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World Ceramics Tortise Shell Inkstone

World Ceramics Tortise Shell Inkstone. By Beth Hoffmann. Definitions. Inkstone A item that is rough on the inside and can be used to grind up materials to make ink Calligraphy hand writing as an art form Mold

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World Ceramics Tortise Shell Inkstone

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  1. World CeramicsTortise Shell Inkstone By Beth Hoffmann

  2. Definitions • Inkstone • A item that is rough on the inside and can be used to grind up materials to make ink • Calligraphy • hand writing as an art form • Mold • A hollow container that is filled with a liquid that hardens to take the shape of the container • Incised • Scratched into a surface • Loess • A yellowish brown silt or clay

  3. Art Elements Used in My Artwork • Balance • My figure is balanced, because it has a similar design on each side, and is nearly symmetrical • Emphasis • The point of emphasis is the wings, because the wings protrude from the body • Harmony • There harmony on my figure because colors are repeated and there is nothing to drastic on it • Variety • My figure has variety especially texture-wise • Proportion • My figure is proportionate because it has a equal number of items on each side, for example, two wings

  4. Sketch of My Sculpture

  5. What is Primitive Pottery? • Pottery made before civilized times • Varies by location • Has a more “personal” tone because most were made by hand • Has a special meaning to it • A certain person, place or thing • Drawings or symbols carved or painted onto it

  6. China Made during the Han Dynasty 206 B.C. – A.D. 22o The Han Era was a time of peace, prosperity, and stability Most Han sculpture were used in burial tombs Where Does this Scupture Come From?

  7. How Was It Made? Turtle Bird in Nest • The shell was made from a mold, the legs were hand made • It had organic and geometric figure carved into it • The carvings were put in right before firing • Loess clay was used for it and gives it its unique yellowish color • The nest was made from red clay, the bird made from white clay except a red covering on the stomach • A fork was used on the nest, a knife for the details on the bird • All of it is free form • The middle was hollowed out by forming the bird around a piece of paper

  8. What Does it Look Like?

  9. PictureofBirdinNest

  10. Uses for Item • Used to make ink • A scholar would grind and mix ink inside of it for writing • Things that were used to make ink • Pine soot • Compressed with an adhesive gum to form into a dry cake or stick • The inside was rough • Found in tombs • Calligraphy was sacred to some • Turtle shape was rare and showed how special scholars were to Chinese society

  11. Why is this piece unique? • Its from the Han Dynasty • China • 206 B.C. – A.D. 220 • Most of the remaining pieces from this time were found in tombs • It is made from loess clay • Has special significant designs etched in it

  12. Has special significant designs etched in it • Lines that represent natural resources • Water • Mountain • Heaven • Thunder • Fire • Lake • Earth • Wind • Used to create ink in

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