Qing Dynasty

(proper noun)

The last dynasty of China, lasting from 1644 to 1912.

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  • Individualist Painting under the Qing Dynasty

    • During the Qing Dynasty, painters known as Individualists rebelled against many of the traditional rules of painting through free brushwork.
    • Like many paintings from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, it deals with man's place in nature.
    • Shitao is one of the most famous individualist painters of the early Qing Dynasty.
    • Like many of the paintings from the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Shitao's Reminiscences of Qin-Huai deals with man's place in nature.
    • Explain how the work of Individualists of the Qing Dynasty, such as Shitao, deviated from the traditional rules of painting.

  • Orthodox Confucian Painting under the Qing Dynasty

    • The early Qing Dynasty developed in two main strands, one of which was the Orthodox school of Confucian paintings.
    • The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917.
    • Under the Qing Dynasty, traditional forms of art flourished and many types of innovations were made at many levels.
    • The early Qing dynasty developed in two main strands of painting: the Orthodox School and the Individualist painters.
    • Differentiate the work of the Six Orthodox Masters of the Qing Dynasty from that of their individualist contemporaries

  • Architecture and Urban Planning under the Ming Dynasty

    • Chinese urban planning and architecture under the Ming Dynasty are based on fengshui geomancy and numerology, as seen in the Forbidden City.
    • The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912.
    • Later, during the mid-Qing Dynasty, the Emperor's residence was moved to the western side of the complex.
    • Researchers now believe the axis was designed in the Yuan Dynasty to be aligned with Xanadu, the other capital of their empire.
    • The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

  • Painting under the Yuan Dynasty

    • With the fall of the Song Dynasty in 1279 and the subsequent dislocation caused by the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty by the Mongol conquerors, many court and literary artists retreated from social life.
    • A great deal of artwork of the Yuan Dynasty has survived in China, relative to works from the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasties, which have often been better preserved in places such as the Shōsōin in Japan.
    • The Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty are linked together through the development of landscape painting, as well as the classical joining of calligraphy and poetry.
    • The later Yuan Dynasty is characterized by the work of the so-called "Four Great Masters."
    • This scheme was frequently adopted by later Ming and Qing Dynasty painters.

  • Joseon Ceramics

    • Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) is considered the golden age of Korean pottery.
    • The influence of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) in blue and white wares using cobalt blue glazes could be seen in Joseon pottery, but Joseon work tended to lack the phthalo blue range and the three-dimensional glassine color depth of Ming Dynasty Chinese works.
    • Simplified designs emerged early on during the Joseon Dynasty.
    • Qing coloring, brighter and almost Scythian in enamel imitation, was rejected by Korean potters in favor of simpler, less decorated wares in keeping with a new dynasty that built itself on military tradition.
    • Identify the Ming, Confucian, and Buddhist influences on pottery created during Korea's Joseon Dynasty

  • The Qin Dynasty

    • The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), though short-lived, is known for its military strength and its unification of China.
    • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting only 15 years from 221 to 206 BCE.
    • Despite its military strength, however, the Dynasty did not last long.
    • Picture of Qin Dynasty Arcuballista Bolts shown with Regular Handheld Crossbow Bolts, 5th- 3rd century B.C.
    • Describe the establishment of the first imperial dynasty of China, and the architecture, literature, weaponry and sculpture it produced.

  • Architecture of the Qin Dynasty

    • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 206 BCE.
    • The Dynasty followed the Warring States Period and resulted in the unification of China, ending 15 years later at the introduction of the Han Dynasty.
    • Architecture from the previous Warring States Period had several definitive aspects which carried into the Qin Dynasty.
    • These walls would be expanded and rebuilt multiple times by later dynasties, also in response to threats from the north.
    • The initial construction of what would become the Great Wall of China began under Qin Shihuang during the Qin Dynasty.

  • Painting during the Six Dynasties Period

    • During the Six Dynasties period (220–589 CE), people began to write about art and appreciate painting for its own beauty.
    • The Six Dynasties period (220–589 CE) takes its name from the six ruling dynasties of the era: the Eastern Wu Dynasty (222–280), Jin Dynasty (265–420), Liu Song Dynasty (420–479), Southern Qi Dynasty (479–502), Liang Dynasty (502–557), and Chen Dynasty (557–589).
    • During the Six Dynasties period, people began to write about art and appreciate painting for its own beauty.
    • The painting Luoshenfu by artist Gu Kaizhi, painted during the Six Dynasties Period.
    • Summarize the Six Principles of painting according to Xie He and draw a timeline of the eras within the Six Dynasties

  • Burial Goods of the Han Dynasty

    • The Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history during which a great deal of art, including burial goods, was produced.
    • The period of the Han Dynasty, which spanned over four centuries, is considered a golden age in Chinese history during which a great deal of art was produced.
    • One of the most well-known styles of art during the Han Dynasty was burial art, which evolved between the Western and Eastern Han periods.
    • The Han Dynasty was known for jade burial suits, or ceremonial suits made of pieces of jade in which royal members in Han Dynasty were buried.
    • A Jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members in Han Dynasty were buried.

  • Architecture during the Tang Dynasty

    • The Sui Dynasty (589–618 CE) was a short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty.
    • The Sui Dynasty was followed by the Tang Dynasty, which ruled from June 18, 618 until June 1, 907 CE, when the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period began.
    • The Tang dynasty was largely a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule, until the An Lushan Rebellion and the decline of central authority in the later half of the dynasty.
    • The dynasty was interrupted briefly by the Second Zhou Dynasty (October 8, 690 – March 3, 705), when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, becoming the only Chinese empress to reign, ruling in her own right.
    • Chang'an was the capital city of the Tang Dynasty, as in the earlier Han and Jin dynasties.