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India, China and Japan:India, China and Japan:From the Medieval to the Modern From the Medieval to the Modern
WorldWorld
The Mughal EmpireThe Mughal EmpireBabur (1483-1530), Akbar (1542-1605)India as center of civilizationReligious freedom (Islam, Hindu)Urdu languageArtistic blend of Hindu, Persian, and
Islamic elements
Mughal ArtMughal ArtVisual Arts
Book illustrations, miniaturesSecular
Realistic scenes from courtly life
Persian influences calligraphy
“Akbar and the Elephant” from The History of Akbar
The End of Mughal Rule The End of Mughal Rule and the Arrival of the Britishand the Arrival of the British
British East India Trading CompanyIndia as “Jewel in the Crown” of Britain
Controlled by British government by 1849
The Rise of NationalismThe Rise of Nationalism
India’s National Congress Party Activism for self-rule
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) Satyagraha: non-violent civil disobedience
Chinese Culture Chinese Culture Under Imperial RuleUnder Imperial Rule
Centralized government (1368-1911)Relatively untouched by Western
influence until the 17th centuryIncredible population growth
Poverty, political unrest, and, ultimately, revolution
The Arts Under the Ming The Arts Under the Ming DynastyDynasty
Political, economic stabilityCultural enrichmentConfucianismNew literary genres
Hua-Pen Novels Stage plays
The Arts Under the Ming The Arts Under the Ming DynastyDynasty
Landscape paintings Human form in natural setting
Artistic attitudes “change within tradition” No distinctions between major art forms
Painted ceramicware called “China”
15th century Ming Dynasty painting
A Ming Vase
The Qing Dynasty:The Qing Dynasty:China and the Western China and the Western
PowersPowersWestern Trade and Chinese IndependenceOpium War (1839-1842)Internal rebellions weakened government
Tai Ping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion
Republican Revolution Sun Yat-sen Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Tse-tung
The Art and Culture of Japan:The Art and Culture of Japan:
Shintoism Worship of the spirits of nature Imperial cult; worship of emperor and his
ancestors as divineDrama
Noh plays in which dancers enact dramatic, often supernatural stories stories with ritual and even slapstick
The Art and Culture of Japan:The Art and Culture of Japan:
The Edo PeriodThe Edo Period
Japanese versions of landscapes Gentler colors, heightened abstraction
Influence of Western art Peacocks and Peonies (1176)
Woodblock art Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849)
A study in the balance of opposites: image and empty space.
The empty space mirrors the wave; water and sky are balanced, as in the Chinese yin/yang symbol below
The Art and Culture of Japan:The Art and Culture of Japan:
The Edo PeriodThe Edo PeriodBasho’s Haiku
Zen Buddhist reflections Crucial detail of landscapes Composed of three lines of five syllables,
seven syllables, and five syllables
““Humanities 1500: A Humanities 1500: A HaikuHaiku””
Powerpoint beaming
eastern culture’s bright display
while students write notes