The+Tang+Dynasty's+Art,+Literature+and+Music

__ Back Art- __

-most popular subject of painting was landscapes ......... -referred to as "// shanshui // (mountain-water)" painting ......... -usually painted with different tints and shades of the same hue/ monochromatic ......... -not very detailed ......... -the purpose was to capture the emotion of the landscape rather than to replicate the appearance exactly ......... -they thought a picture was better if it portrayed the emotion using fewer lines - used brushes and bright blue and green paints to depics high mountains and cliffs - painters painted scenes from history (eg. battles, famous emperors etc...) - painted everyday life at the emperor's court ......... - tried to make the people look realistic - painted animals (eg. horses, cows, etc...)
 * Paintings:**

-plain white pottery first appears in Tang Dynasty
 * Pottery:**

-was developed in the Sui Dynasty, but reached height in Tang Dynasty -sculptures emphasized: ......... - graceful lines ......... - sharp, clear forms ......... - proportions -many small clay sculptures made depicting people, and animals
 * Sculptures:**

Sources: www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/art/**tang**.htm http://www.drben.net/ChinaReport/Sources/History/Tang/Summary_Tang_Dynasty_Reign-Achievements-618AD_907AD.html www.**art**-and-archaeology.com/timelines/china/**tang**.html Pictures: http://partiallypedantic.wordpress.com/ http://www.persiancarpetguide.com/sw-asia/Islamic/Chinese/Across_the_Great_Wall_of_China.htm http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/8123/

__**Literature:** __ -focused on the written philosophical ideas of Taoism and Confucianism

-was the primary literary source in China -every literate person in Tang society wrote poetry -Two of the most famous poets:
 * Poetry:**

//Li Po (701-762)// -was considered most powerful Chinese lyric poet -wrote about sensuality, seizing the moment, and immediacy -is said to have drowned "while trying to embrace the image of the moon"

//Tu Fu (712-770)// -failed civil service examination -was appointed to imperial court because of his great poetic abilities -wrote poems about the tragedy of human suffering

(Sources: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHEMPIRE/TANG.HTM)

 __Music:__ -dancing and singing became mainstream -foreign religions like Buddhism and Islam contributed exotic religious melodies that were absorbed into Chinese music ........- -were enjoyed by the people when the religious temples organized fairs Instruments- ....... - Lute (Pipa) -named after the loquat fruit ................ <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">........ - had reached its summit <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...............<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">........ - was loved by all <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...............<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">........ - had predominant place in orchestra. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...... <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. - Flute<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...... <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">... - originally made from bone <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...............<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">........ - changed to bamboo so commoners could play <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...............<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">........ (Source: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/chinese-music.htm )