. By the 16th
century, Islam gained importance under the Mughal Empire and art
production grew under Islamic rulers. During this time, the arts prospered
and in 1631 construction began on the Taj Mahal.
 Notable Indian Architecture
The Iron Pillar, Delhi

This pillar, built in the 4th century, features Sanskrit inscription in Brahmi script that states it was created in honor of the Hindu
god Vishnu. The pillar showcases India’s prowess in metallurgy, a branch of science that focuses particularly on the properties,
production, and purification of metals.

Konark Sun Temple, Konark, India

Built in the 13th century, this impressive temple is dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya. It was carved from stone in the form of
a 100-foot-high chariot with immense wheels and horses.
JAPANESE ART
● Art in Japan has undergone series of transitions and periodization.
● Japan has transitioned into a cultural mixing pot.
● Based on artifact such as ceramic figures and ornaments.
● It was influenced by Korean and Chinese artwork
● Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient
pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper,
calligraphy, ceramics , architecture, oil painting,literature,drama and
music.
● Both religious and secular artistics traditions developed, but even the
secular art was imbued with Buddhist and Confuscian aesthetic principles,
particularly the Zen concept that every aspect of the material world is part
of an all encompassing whole.

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● Over it’s long history, Japanese art absorbed many foreign artistics
traditions and carried on intermittent exchanges with china and Korea.
● When Japan came into contact with the western world during the 19th
century, Japanese woodblock prints, paintings and ceramics had a
considerable influence on European art particularly in cubism and
impressionism.
● Contemporary Japanese art is concerned with themes such as self-identity
and finding fulfillment in a world dominated by technology.
● Since the 1990s, Japanese animation known as anime, has become widely
popular with young people in the west.
Haniwa

Ceramic figures that is made up of clay.

That were made for ritual use and buried
with the dead as funerary objects
Shinoism
● The native religion of Japan.
● A practice of religious rites based on the Japanese polytheistic
idea of ‘kami’ (deity).
● The word Shintō literally means “way of kami”.
● Collections of native beliefs and mythology.
● Worshipping nature and natural objects ranging from trees, lakes
mountains, flowers and rocks.

Buddhism
● Became an integral part of Japanese Culture, Artwork such as
images and sculptures of Buddha were produced.
● Buddhist temples are became staples key places.
● Art is essence became an expression of worship for the
Japanese people.
Ukiyo-e
Is an art movement which is flourished in 17th through 19th centuries.
It’s artist produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as
travel scenes and landscapes, female beauties and sumo wrestlers
The Great Wave
of Kanagawa
● Nicknamed “The Wave”
● Hokusai, an artist with a unique talent.
● The Four details that made this
masterpiece famous: The waves, Prussian
blue color, Mount Fuji, The boats and the
Fisherman.
Hiroshige
● Known for his horizontal-format landscapes series “The Fifty-
three Stations of the Tokaido.
● Also known for his vertical-format landscape popular series
“One Hundred famous view of Edo.
● Hiroshige’s death marked the beginning of the rapid decline
in the ukiyo-e genre.
Sharaku ● Was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer.
● Known for his portraits of kabuki actors.
● Over 140 prints have been established as the works of
Sharaku.
● The majority are portraits of actors or scenes from kabuk
iand the rest are the sumo wrestlers.
Nishiki-e
● Is a type of Japanese multi-colored woodblock
printing.
● The Technique is used primarily in Ukiyo-e. It was
invented in 1760s.
● Suzuki Harunobu developed the technique of
polychrome printing to produce nishiki-e
Kaiga
● Also known as Japanese Painting.
● Is one of the oldest and most highly refined of the Japanese art.

Panel form the Tale of Genji

Jomon Period Pottery

● The first settlers of Japan, the jomon people.
● Named for the cord markings that decorated the surfaces of
their clay vessels were nomadic hunter-gatherers.

Statuette with Snow Glasses

Yayoi Art
● Bringing knowledge of wetland rice cultivation, the manufacture of copper
weapons and bronze bells (dōtaku).
● Use for Rituals.
● The oldest dotaku found date from the second and third century.

Dotaku, Third Century

Kofun Art
● Represents a modification of Yayoi culture.
● Typical artifacts are bronze mirrors, symbol of political alliances
called haniwa.

Haniwa Horse
 "manga"
In Japanese, "manga" refers to all kinds of cartooning, comics, and animation.
Among English speakers, "manga" has the stricter meaning of "Japanese
comics", in parallel to the usage of "anime" in and outside Japan. The term "ani-
manga" is used to describe comics produced from animation cels. Often
disregarded as “Japanese cartoons” in the West, manga and anime are an
important part of Japanese contemporary art and, much like the avant-garde
movements, the modern manga took shape in the post-war decades.
KOREAN
ART
HISTORY OF KOREA

● Professional have begun to acknowledge and sort through Korea’s own

unique art culture and important role in not only transmitting Chinese
culture but also assimilating it and creating a unique culture of its own.
● Korea Arts include tradition in calligraphy, music, painting, and pottery
often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration. .
● The earliest example of Korean art consists of stone age works dating from 300
BCE. These mainly consist of votive sculpture, although petroglyphs have also
been recently discovered
● Korean artists sometimes modified Chinese tradition with a native preference
for simple elegance, purity of nature and spontaneity.
● The Gotyeo Dynasty (1918-1392) was the one of the most prolific periods for the
artists in many disciplines, especially in pottery.
Melon-shaped wine ewer

Melon-shaped ewer with bamboo decoration first half of the 12th

century.
This elegant ewer demonstrates the Goryeo potter's technical skill and
conceptual sophistication in transforming everyday motifs from nature
—in this case, a melon and bamboo—into a functional and
aesthetically pleasing vessel.
 Neolithic Art
● Korean ancient pottery improved during the era of Neolithic art (c. 10,000-3,000 BCE) with the
creation of flat-bottomed vessels decorated with zigzag patterns, followed by comb-pattern
pottery (c. 3,000 BCE).
COMB-PATTERNED POTTERY
- The vessel form found in early comb pottery is a
simple V-shape with a pointed or rounded bottom.
The surface is entirely covered with impressed or
incised lines, short, slanting, and parallel, arranged
in either horizontal or vertical rows so as to
produce a sort of comb pattern.
- In later pottery the clay is often tempered with
asbestos or talc stone, and the base of the vessel
tends to be flattened. The earlier, space-filling
linear design yields to more sparsely placed
curvilinear designs consisting of dots.
Jeulmun pottery period

The Jeulmun pottery period is named after the decorated pottery vessels that
form a large part of the pottery assemblage consistently over the above
period, especially 4000-2000 BC. Jeulmun (Hangul: 즐문 , Hanja: 櫛文 )
means "Comb-patterned". A boom in the archaeological excavations of
Jeulmun Period sites since the mid-1990s has increased knowledge about
this important formative period in the prehistory of East Asia.
 Bronze Age
● In Korea, the Bronze Age began around the 15th century BCE, with the everyday use of mumun
pottery, ground stone tools, and wooden tools. During this period, only a few people possessed bronze
tools, which served either as symbols of authority or as ritual instruments.
Korean- Sword
- have served a central place in the defense of the nation for
thousands of years. Although typical Korean land battles
have taken place in wide valleys and narrow mountain
passes, which favor use of the spear and bow, the sword
found use as a secondary, close-quarters weapon,
especially useful during sieges and ship-to-ship boarding
actions. Higher quality, ceremonial swords were typically
reserved for the officer corps as a symbol of authority with
which to command the troops. Ceremonial swords are still
granted to military officials by the civilian authority to this
day.
- Korean swords typically fall into two broad categories, the
Geom, and the Do.
Comma Shape Beads

Magatama ( 勾玉 , less frequently 曲玉 ) are curved,

comma-shaped beads that appeared in prehistoric Japan
from the Final Jōmon period through the Kofun period,
approximately 1000 BCE to the 6th century CE.
 Iron Age
● The transition from the Late Bronze to Early Iron Age in Korea begins in the 4th century BCE. This
corresponds to the later stage of Gojoseon, the Jin state period in the south, and the
Proto–Three Kingdoms period of the 1st to 4th century CE. [8]
● The period that begins after 300 BCE can be described as 'protohistoric', a time when some documentary
sources seem to describe societies in the Korean peninsula.

THE THREE KINGDOM

GOGURYEO

- Goguryeo, also called Goryeo, was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula
and the southern and central parts of Manchuria. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most of the Korean
peninsula, large parts of Manchuria and parts of eastern Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.
BAEKJE

- Baekje was founded as a member of the Mahan confederacy. Two sons of the founder of Goguryeo are recorded to have fled a
succession conflict, to establish Baekje around the present Seoul area.
- Baekje absorbed or conquered other Mahan chiefdoms and, at its peak in the 4th century, controlled most of the western Korean
peninsula. Buddhism was introduced to Baekje in 384 from Goguryeo, which Baekje welcomed
SILLA
- According to Korean records, in 57 BC, Seorabeol (or Saro, later Silla) in the southeast of the peninsula unified and expanded the
confederation of city-states known as Jinhan. Although Samguk Sagi records that Silla was the earliest-founded of the three
kingdoms, other written and archaeological records indicate that Silla was likely the last of the three to establish a centralized
government.
- Silla was the smallest and weakest of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, but it used cunning diplomatic means to make opportunistic
pacts and alliances with the more powerful Korean kingdoms, and eventually Tang China, to its great advantage.
 OTHER ARTS OF KOREA

- Korean arts is characterized by transition in main religion at the time;

early Korean shamanist art, then Korean Buddhist art and Korean
confucian art, through the various forms of Western Art in 20 century.
- Art works in metal, jade, bamboo, textiles have a limited resurgence.
Korean Calligraphy and Printing

- i s seen art where brush stroke reveal the artist personality enhancing the subject matter that is painted,
- This arts form represent the apogee and Korean Confucian Art.
Korean Fabric Arts
are craft of making fabric and textiles produced by the people on the Korean
- Peninsula. They have a long history, which includes fabrics such as guksa,
nobang, sha, jangmidan, Korean-made jacquard, brocade and satin. Or crafts such
as the Korean quilts known as bojagi, Korean embroidery, Korean knots,
Korean clothing and the rarer arts of Korean blinds weaving and
Korean paper clothing. In old time, people usually wore natural dyeing clothes.

Korean Knot

- In the ruling palaces, knots were used to signify dignity and prestige. For religious purposes knots decorated Buddhist
ornaments. The most common use of knots was in Norigae, traditional Korean ornaments worn by women to decorate
clothing.
Korean Paper Art

- Korean paper or hanji is the name of traditional handmade paper from Korea
.Hanji is made from the inner bark of Broussonetia papyrifera known colloquially
as paper mulberry, a tree native to Korea that grows well on its rocky
mountainsides, known in Korean as dak.

Korean Mask

- have a long tradition with the use in a variety of contexts. Masks of any type are called tal (Korean: 탈 ) in Korean, but they are also
known by many others names such as gamyeon, gwangdae, chorani, talbak and talbagaji. Korean masks come with black clothe attached
to the sides of the mask designed to cover the back of the head and also to simulate black hair.
Korean Paintings Art
-Western-style oil painting in Korean art was in the self-portraits of Korean artist Ko
1. Hu i-dong.
-Ko Hui- dong- Korean artist who pioneered in the application of Western
techniques to traditional painting styles. After World War II he became a
member of the South Korean government of Syngman Rhee.

2.Arahat, Joseon buddhist painting in the 16th century Korea.

3. were popular subjects in court paintings in the late Joseon Dynasty, and dozens of them were produced for various occasions including royal weddings.
Peaches in these paintings grow only every 3,000 years and symbolizes longevity.
3 TYPE OF PAINTINGS IN KOREA

1.Buddhist Paintings
2.Confucian Paintings
3.Decorative Painting
TIBETAN ART
⁃ Also called the “Himalayan art,” that refers to
the art of Tibet and other present and former
Himalayan kingdoms.
⁃ Also called Lamaism, which is a regional form
of northern Buddhism.
⁃ The artists were largely anonymous despite the
existence of flourishing workshops.
⁃ Tibetan art evolved from the 7th century CE
⁃ Tubo Kingdom is when Tibetan arts have
developed. These originated from the rock paintings in
ancient times. The contents of these paintings include
animal images of deer, ox, sheep, horse, and more
relating to hunting scenes.
⁃ Religious paintings have made a further
progress most especially after introducing Buddhism to
Tibet.
Arts and Crafts

⁃ Stone carving,
mural painting, and
Thangka paintings
⁃ Often religious
in theme
Belief
⁃ Sacred art
⁃ Its drawing elements are from the religions of
Buddhism, Hinduism, Bon, and other tribal groups and
others reflecting the overriding influence of Tibetan
Buddhism.
⁃ Tibetan artists followed rules regarding
proportions, shape, colour, stance, hand positions, and
attributes in order to personify correctly the Buddha or
deities.
 Sand Mandala

One of the particular

types of artwork of
Tibetan artists is Sand
Mandala. It is a spiritual
symbol depicting the
universe and the cosmos.
Sand Mandala
- Has geometric patterns
- Ceremonies and viewing are
done to symbolise the
Buddhist doctoral belief in the
transitory nature of material
life when it is being
ritualistically dismantled.
BHUTANESE
ART
 OVERVIEW

In Bhutan, art remains an essential part of daily

life that retains the purity and handcraft of ancient
times that rarely manifests itself in Western Culture.
Certainly, these practices evolve and adapt through the
new generations, but at the same time it preserves the
internal and external spirituality—full of the sacred
beliefs of this mystic and mysterious land—of creating
a work of art from the past.

For the Bhutanese people, each piece they create

represents a religious experience, a connection with
something that goes beyond them and enlightens them
creatively, and this is why the 13 Traditional Arts and
Crafts, known as Zorig Chusum, have prevailed to this
day and continue to be one of the most consequential
aspects of Bhutanese culture.
 ORIGIN

The 13 Arts are rooted in Buddhism. They are believed to

have been introduced by Pema Lingpa in the 15th century and
categorized in the 17th century by Tenzin Rabgye, the 4th Druk
Desi—the title given to rulers; it means “thunder dragon” in
reference to Bhutan. Each work of art contains the same
principles, symbolisms and ideologies that make this practice so
ancestral, but the artist inevitably leaves a print of their own
style, which contributes to the uniqueness of the piece.
However, one important aspect of Bhutanese art is that it is
always anonymous. If a work of art bears a name, it is usually
the name of the person who commissioned it, not the artist’s,
because the importance of the craft lies in the craft itself, not in
those who produce it. Art speaks for itself, the same as each
representation of belief and value. Thus, these objects decorate
every home, temple, and street. The ornaments are used every
day as simple, yet beautiful tools. Colors permeate every aspect
of the paintings, woodwork, sculptures, and embroideries that
depict deities, sacred animals and other relevant imagery.
 13 BHUTANESE ARTS & CRAFTS
1. Lhazo - Bhutanese Wall Paintings 8. Thagzo - Weaving

2. Jimzo - Sculpting 9. Tshemzo - Embroidery

3. Shingzo - Wood Carving 10. Lugzo - Casting

4. Parzo - Carving 11. Tsharzo - Cane Weaving

5. Dezo - Papermaking 12. Garzo - Blacksmithing

6. Dozo - Masonry 13. Troeko - Metal Ornaments

7. Shagzo - Wood Turning

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