FAH230H1 Study Guide - Zhao Mengfu, Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, Kublai Khan
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L: attributed to anige (1245-1306), mahakala, lord of the tent, pre-1279. Jin conquest of the northern territory of the song state was the first and lesser -- of 2 conquests to reshape the artistic landscape of east asia. In the 1260s, the mongols set their sites on china, and began consolidating power to the. As the mongols began also to consolidate power in inner asia, they came into contact with the buddhist monk and artisan anige, a native of modern day. Circa 1270, anige worked on a temple under imperial patronage; in 1273, anige became supervisor-in-chief of all classes of artisans. Under his direction a department in charge of artisans was established in 1275. During khubilai"s rule, this was one of the two most important artistic institutions of the dynasty. As director of this grade 3a bureau, anige supervised thousands of artisans and was responsible for religious images, imperial portraits, and other court projects (see fig. i).
