Lecture 14Outline of Last Lecture I. RembrandtII. Johannes VermeerIII. Claesz, Vanitas Still LifeIV. Poussin, Death of GermanicusV. The Palace and Gardens of VersaillesOutline of Current Lecture I. Format/MountingII. Texture StrokeIII. Fingertip PaintingIV. Lined DrawingV. AmateursVI. ProfessionalVII. Fan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and StreamsVIII. Dong Qichang, Dwelling in the Qingbian MountainsIX. Chŏng Sŏn, Mt. KǔmgangX. Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off KanagawaXI. Ukiyo-eCurrent LectureDate: March 24, 2015Title: Later East Asian ArtProfessor: Minku KimReadings: Art through the Ages, Book C, pp. 465-472; Book F, pp. 988-1017. Wen C. Fong, “Monumental Landscape Painting,” in W.C. Fong and James C. ArtH 1001 1st EditionY. Watt, eds., Possessing the Past: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996), pp. 120-137.Terms:- Hanging scroll: In Asian art, a vertical scroll hung on a wall with pictures mounted or painted directly onit (Book C, 459)- Handscroll: In Asian art, a horizontal painted scroll that is unrolled right to left, section by section, and is often used to present illustrated religious texts or religious texts (Book C, 459)- Literati: In China, talented amateur painters and scholars from the landed gentry (Book F, 956, 991)- Ukiyo-e: Japanese, “pictures of the floating world.” During the Edo period, woodcut prints depicting brothels, popular entertainment, and beautiful women. (Book F, 1015)Works:- Fan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and Streams, Northern Song, early 11th century, painting on silk, National Palace Museum, Taipei- Dong Qichang, Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains, Ming, dated to 1617, painting on paper, Cleveland Museum of Art- Chŏng Sŏn, Mt. Kǔmgang, Chosŏn, dated to 1734 CE, painting on paper, Samsung Museum Leeum, Seoul, Korea- Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Edo, early 19th century, woodblock print, Museum of Fine Arts, BostI. Format/Mounting - Hanging scrollo Public viewing o Prominent/Semi-prominent setting- Handscrollo Rolled up into a tiny rollo Untie string, openo Intimate/Private viewing settingo Social life of Chinese paintingII. Texture Stroke- Nicknamed individual characteristic stokes- The way trees, clouds, rocks, etc. are painted- Formal Analysis by poetsIII. Fingertip Drawing- Drunken artists - Eccentric way of paintingIV. Lined Drawing - Minute, detail-oriented painting- Using ruler- Tiny brush- ArchitecturalEach technique is associated with social classV. Amateurs (Literati)- Draws for amateurs, not to make money- Texture drawings - Themes are generally landscape- MonochromeVI. Professionals- Court painter- Aristocrats, land owners- Line drawings Song Dynasty- Landscape artists- Fan Kuan: most important Chinese painterVII. Fan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and Streams- Monumental Landscape- Travelers are very small, near bottom of painting on path- Texture strokes are unique/different- Streams, rocks, tiny trees, many minute details - Travelers are idealized, cosmological mountain o Humble dressings- Hidden signatureo Discovered in 1958- Hidden travelero Argument over whether it is the artist’s self- portraitThe Sixth Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, Liang Kai- Monk somehow chopping bamboo- Cracking sound related to moment of enlightenment- Zen (Buddhist painters) o Buddha interior decorating now- Chan Buddhist paintings- Perished in China, survived/collected in JapanVIII. Dong Qichang, Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains- Ming - 1617- Painting on paper- Hanging scroll- Inscriptions above Eastern art - Literati painting- Building is poorly drawn, childishIX. Chŏng Sŏn, Mt. Kǔmgang- Chosŏn - 1734 CE- Painting on paper- Very detailed- Produce paintings to be sold to merchants, so that the merchants canview the mountains without actually traveling thereX. Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Edo, Japan (modern Tokyo)- Early 19th century - Woodblock print, Ukiyo-e- Unique, ends of wave look like claws/monsterXI. Ukiyo-e- Colorful woodblock prints- Professional ladies- Modest