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Survey of Chinese Culture. Oracle Bone Xia Dynasty. Record History Predict Future Write on the bones Placed over a fire Bones would crack Priest would interpret the meaning. Jia (tripod wine vessel) Shang Dynasty 12 th C BCE. Some of the most exquisite bronze vessels in the world - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Survey of Chinese Culture
Oracle Bone Xia Dynasty
Record HistoryPredict Future
Write on the bonesPlaced over a fire Bones would crack Priest would interpret the meaning
Jia (tripod wine vessel) Shang Dynasty 12th C BCE
Some of the most exquisite bronze vessels in the worldTechnologically far superior to anything else we’ve seen
Bronze zun(Bear swallowing monster) Shang Dynasty 11th C BCE
Bronze bell Zhou Dynasty 5th C BCE
Jade Disk Zhou Dynasty
JadeHighly prizedSymbol of longevityFrequently used as jewelry Used in ritualsOften buried with high status individualsBurial suits were common in Zhou and Han times.
Jade pendant Zhou Dynasty
Architecture
The Great WallHuangdi’s Tomb
Hi. I’m Robocop. Let me teach you about some Qin
architecture.
Huangdi’s Tomb
Qin Terra Cotta Warriors
Faces of a Qin Warriors
The Great Wall
The Art of Landscape Painting
“Wordless poems”“Economy of line”Harmony between heaven and earth (Daoism)Subject matter is nature or everyday life
Old Trees, Level Distance Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)Guo Xi (Chinese, ca. 1000–ca. 1090)Handscroll; ink and color on silk; 13 3/4 x 41 1/4 in. (34.9 x 104.8 cm)
Artist: Wang Ximeng (1096-1119)Title: A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains Medium/Format: Handscroll, ink and color on silk Dimensions: 469 x 22 in.
Scholar by a Waterfall, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) Ma Yuan (Chinese, active ca. 1190—1225)Album leaf: ink and color on silk; 9 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (25.1 x 26 cm)Signed: "Servitor, Ma Yuan"
Ming Vases
Ming Vases
Sold for $5.7 million in 2000Porcelain was perfected under the Ming
Cantonese Opera
“Ngoh Wai Heng Kong”I’m Mad About YouImprovisationMusic reflects the tone of the languageConfucian principle of educating citizens in music, dance & drama
Forbidden City
Forbidden City
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