ART 275 Midterm: Study guide for exam 4
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What were the important persons, social and political developments: 6 dyn: south was ruled by han and north ruled by non-chinese foreigner 5 dynasty. Wencheng was ruler of northern wei dynasty and he sponsored the 5 caves of tan yao to commemorate the 5 emperors of northern dynasty. Great art center at mogao cliff near dunhuang. Gu kaizhi famous painter for making portraits of nobility: tang: Emperor wendi (yan jian) made china into a centralized empire & founded sui dynasty and capital at chang"an (xie) Yan liben silk handscroll of 13 emperors (purpose was to display them as good rulers). Xuanzang monk who studied in india and collected sankrit texts and set up a translation bureau. 10 new schools of buddhism: song. Merchant class became powerful and educated their sons. Fan kuan hermit in mountains that developed raindrop brushstroke which was firm/symmetrical to shade/texturize. Ma juan calligrapher and paints landscapes on silk. Su shi calligrapher zingshu (running script)
