Topic 4. Asian art

The first dynasty with an emperor

Qin Dynasty

Taoism

Philosophical and religious system that intended to create peace with the “Tao"

Confucianism

It is a movement closer to ethical philosophy: to expand our sense of justice and a proper way to be in society.

Six Canons of Painting

1. Animation through spirit consonance

2. Structural method in the use of the brush

3. Fidelity to the object in portraying forms

4. Conformity to kind in applying colors

5. Proper planning in the placing of elements

6. Transmission of the experience of the past in making copies

Author of Admonitions Scroll

Ku K’ai-chih

Location of Persia

East of Mesopotamia, that region was called the Fars

Commandant of the Persian empire

King Cyrus

Relief

When a figure stand out from a flat surface, such as a wall

Hinduism

Dharma

Meaning: “Natural Work“, the natural order of the things

Artha

Means “wealth” or “property”. It refers to the search of having material things.

Kama

God of love in the Indian mythology.

Moksha

Definition of this word is “freedom” and it means a liberation from the constant cycle of the death and the “samsara”

Sculptures on a Hindu temple

Sculptures that reflect the four goals of life