Asian Symbolis

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Oriental Painting•Chinese painting began 2,000 years ago

•Artists painted on silk or paper

•Used brush and ink•Painted from memory

Oriental Painting•Hand Scrolls – rolled up. Read

right to left.

•Hanging Scrolls – vertical. Primarily seasonal landscapes. Read from bottom to top.

•Album Leafs – small nature paintings. Bound together in book form.

Dragon•Good luck•Imperial Power

•Eternity•Rain created when two dragons fight

Dragon Features• Head of a

Monster• Body of a Snake• Scales of a Fish• Claws of an

Eagle

More Dragons

Calligraphy•Practical writing technique for Chinese characters

•Unique art form•Uses brush and ink

Calligraphy

Geisha•Skilled servant

•Female Entertainer

Geisha

Koi Fish•Colorful•Wealth•Domestic harmony

Koi Fish

Phoenix•Mystical Bird

•Good Luck omen

Phoenix

Kimono•Traditional

Oriental costume

•Designed to match the season or occassion

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://kaoru88.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kimono2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kaoru88.wordpress.com/&usg=__HI_gUuA0niCU9AqoTl-TKW2W5mg=&h=300&w=310&sz=30&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=JTHK0mrESrPOlM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKimono%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DG

Pagoda

•Odd numbers – good luck

•Roofs turned upward to deflect evil spirits

http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/PA/Pagoda-002.jpg

Thunder Spiral

•Decorative Border

•Interlocking design

Tiger or Lion

•Courage•Strength•Cunning

http://www.iczn.org/Images/Tiger.jpg

Mountains and Mist•Alive with

inner force•Dragon liars•Mist and

clouds•Hourney

through life – read bottom to top www.zymoglyphic.org/links/photography.html

Yin Yang

•Good and evil forces in the universe

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/LPG/50048~Yin-Yang-Posters.jpg

Panda

•Playful innocence

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Giant_Panda_2004-03-2.jpg/220px-thumb.jpg

Tortoise

•Longevity

http://www.bushveld.co.za/pictures-of-reptiles/tortoise.jpg

Lotus Blossom

•Purity•Summer•Water Lily

http://www.hayesgalleries.com/Photographs_by_John_Hayes_files/Water%20Lillies%209b%205-23_2%20web.jpg

Chrysanthemum

•Everything occurring in it’s proper time

•Triumph and longevity of man

Crane

•Dignity•Beauty•Long

marriage

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2550206951_049655eed6_b.jpg

Butterfly

•Freedom•Prosperity•Success

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cairns_birdwing_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg

Plum Blossom

•Courage•Hope•Feminine

Beauty

http://www.shltrip.com/sitebuilder/images/Plum_Blossom_outside-IMG_6743_4_-760x575.jpg