China and Korea

Student Resources

Key Ideas
History
Artworks list
Vocabulary
Flashcard Images
* YouTube video: Crash Course: China
* YouTube video: Forbidden City by NatGeo
* YouTube video: Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds
Heilbrunn Timeline (by The Met): Chinese Calligraphy
Korean Art collection at LACMA
http://www.asia-art.net/korean_paint.html

Don't forget to use SmartHistory for more information on all artworks. Watch videos and read more.

Key Ideas

Laozi and Confucius's philosophies filter through every part of the Chinese thinking including art.
Daoism (meaning "the way", a journey that allows the pilgrim to wander meaningfully in self-expression) and Confucianism.
Calligraphy is the most respected art form
Artworks are usually in the form of handscrolls, hanging scrolls, fans, and album leaves.
Courtyard style houses that express the philosophy about the family and social position.
Artwork is divided into periods defined by dynasties.

China History

First Emperor Shih Huangdi, 3rd century BCE (unified China, codified written Chinese, standarized weights and measures, developed uniform currency, started the Great Wall)
Height of ancient Chinese = Tang Dynasty (618-906CE)
Ming Dynasty = Forbidden City

Ms. Park traveling to the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China!

Artworks List

Chinese Architecture
Forbidden City, 15th c., Bejiing
Front Gate
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Chinese/Korean Painting
Funeral Banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui), 180BCE
Travelers Among Mts. and Streams by Fan Kuan, c. 1000
Portrait of Sin Sukju, 1417-1475 (Korean)
Chairman Mao En Route to Anyuan, by Liu Chunhua, 1969
Chinese/Korean Sculpture
Army of Emperor Shi Huangdi, 221-209BCE, Lintong, China
Longmen Caves, 493-1127, Luoyang, China
Gold and jade crown (Korean), uncovered from Gyeongju
The David Vases, 1351