Arts Of China Flashcards
(29 cards)
Formally known as the “People’s Republic of China”
China
Second largest country in terms of land mass
China
1.426 Billion (2023) Population
China
First invented Paper, Printing, Compass, Porcelain
China
Is an ancient Chinese belief system which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality
Confucianism
Painters in ancient China were also government officials and scholars, called _________ who were all well respected
Scholar Artists
Symbolizes Heaven and “King of all colors in Ancient China”
Black
Symbolizes happiness, Wealth, and Joyous occasions
Red
Symbolizes brightness, purity, fullness, and mourn the dead
White
Symbolizes the earth, freedom from worries, emperor, royal palace, sad, center of all colors, and most attractive
Yellow
Symbolizes spring, vigor (strength), and vitality
Green blue or Greenish blue
Believers hold that humans and animals are in balance in the universe
Taoism
Symbolizes Immortality
Peach
Symbolizes a happy marriage
Pair of Birds in Water
Symbolizes the empress
Phoenix
Symbolizes the emperor
Dragon
means “meticulous” is a painting technique that requires the artist to use very precise brushstrokes and ink of different colors to achieve a high level of detail, is for royal family
Gongbi
Ink wash painting invented by Wang Wei during the Tang dynasty, subjects are The Four Ones or The Four Gentlemen (bamboo, orchid, plum blossom, Chrysanthemum)
(The Four seasons and the Confucian Ideals)
Shui Mo Hua
The Four Ones or the Four Gentlemen
Bamboo, Orchid, Plum Blossom, Chrysanthemum
Represents summer in the four seasons
Bamboo
Represents spring in the Four seasons
Orchid
Represents winter in the Four seasons
Plum Blossom
Represents Autumn in the Four seasons
Chrysanthemum
Four Arts that was required for the scholars to learn and practice
Chinese Brush Painting (hua), Chinese Calligraphy (shu), Strategy Game Go (qi), Stringed Instrument Guqin (qin)
