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Chinese Architecture and Art

Chinese Architecture and Art. World Cultures . Map of China. Sanxingdui Bronzes Neolithic Culture Shu Kingdom. Chengdu,China Sichuan Province. Finding the site.

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Chinese Architecture and Art

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  1. Chinese Architecture and Art World Cultures

  2. Mapof China

  3. Sanxingdui BronzesNeolithic Culture Shu Kingdom Chengdu,China Sichuan Province.

  4. Finding the site In the 1920’s farmers started finding jade objects and a few pieces of bronze in their fields. They reported these objects and China sent out archaeologists to uncover their source. They found a large cache of jade objects from the Shu Kingdom. It wasn’t until later in the century, that the two ceremonial pits were found. These contain the bulk of the bronze objects on display. The museum was built to house them and work continues to excavate the area for more Shu objects.

  5. In July,1986 a major archaeological find emerged near Sanxingdui in western China. Two sacrificial pits were uncovered. Pit 1 was dug during the 14th century BCE while pit 2 was dug during the 11th century BCE. Over 1,000 exquisite bronze artifacts were found.

  6. Jade Ge daggars

  7. Jade is not found naturally in this area so it was a trade good. It was always considered valuable. Working jade required patience and technical skill.

  8. During the 16th -13th centuries BCE, Chinese bronze casting evolved further. Many ritual vessels for wine were cast as well as bronze weapons .Animal mask decorations were used to decorate many of these vessels as bronze moulding techniques became increasingly sophisticated.

  9. Top of a bronze tree

  10. Part of the tree

  11. Bird at base of the Tree

  12. Unique Bronze Masks

  13. Bronze Mask

  14. Inside a bronze mask- showing its construction techniques.

  15. A Gold Covered Mask

  16. Headgear worn by masks

  17. The Terra Cotta Armyof Emperor Shi-HuangdiFounder of the Qin dynasty X’ian, China

  18. In 1974, several farmers digging a well found the Terra Cotta Army in their field. They called in local authorities to examine the pieces they had uncovered. As they dug into this field , the archaeologists uncovered the army.They found 3 pits , each with different soldiers in them.

  19. Digging this well caused the army to be discovered in 1974.

  20. A group of ceremonial guards

  21. Pit Number One

  22. What kinds of technology would have been used to create 7,000 life-size figures out of clay ?What kinds of materials would have been needed to produce the statues and to fire them in kilns so they wouldn’t break as easily?

  23. This pit contains over 6,ooo soldiers

  24. Putting the army back together

  25. The army being reassembled

  26. The bundles are missing pieces

  27. When archaeologists work at putting the soldiers back together, they find potential pieces and create a bundle of them for each one. Then the workers searches for the location of a specific piece. If they find ONE PIECE in a day, they are very happy. Putting this gigantic puzzle back together will be the life’s work of many archaeologists.

  28. Individual Faces

  29. An officer and his horse

  30. An archer without his bow

  31. Moustaches • Archaeologists have found 24 different types of moustaches on the soldiers faces. They show the range of social classes which the army came from. Individual differences could indicate social status or simply personal preference.

  32. Officers in the front in battle formation

  33. Another view

  34. Cavalry troops

  35. Bronze Chariot with umbrella

  36. A copy of this chariot is shown in the recent movie “ Hero “ which is about 3 people who want to kill the first emperor of China, Shi Huangdi.Because bronze was expensive, the model is only 2/3’s life size.

  37. The Great Wall Badaling Pass near Beijing

  38. When Emperor Shi Hunagdi decided to connect all of the parts of earlier walls into one long wall, he forced thousands of peasants to work on this project for him.There are supposed to be bones from many workers buried in each section of the wall. The entire wall is about 2500 miles long.

  39. We’ve climbed up a long way.

  40. It ‘s a long way up !

  41. Very smoggy day

  42. Chinese Architecture inBeijing Forms and designs

  43. Chinese architecture of the Ming dynasty uses bright colors, painting detailed scenes, roof tiles, roof guardians, and many marble fence posts. It looks very different than western architecture. Power is shown by space not height.

  44. The Forbidden City was considered to be the center of the world by the Chinese. The Emperor was to be at the center of the universe,so the main axis of the city is North-South. The Hall of Supreme Harmony at the center of the city is where the Emperor held audiences.After entering the city you passed through several halls and courtyards on your way to this audience. It was meant to make you feel small.

  45. Arial view of Forbidden City

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