Art in the Market-Place
14 important questions on Art in the Market-Place
What were the means to preserve and transmit texts and images before woodblock printing was invented? (Note that these means continued to be used after the invention of printing technology).
- The Seal
- Stencil
- Stele Rubbing
What is unique about the Diamond Sutra printed in 868? What was the relationship between the invention of printing and the spread of Buddhism?
Who was Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303-361)? What happened at the Orchid Pavilion Gathering?
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Who were the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove? When did they live?
From which book are the following images from? What is the function of the book?
- Master Cheng’s Garden of Ink-Cakes
- It’s an artistic archive.
- It’s a catalogue of ink-cake designs commissioned by ink manufacturer Cheng. Its designs reflect Ming aesthetic trends.
What is the commonality among the following three paintings?
Who was the painter of the painting below, what is its title, and what was the model of the two skeletons?
They are based on drawings from Andreas Vesalius
How were color prints (see the example below) made?
Artist and title, date—century or dynasty, medium—handscroll/hanging scroll
- Chen Hongshou
- Self Portrait
- 1627
- Album leaf, ink and light colour on silk
- haning scroll
Artist and title if known, date— century or dynasty, medium—handscroll/hanging scroll/woodblock prints
- Ren Renfa
- Nine Horses
- c. 1271-1368 Yuan dynasty.
- handscroll
- ink and colors on silk
Artist and title if known, date— century or dynasty, medium—handscroll/hanging scroll/woodblock prints
- Woodblock Print from Gu Bing
- Master Gu's Pictorial Album
- 1603 Ming Dynasty
Artist and title if known, date— century or dynasty, medium—handscroll/hanging scroll/woodblock prints
- Emperor Huizong
- 1110 Northern Song
- The Five-Coloured Parakeet
- Handscroll
- Ink and colour on silk
Artist and title if known, date— century or dynasty, medium—handscroll/hanging scroll/woodblock prints
- Bada Shanren (Zhu Da)
- 1690 (early Qing)
- Birds in a Lotus Pond
- Handscroll
- ink on satin
Artist and title if known, date— century or dynasty, medium—handscroll/hanging scroll/woodblock prints
- De Diamond Sutra
- Tang dynasty
- Ink on Paper
- Woodblock print
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