Chinese Art

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The paper explores the Tang Dynasty which was commonly regarded by many Chinese as the most glorious period of Chinese history and the classical era of Chinese art. The paper discusses how the Chinese artistic style remained relatively uniform, in contrast with the levels of transformation evident in Chinese society and history of the period. The paper examines the art during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, the rule of the Mongols and the Ming and the Qing Dynasties. The paper explains that during all these time periods there was a climate that discouraged rather than encouraged radical innovations that could be called revolutionary in the traditional, Western sense of an artistic revolution.

From the Paper:

"The open ports during the Tang Dynasty meant that China was exposed to new ideas, from abroad, and the arts, including sculpture and painting, as well as poetry and the art of the traditional Chinese opera. All of these arts were nationally supported. Yet this brief period of openness ended almost as quickly as it began. ("Tang Dynasty," Classical Imperial China, 2006) Also, the concentration of artistic support near the Imperial Court limited the levels of innovation to a fairly select group of artists."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Five Dynasties." Classical Imperial China. Indianapolis Museum of Art China Homepage. [23 Feb 2006] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/fivedynasties.html
• "Ming Dynasty." Later Dynasties of Imperial China. Indianapolis Museum of Art China Homepage. [23 Feb 2006] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/later_imperial_china/ming.html
• "The Northern and Southern Song Dynasties." Classical Imperial China. Indianapolis Museum of Art China Homepage. [23 Feb 2006] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/song.html
• "Qing Dynasty." Later Imperial China. Indianapolis Museum of Art China Homepage. [23 Feb 2006] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/later_imperial_china/qing.html
• "Tang Dynasty." Classical Imperial China. Indianapolis Museum of Art China Homepage. [23 Feb 2006] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/tang.html

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