CHAPTER 9 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART HISTORY

CHAPTER 9 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ART HISTORY ART OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA BEFORE 1200 LECTURE SLIDES

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South and Southeast Asia

South and Southeast Asia South Asia Southeast Asia

South and Southeast Asia

Ashokan Pillar, Bihar, India, Maurya Period, 246 BCE note that Buddhism predates Christianity

Ashokan Pillar

Seal Impressions, Indus Valley civilization, steatite, 1500 BCE Cylinder Seal and its modern impression, lapis lazuli, Ur, Iraq, 2,550-2,400 BCE

Seal Impressions, Indus Valley civilization, steatite, 1500 BCE yogi figure

Large Water Tank, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, 2600-1900 BCE

Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, 2600-1900 BCE

Torso of a Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, 2600-1900 BCE figure is 7 in height

Torso of a Priest-King, Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley civilization, 2600-1900 BCE

Torso, Harappa, Indus Valley civilization, red sandstone, 2600-1900 BCE figure is 3¾ in height

Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk, Bihar, India, Maurya Period?, sandstone, 250 BCE figure is 5 4¼ in height

Female Figure holding a Fly Whisk, Bihar, India, Maurya Period?, sandstone, 250 BCE

Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE capital is 7 in height

Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE

Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE chakra: a wheel, a commonly used Buddhist symbol

Lion Capital, from Ashokan Pillar, India, Maurya Period, sandstone, 250 BCE lotus flower

India s flag bears a chakra

Lotus flower bloom

Elements of Architecture: Stupas and Temples

Elements of Architecture: Stupa

Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 150-50 BCE

Plan of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 150-50 BCE

Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 150-50 BCE

East torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 150-50 BCE

Relief from east torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 150-50 BCE

Yakshi Bracket Figure, east torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 150-50 BCE

Yakshi Bracket Figure, east torana of Great Stupa, Sanchi, India, Andhra Period, 1 st century BCE

Buddhist stupa

Chaitya Hall, Karle, India, 1 st century BCE- 1 st century CE mithuna note the octagonal shafts and lotus flower capitals

Section drawing of Chaitya Hall, Karle, India, 1 st century BCE-1 st century CE

Mithuna figures

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Standing Buddha, Pakistan, Kushan Period, schist, 2 nd -3 rd century figure is 7 6 in height

Standing Buddha, Pakistan, Kushan Period, schist, 2 nd -3 rd century

Mudras teaching meditation and balance intellectual debate reassurance and blessing call to witness Buddha charity

Buddha and Attendants, India, Kushan Period, red sandstone, 1 st - 2 nd century

Siddhartha in the Palace, India, Later Andhra Period, limestone, 3 rd century

Standing Buddha, Sarnath, India, Gupta Period, sandstone, 474 CE figure is 6 4 in height Sarnath Gupta Style: -Buddha in a state of perfection and equilibrium -graceful -perfected form -introspective -gentle and human-like

Standing Buddha, Sarnath, India, Gupta Period, sandstone, 474 CE There was once a full halo around this Standing Buddha elongated earlobes

Standing Buddha, Sarnath, India, Gupta Period, sandstone, 474 CE There was once a full halo around this Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha, Afghanistan, 5 th century CE sculpture is approximately 115 in height

Standing Buddha, Afghanistan, 5 th century CE

Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE

Bodhisattva, wall painting in cave, India, Vakataka Dynasty, 475 CE Bodhisattvas are beings who have intentionally postponed their own Enlightenment to help others achieve Enlightenment typically shown with: -graceful, relaxed posture -grand jewelry displays -elaborate crown -larger in scale

Bodhisattvas

Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

Garbhagriha at Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India

Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE 3 Hindu creation story 2 1 4

Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE Brahma Lakshmi Vishnu Demons

Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters, relief panel on Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE

Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta, India, Post-Gupta Period, 6 th century

Eternal Shiva, Cave-Temple of Shiva, Elephanta, India, Post-Gupta Period, 6 th century

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Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram, India, Pallava Period, 7 th century

Descent of the Ganges relief, Mamallapuram, India, granite, 7 th century

Shiva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, Chola Dynasty, bronze, 12 th century

Elements of Architecture: Northern-style temple

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, India, Gupta Dynasty, 530 CE this temple is a precursor to the Great Hindu Temples Vishnu Temple, Deogarh. Gupta Dynasty, c. 530 CE.

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

Erotic Couples, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

Erotic couples, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajaraho, India, Chandella Dynasty, 1000

Elements of Architecture: Southern-style temple

Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur, India, Chola Dynasty, 1003-10

A modern Hindu temple in Delhi, India SUBMITTED BY KISHAN SANGANI (A.H.S. CLASS OF 2012)

A modern Hindu temple in Chicago, Illinois SUBMITTED BY KISHAN SANGANI (A.H.S. CLASS OF 2012)

A modern Hindu temple in Houston, Texas SUBMITTED BY KISHAN SANGANI (A.H.S. CLASS OF 2012)

Rajaraja I and his Teacher, wall painting in Rajarajeshvara Temple of Shiva, Thanjavur, India, Chola Dynasty, 1010

Buddha Maitreya, Thailand, copper alloy with inlaid black glass eyes, 8 th century figure is 3 2 in height Prakhon Chai Style: depicts Buddha in a much different way than previous styles

Buddha Shakyamuni, Thailand, Mon Dvaravati Period, sandstone, 9 th century

Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE large stupa + 72 smaller stupas!

Plan of Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

Maya Riding to Lumbini, Borobudor, Java, Indonesia, 800 CE

Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Vat, Cambodia, 12 th century

Parinirvana of the Buddha, Sri Lanka, 11 th - 12 th century