The History of Asian Art: A Global View: Test 2 Study Guide

Seeing Connections Four, Chapter Seven, Seeing Connections Five, Seeing Connections Six, Chapter Ten, Chapter Eleven

Bowl, Nishapur, Iran. Samanid period, 900s C.E..

• Earthenware; white slip with black-slip decoration under transparent glaze

• Usage of Arabic calligraphy “Planning before work protects you from regret” and “good luck and well-being”

• Most likely made during the Ortodox Caliphate in Persia

Borobudur, Java, Indonesia, Shailendra dynasty, 800s C.E.

• Massive Buddhist monument made before the Islamic Arab colonization of Indonesia in 1100 - 1200 C.E.

• The largest Buddhist monument in the world

• Open-air structure built on a hill

• A base, five upper levels made of square terraces, three upper levels made of circular terraces, and a stupa

• Looks like a mandala from the top but looks like a stone mountain from the sides

• 72 stupas depicting the Buddha are built on the circular terraces

• The square levels have reliefs of jatakas as well as more historical depictions of the Buddha

Cross-sectional diagram of Borobudur (Indonesia, 800s C.E.)

Gallery wall of Borobudur (Indonesia, 800s C.E.)

• Top layer depicts Shakyamuni bathing in a river while being assisted by the gods

• The bottom layer depicts Hiru and Bhiru arriving in Hiruka

Exposed buddha statue with perforated stupas in the background within the Borobudur temple (Indonesia, 800s C.E.)

Prambanan temple complex, Java, Indonesia, Sanjaya dynasty, 855 C.E.

• Extremely close to Borobudur

• Consists of eight temples on a platform with smaller shrines surrounding them

• There used to be walls surrounding the temple, but has since been destroyed

• The three main temples are dedicated to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (His temple was the tallest and in the middle)

• Main central rooms hold the main images of the deity and is topped by the steep tower

• The balustrades are by decorated relief carvings mostly from the Ramayana

• Was abandoned during the late 900s C.E.

Plan of the Prambanan temple complex (Indonesia, 855 C.E.)

Relief carvings depicting scenes from the Ramayana within the Prambanan temple complex (Indonesia, 855 C.E.)

• Rama rescuing his wife Sita from the demon Ravana

• Rama is the 7th avatar of Vishnu

• Rama stabs the bird Jatayu with a spear