ART HIS 42C Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Lacquer Painting, Handscroll, Emakimono
23 Jul 2019
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Emphasis on the brush strokes during this time period. No color use, black and white ink. Format is shape, size, and material that the painter paints on. How does the viewer engage with the work. The work is known as the shigisan engi emaki. Background of this art work focuses on the founding of a buddhist establishment, specifically the story of simple people and miraculous events, the legend of mount shigi. Describe the properties of a hanging scroll (general size, materials, what it looks like) Can see the entire thing, can be seen in tea ceremony rooms, who has access to these rooms - aristocrats, shoguns, higher elite class members. How does the format impact the nature of the work"s content or meaning? (consider its kinetic properties) Would not get face- to face experience right away that you get with hanging scroll of a portrait. Identify the work and provide a brief background. Describe the properties of the hand scroll.
