Chinese Art During the Chinese Art During the Tang and Song Tang and Song

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Development of Art During the Development of Art During the Tang DynastyTang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty or Golden Age of China The Tang Dynasty or Golden Age of China established great standards to which later established great standards to which later artisans aspired. artisans aspired.

In poetry, the poems of Li Bo and Du Fu In poetry, the poems of Li Bo and Du Fu reflected the lives of the court and the reflected the lives of the court and the reaction of the citizens to military campaigns.reaction of the citizens to military campaigns.

The art during this period also displayed the The art during this period also displayed the coming of security throughout the region that coming of security throughout the region that encouraged the exploration of new forms.encouraged the exploration of new forms.

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Visual Arts during the Tang Visual Arts during the Tang Dynasty included paintings by such Dynasty included paintings by such painters as Wu Daozi and Wang Wei painters as Wu Daozi and Wang Wei along with the rise of art through the along with the rise of art through the mediums as ink on paper and woven mediums as ink on paper and woven silkssilks

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Woven Silks During the Tang Woven Silks During the Tang DyanstyDyansty

Sculpture in the Tang Sculpture in the Tang DynastyDynasty

Sculpture during the Tang Sculpture during the Tang DynastyDynasty

Sculpture during the Tang Sculpture during the Tang Dynasty took on many forms. Dynasty took on many forms. Among these forms were the widely Among these forms were the widely known Buddhist sculptures and known Buddhist sculptures and porcelain pottery sculptures.porcelain pottery sculptures.

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Porcelain Sculptures during the Porcelain Sculptures during the Tang DynastyTang Dynasty

Pottery During the Pottery During the Tang DynastyTang Dynasty

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Pottery during the Tang Dynasty Pottery during the Tang Dynasty served both functional and artistic served both functional and artistic purposes. Two forms of Tang pottery purposes. Two forms of Tang pottery were porcelain and earthenware were porcelain and earthenware which were both beautified and which were both beautified and refined during the period.refined during the period.

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Song DynastiesSong Dynasties

Development of Art In the Development of Art In the Song DynastySong Dynasty

During the Song Dynasty the shift from rule by During the Song Dynasty the shift from rule by hereditary aristocrats to a central bureaucracy hereditary aristocrats to a central bureaucracy of scholar-officials, had a major impact on the of scholar-officials, had a major impact on the arts. arts.

Dissatisfaction with the over-sophistication of Dissatisfaction with the over-sophistication of calligraphy, eleventh-century scholars sought to calligraphy, eleventh-century scholars sought to revive the natural, spontaneous qualities of revive the natural, spontaneous qualities of more archaic models.more archaic models.

Also this age of Chinese rule saw the emergence Also this age of Chinese rule saw the emergence of amateur artist who pursued art as a means of of amateur artist who pursued art as a means of enjoyment instead of service to the state.enjoyment instead of service to the state.

Visual Art In the Song Visual Art In the Song DynastiesDynasties

Visual Art in the Song Visual Art in the Song DynastiesDynasties

Visual Art during the Song Dynasties Visual Art during the Song Dynasties saw the emergence of calligraphy as saw the emergence of calligraphy as an art form and the continued an art form and the continued development of ink on silk.development of ink on silk.

Calligraphy during the Song Calligraphy during the Song DynastiesDynasties

Ink on Silk during the Song Ink on Silk during the Song DynastiesDynasties

Sculpture During the Song Sculpture During the Song DynastiesDynasties

Sculpture During the Song Sculpture During the Song DynastiesDynasties

Sculpture during the Song Dynasties Sculpture during the Song Dynasties took on more forms that showed the took on more forms that showed the relation of nature to art, as well as relation of nature to art, as well as the continued spread of Buddhist the continued spread of Buddhist sculptures.sculptures.

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Pottery During the Song Pottery During the Song DynastiesDynasties

Pottery During the Song Pottery During the Song DynastiesDynasties

Pottery during the Song Pottery during the Song Dynasties also reflected the shift Dynasties also reflected the shift towards nature that the sculpture towards nature that the sculpture did, but also took on increasingly did, but also took on increasingly intricate forms.intricate forms.

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