Art in FocusChapter 10:
The Art of India, China, and JapanWeb Links
| Arts of India | | Five objects of Indian art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are examined in depth. Each one demonstrates some aspect of Indian art and has it's own historical time line. Pick one object and read about the theme associated with it. Name works of art from at least two other cultures that address the same theme. What are the similarities and differences between them?
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http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Maps/india.html
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| Northern Indian Folk Art | | This online exhibit of folk paintings by women artists in India provides social and cultural information about artists and their artworks. The bright colors and geometric patterns are part of an established style that is centuries old. Subjects include animals, humans, gods, and goddesses. See if you can find depictions of snakes, a lion, Rama, and Durga and learn something about their significance.
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http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rc/
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| National Palace Museum | | One of the oldest museum collections in the world, The National Palace Museum was begun in the tenth century by Northern Sung emperors who wanted to accumulate the treasures of China. Search the collections for a jade cabbage, an Emperor's helmet, and a silver cup in the shape of a raft.
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http://www.npm.gov.tw/english/index-e.htm
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| The Shin'enKan Collection | | View paintings in a private collection of Japanese art grouped by subject, time period, or artist to learn about the history of Japanese painting. Find out what Shin'enKan means. Why do you think the collectors gave their collection this name? Look for the section on artist's seals and invent a symbol to be the seal for your own artwork.
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http://www.shinenkan.com/
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