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Terra Cotta Warriors
Date: 221-209 BCE
Location: China (Qing dynasty)
Material:Terracotta
Context: commissioned by Emperor Qin to serve him in the afterlife / thousands of unique warriors located in Qin’s Mausoleum accompanied by animal and human sculptures / each warrior is unique and were once painted
Funerary banner of Lady Dai
Date:168 BCE
Location: China
Material: Silk
Context: placed with the tomb of Lady Dai who was mummified / represents Daoism beliefs of afterlife and reincarnation/ motifs of square and circle, dragons, and Phoenix
Shiva lord of the dance
Date: 10th century
Location: India (Chola dynasty)
Material: bronze
Context: depicts the balance of destruction and rebirth / bronze wax casting technique / standing on top of demonnof ignorance, holding fire and drums
The Great Stupa
Date: 3rd Century
Location: Sanchi, India
Material: Sandstone
Context: oldest Buddhist temple containing sacred relics / Gateways contain carvings of buddha and his teachings / circumambulation sight
Longmen caves
Date:5th-12th century
Location: china
Material: carved stone
Context: a place for Buddhist meditation and worship / contains over 2300 caves containing many sculptures / lotus symbolism of Buddhism
Todai-Ji
Date:1100-1200
Location: Nara, Japan
Material: wood
Context: represents the power of the Japanese court and promotes Zen Buddhism / bronze statue of buddha inside / Piligramige sight / pagoda shape plan, facilitated the rise of the shogunate
Borobuder Temple
Date: 800
Location: Indonesia
Material: Volcanic stone
Context: Largest Buddhist temple in the world, also a pilgrimage sight/ relief sculptures depict Buddhas life / mandala plan, stupa is surrounded by hundreds of Buddha sculptures / tiers symbolize path to enlightenment
Gold and Jade crown
Date:57 BCE
Location: Korea
Material: gold and jade
Context: worn by Korean Silla royalty during ceremonies and rituals / represents shamanistic values of nature (antlers, fruits, branches symbolize fertility)
David Vases
Date:1351
Location: China
Material: Porcelain
Context: Imperial vases made for a Doaist temple / dragon and bird motif
Ryoan-Ji
Date:1450
Location: Japan
Material: sand, rock
Context: Zen Buddhist garden that represents the values of simplicity and peace / rocks symbolize islands on ocean
Temple of Ankgor Wat
Date: 1116
Location: Cambodia
Material: stone
Context: largest religious temple in the world / Hindu temple dedicated to the god, Vishnu / served as the kings mausoleum / relief sculptures retelling Hindu stories/ 5 stone towers represents the mountains at Mt. Meru
Night Attack on Sanjo Palace
Date:13th century
Location: Japan
Material: ink on paper
Context: narrative scroll depicting the violent uprising of shogunate in Japan/ read from left to right, scene escalates in violence/ example of otokoe
Portrait of Sin Sukju
Date: 1450
Location: Korea
Material: ink on silk
Context: Served for Confucianist ancestral rituals after his death / sin sukju was the prime minister of Korea / peacocks symbolize the position of a civil official / wrinkles and mustache symbolize wisdom and loyalty
White and Red Plum Blossom
Date:1710
Location: Japan (Edo period)
Artist: Ogata Korin
Material: ink, gold leaf, paper
Context: standing silk screen that celebrates the aesthetic beauty of nature / intricate design and patterns, realism and decorative elements
The forbidden city
Date: 1402
Location: Beijing
Material: wood
Context: Emperor wanted to solidify his power, so he rebuilt the capital / outercourt and innercourt is separated by hierarchy and purpose / largest wooden structure in the world
Lakshmana temple
Date:950 CE
Location: India
Material: Sandstone
Context: patroned by the Chandella clan, Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu / dark and windowless, meant for intimate worship / friezes and mandapa
Travelers by streams and mountains
Location: China
Artist: Fan Kuan
Material: ink on silk
Context: Kuan turned away to seek enlightenment, represents harmonious existence of nature / very big, muted colors
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