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Kurs: Asian Art Museum > Rozdział 5
Lekcja 1: Chiny- Chiny: Wprowadzenie
- An introduction to ancient China
- Archeologia i badania starożytnych Chin
- Odkrycia w chińskiej archeologii
- Bottle with mouth in the shape of a mushroom
- Ritual implements (cong and bi)
- Praca z nefrytem
- Introduction to the Shang dynasty
- Shang dynasty ritual bronze vessels
- Horse decoration in the form of a taotie mask
- Ritual vessel in the shape of a rhinoceros
- Rytualne naczynie na wino (gong)
- Seated Buddha dated 338
- Introduction to the Han dynasty
- Vase with cover
- Cicada
- Money tree
- House model
- Storehouse
- Terracotta Warriors from the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China
- An Introduction to the Tang dynasty (618–906)
- Dancer
- Camel
- Central Asian wine peddler
- Stele with the Buddha Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna
- Stele of the Buddha Maitreya
- Chinese Buddhist cave shrines
- Świątynie buddyjskie na Wutai Shan
- Dynastia Song: Wprowadzenie
- Bodhisattwa Awalokiteśwara (po chińsku: Guanyin)
- Taoism in the Tang and Song dynasties
- Arahant (po chińsku: luohan)
- Misa w brązowe cętki
- Klasyczne ogrody Suzhou
- Wprowadzenie do dynastii Ming (1368–1644)
- Technologia w okresie dynastii Ming (1368–1644)
- Słój z rybami w stawie lotosowym
- Pieśń poranka
- Podziwiając chińską kaligrafię
- Dekodując chińską kaligrafię
- Wirujący śnieg na brzegu rzeki
- Zakazane Miasto
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Vase with cover
Co to za przedmiot?
This is a large, painted storage jar that would have been placed in a tomb in north-central China during the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.–9 C.E.). It is based on the hu bronze wine vessel shape, particularly inlaid bronzes from the late Shang dynasty through the Warring States (472–221 B.C.E.) periods. The shape of the hu may have been based on the vegetable gourd. This is an unglazed vessel with painted decoration. Like the bronzes, it has horizontal bands that divide up the decorative sections, a removable lid, and two handles in the form of a monster mask.
W jaki sposób utworzono diagram?
The grey color on this vessel was achieved by firing the vessel in a smoke-infused kiln, the smoke produced by burning a lot of green wood and other organic material. The surface decoration was then painted on using mineral pigments. The design consists of swirling cloud shapes. Surface designs like this are very fragile, as they are not protected by a glaze.
What were the burial customs and beliefs at the time this was made?
During the Han, a variety of cults and belief systems existed. Some systems aimed to prolong life, others to provide for continued life in the tomb, still others assumed the presence of immortal kingdoms to which the soul was transported. Not everyone could afford inlaid bronzes and decorative lacquers for their tombs, so ceramic models imitated these forms and their decorations, and were placed in tombs.
What is the significance of the surface decorations on this vessel?
The designs on this vessel were undoubtedly influenced by those on bronze vessels and lacquer ware. The cloud motif (yun wen) on the surface decoration can be interpreted in several ways. It can be seen as an auspicious symbol, protecting the spirit of the deceased. Clouds can depict the land of the immortals, a place often associated with mountains where clouds would gather. They can also depict sky constellations and astrological beliefs. White clouds could also represent vital energy (qi) or cloud breath (yunqi), substances that would be important to a soul seeking immortality.
During the Han, the Chinese distinguised two different elements of the soul: hun and po. During life,hun was the intellectual or spiritual soul. Po dealt with the physical body’s movement and energy. After death, the two would separate. Po stayed with the body, therefore it needed to be given all the material comforts of real life. Hun journeyed off to immortal realms in what many feared was a perilous journey. Many variations on this theme occurred and are reflected in various burial practices and tomb imagery. The vessel depicted here shows various responses to the search for immortality.
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