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A thing of beauty  is  always  fresh, vital, principled, and divine. <ref>[http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/kennth.htm A THEORY OF ORIENTAL AESTHETIC] By Kenneth K. Inada.</ref>
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A thing of beauty  is  always  fresh, vital, principled, and divine.<ref>[http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/kennth.htm A THEORY OF ORIENTAL AESTHETIC] By Kenneth K. Inada.</ref>
 
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'''Some samples of its masterpieces:'''
 
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[[File:Stele of the Royal Scribe Ipi Ancient Egypt.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Stele scene in which Ipi, a royal scribe, worships the God Anubis, Mid-14th century BC., Ancient [[Egypt]].]]
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At the [[State Hermitage Museum]], over 180,000 items including paintings, sculptures and examples of applied [[art]], give an idea of a remarkable cultural heritage of the Orient from the time of the ancient civilizations emergence to the present.<ref>[http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_5.html Oriental art.] State Hermitage Museum.</ref> This oriental artworks occupy 50 rooms and contains pieces from Egypt, India, Iran (Sassanian), Tibet, Byzantium, and countries of the Near and Far East. The collection include silver filigree objects of the 17th - 19th centuries of China, India and South-East Asia, and Sassanian silverware (Ewers, dishes, etc.).
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[[Image:Amorous Couple Maithuna India.gif|thumb|400px|Amorous Couple Maithuna [[India]]]]
 
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Ancient art in [[Asia]] was primarily expressed in the forms of stone carving, religious [[architecture]], pottery, and bronze.
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Image:Varma Lady Carrying Fruits.jpg|Lady Carrying Fruits '''Ravi Varma'''
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[http://www.ehow.com/about_6535281_ancient-asian-art.html]
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Image:Benares.jpg|Benares' temple in [[India]]  
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Image:Benares.jpg|Benares' temple in [[India]].
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Image:India Gupta - Head with Ringlets and Earring.jpg|Head with Ringlets and Earring, Eastern India.
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Image:Manaku of Guler Asking Her to Leave Her Noisy Anklets and Go.jpg|Asking Her to Leave Her Noisy Anklets and Go '''Manaku of Guler''', India.
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''"We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything. Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."'' [[Buddha]].
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Image:Yun Xin.jpg|[[Chinese Painting|Chinese painting]] '''Yun Xin'''
 
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Image:Chinese painting 2.jpg|Chinese painting '''Mo Yun'''   
 
Image:Chinese painting 2.jpg|Chinese painting '''Mo Yun'''   
 
Image:Chinese painting Huo Kui.jpg|Chinese painting '''Huo Kui'''
 
Image:Chinese painting Huo Kui.jpg|Chinese painting '''Huo Kui'''
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[[File:Chinese Stem Cup XVth century.jpg|thumb|center|280px|Chinese Stem Cup, XVth century.]]
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''"The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem - the most oriental thing imaginable."'' Malcolm de Chazal.
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Image:A thousand arm Avalokiteshvara Tibet.jpg|A thousand arm Avalokiteshvara from [[Tibet]]
 
Image:A thousand arm Avalokiteshvara Tibet.jpg|A thousand arm Avalokiteshvara from [[Tibet]]
 
Image:Embroidery with a Benedictory Motif Mongolia.jpg|Embroidery with a Benedictory Motif [[Mongolia]]
 
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Image:Shikishi.jpg|Japanese Shikishi
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Image:Shikishi.jpg|[[Japan]]ese Shikishi
 
Image:Korean Shaman Painting of The White Horse General.jpg|Shaman Painting of The White Horse General [[Korea]]
 
Image:Korean Shaman Painting of The White Horse General.jpg|Shaman Painting of The White Horse General [[Korea]]
 
Image:Pachekabuddha Thailand.jpg|Pachekabuddha [[Thailand]]
 
Image:Pachekabuddha Thailand.jpg|Pachekabuddha [[Thailand]]
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''“A nice cottage. A clean table. A clear sky with a beautiful moon. A vase of flowers. No cares of the world.”'' 15th-century Chinese writer. <ref>[http://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/asian-art-at-the-met-why-self-loves-chinese-painting/ Asian Art at the Met.]</ref>
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''"A nice cottage. A clean table. A clear sky with a beautiful moon. A vase of flowers. No cares of the world."'' 15th century Chinese writer.<ref>[http://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/asian-art-at-the-met-why-self-loves-chinese-painting/ Asian Art at the Met.]</ref>
 
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Image:To Ngoc Van A Girl by Lilies.gif|A Girl by Lilies [[Vietnam]]
 
Image:To Ngoc Van A Girl by Lilies.gif|A Girl by Lilies [[Vietnam]]
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Image:Yogi Purusa.jpg|Yogi Purusa [[Nepal]]
 
Image:Iran art.gif|Beaker [[Iran]]
 
Image:Iran art.gif|Beaker [[Iran]]
 
Image:Lebanese house.jpg|Lebanese house [[Lebanon]]
 
Image:Lebanese house.jpg|Lebanese house [[Lebanon]]
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Image:Israel, Mosaic.jpg|Mosaic [[Israel]]
 
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''"Making contemporary art can throw up obstacles but it does not worry me. I am eternally optimistic; I am Chinese."'' Cai Guo-Qiang.
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[[File:Horse and Groom, by Haydar Ali, early 16th century.jpg]]
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Horse and Groom, by Haydar Ali, early 16th century, [[Iran]].
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[File:M.F. Husain Painting India.jpg|thumb|M.F. Husain, India's Picasso.]]
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*[[Japanese Painting]]
 
*[[Japanese Painting]]
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*[[Indian Painting]]
 
*[[Orient]]
 
*[[Orient]]
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*[[National painting]]
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*[[Seas in art gallery]]
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*[[History of painting]]
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*[[Gallery of Jewish Painting]]
  
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== External links ==
 
 
[[Image:Francisco Progress through Education.jpg|thumb|Progress through Education by Carlos V. Francisco, [[Philippine]].]]
 
[[Image:Francisco Progress through Education.jpg|thumb|Progress through Education by Carlos V. Francisco, [[Philippine]].]]
  
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Dragons symbolize wisdom, virtue and strength.
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[[Image:Dragon Qinq Dynasty.gif|thumb|left|Dragon_Qinq_Dynasty, [[China]]]]
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[[File:Harun Al-Rashid and the World of the Thousand and One Nights.jpg|thumb|center|Persian miniature, Harun al-Rashid in "Thousand and One Nights".]]
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== External links ==
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[[Image:Maleki The Old album 2006.jpg|thumb|The Old album by Iman Maleki [[Iran]]]]
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*[http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_5.html Oriental art.] State Hermitage Museum.
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*[http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks3.html Art in Southeast Asia] Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
 
*[http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~eaah/ East Asian art] [[Harvard University]].
 
*[http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~eaah/ East Asian art] [[Harvard University]].
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*[http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/oriental.htm ART OF ASIA]
 
 
*[http://www.asianart.com/articles/paniker/index.html Oriental Sacred Art]
 
*[http://www.asianart.com/articles/paniker/index.html Oriental Sacred Art]
 
*[http://www.asia-art.net/ asia-art]
 
*[http://www.asia-art.net/ asia-art]
 
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Indian.html Indian Artists] ARTCYCLOPEDIA.
 
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Indian.html Indian Artists] ARTCYCLOPEDIA.
 
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Chinese.html Chinese Artists] ARTCYCLOPEDIA.
 
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Chinese.html Chinese Artists] ARTCYCLOPEDIA.
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*[http://www.artscenechina.com/ Contemporary Chinese Art]
 
*[http://www.asianart.com/mongolia/introduct.html Introduction to the Art of Mongolia]
 
*[http://www.asianart.com/mongolia/introduct.html Introduction to the Art of Mongolia]
 
*[http://www.asianart.com/articles/henss/index.html TIBET – Monasteries Open Their Treasure Rooms]
 
*[http://www.asianart.com/articles/henss/index.html TIBET – Monasteries Open Their Treasure Rooms]
 
*[http://eng.buddhapia.com/_Service/BUDDHAPIA/0000000329/ Pictures of Paintings of Buddha]
 
*[http://eng.buddhapia.com/_Service/BUDDHAPIA/0000000329/ Pictures of Paintings of Buddha]
 
*[http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/highlights/iran.html Highlights from the Collection: Iran] The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
 
*[http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/highlights/iran.html Highlights from the Collection: Iran] The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
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*[http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/09.30/13-masterworks.html East Asian painters have powerful impact] Compelling legacy on view at Sackler Museum.
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*[http://www.jstor.org/pss/774381 IMAGES AND INFLUENCES OF ORIENTAL ART]
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*[http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/about-the-asian-collections/ About the Asian collections.] The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.  
  
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[[Image:Royal Fort, Pakistan.jpg|thumb|270px|Royal Fort, [[Pakistan]].]]
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[[File:Hexagonal tile with floral decoration Turkey 1540 - 1545.jpg|thumb|center|Hexagonal tile with floral decoration, 1540 - 1545, [[Turkey]].]]
  
 
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'''Framed medallion,''' [[Turkey]].
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Framed medallion, Byzantine Empire, 500–700. [[Turkey]].
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[[Image:Base of the Elephant Terrace Cambodia.jpg|thumb|left|Base of the Elephant Terrace, Angkor,  [[Cambodia]].]]
 
[[Image:Sacred Art of Japan.jpg|thumb|Sacred Art of [[Japan]].]]
 
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[[Image:Noah's - Ark.jpg|thumb|left|Noah's Ark, [[Malaysia]].]]
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Mohd Hoessain Enas, Minah, 1958, [[Malaysia]].
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Latest revision as of 14:56, September 2, 2016

Oriental art

A thing of beauty is always fresh, vital, principled, and divine.[1]


Some samples of its masterpieces:

Stele scene in which Ipi, a royal scribe, worships the God Anubis, Mid-14th century BC., Ancient Egypt.

At the State Hermitage Museum, over 180,000 items including paintings, sculptures and examples of applied art, give an idea of a remarkable cultural heritage of the Orient from the time of the ancient civilizations emergence to the present.[2] This oriental artworks occupy 50 rooms and contains pieces from Egypt, India, Iran (Sassanian), Tibet, Byzantium, and countries of the Near and Far East. The collection include silver filigree objects of the 17th - 19th centuries of China, India and South-East Asia, and Sassanian silverware (Ewers, dishes, etc.).


Amorous Couple Maithuna India
Krishna, India.

Ancient art in Asia was primarily expressed in the forms of stone carving, religious architecture, pottery, and bronze. [1]

  • Benares' temple in India.

  • Head with Ringlets and Earring, Eastern India.

  • Asking Her to Leave Her Noisy Anklets and Go Manaku of Guler, India.

  • Lady Carrying Fruits Ravi Varma, India.


"We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything. Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it." Buddha.



Chinese Stem Cup, XVth century.


"The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem - the most oriental thing imaginable." Malcolm de Chazal.


  • A thousand arm Avalokiteshvara from Tibet

  • Embroidery with a Benedictory Motif Mongolia

  • Japanese Shikishi

  • Shaman Painting of The White Horse General Korea

  • Pachekabuddha Thailand


"A nice cottage. A clean table. A clear sky with a beautiful moon. A vase of flowers. No cares of the world." 15th century Chinese writer.[3]



"Making contemporary art can throw up obstacles but it does not worry me. I am eternally optimistic; I am Chinese." Cai Guo-Qiang.


Horse and Groom, by Haydar Ali, early 16th century.jpg

Horse and Groom, by Haydar Ali, early 16th century, Iran.


See also

M.F. Husain, India's Picasso.
Progress through Education by Carlos V. Francisco, Philippine.



Dragons symbolize wisdom, virtue and strength.

Dragon_Qinq_Dynasty, China
Persian miniature, Harun al-Rashid in "Thousand and One Nights".

External links

The Old album by Iman Maleki Iran


Royal Fort, Pakistan.
Hexagonal tile with floral decoration, 1540 - 1545, Turkey.

Framed medallion Turkey.jpg

Framed medallion, Byzantine Empire, 500–700. Turkey.

References

  1. ↑ A THEORY OF ORIENTAL AESTHETIC By Kenneth K. Inada.
  2. ↑ Oriental art. State Hermitage Museum.
  3. ↑ Asian Art at the Met.
Base of the Elephant Terrace, Angkor, Cambodia.
Sacred Art of Japan.
Noah's Ark, Malaysia.

Mohd Hoessain Enas Minah 1958 Malaysia.JPG

Mohd Hoessain Enas, Minah, 1958, Malaysia.

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