Tang & Song Museum - 2nd hour by Chaelaray Johansen

Instructions

cjohansen7 — 2024-10-22 11:33:33 UTC

Explore one of the linked resources
Select an piece you find interesting
Add it to this padlet WITH a short description that includes a connection to what we have learned.

The Master Wuyong Scroll

cjohansen7 — 2024-10-22 11:33:33 UTC

The "Master Wuyong Scroll" illustrates the Fuchun Mountains, highlighting the balance between nature and the innovations of the Tang and Song dynasties. This period saw important developments in printing, ceramics, and agriculture, leading to a cultural revival. The artwork connects the beauty of nature with the progress of society in shaping modern China

2024-10-24 13:24:25 UTC

This square golden seal "Imperial Seal of Emperor Wen with a dragon knob belonged to Zhao Mo, the second-generation king of the Nanyue Kingdom. It is the biggest Western Han golden seal that has been discovered in archaeological excavations. It connects to our inventions because it shows the power of the Kings-Empires.

2024-10-24 13:25:25 UTC

Porcelain Pillow

jlewis4565 — 2024-10-24 13:25:40 UTC

Porcelain Pillow

2024-10-24 13:25:46 UTC

This pillow is a perfect combination of the shaping, stamping, sgraffito techniques of the Ding kiln. It has insurmountable aesthetic value.

Gold Seal of Emperor Wen

2024-10-24 13:26:04 UTC

This belonged to Zhao Mo the second generation king of the Nanyue Kingdom In China. This signifies the conferral of the Mandate of Heaven. It pretty much represents that he has the right to rule the empire. It was a symbol of power to he emperor of that empire.

Bronze"Mou"

2024-10-24 13:26:17 UTC

The pot is a cooking utensil with two parts, both made of bronze, made for boiling. They are hanged on hooks together with the tripods. This helped develop the modern pots that we use everyday for cooking.

2024-10-24 13:26:57 UTC

I think this is related to what we have learned in class because we learned about porcelain and how it was a more efficient and sanitary way to store goods

2024-10-24 13:27:08 UTC

I thought this item looked cool becuase I have seen one of these at my grandma's house and this one looks like it's been used a lot and it's very old. This tool was used to grind up herbs to make medicine. This is what we use for medicine which is connected to modern-day medicine like how people used medicine to help cure diseases.

Sgraffito Porcelain Pillow, Ding ware

2024-10-24 13:27:19 UTC

I chose it because common techniques used in Ding products include stamping, carving and sgraffito. At the top there are incised peony motifs. The sides are decorated with a curly grass pattern.

Emma Blust

2024-10-24 13:27:37 UTC

I thought this was interesting because it looks familiar and I realized it relates to what we have been learning. This connects with China because their religion is mostly Buddhism. This is Buddha the symbol of Buddhism. So in class, we have been learning about China and the Chang dynasty and how they connect in certain ways.

Medicine and Grinding Tools.

2024-10-24 13:27:55 UTC

I think this is interesting because this item was used to make medicine and grind things. In present times, we use this to crush things or sometimes make and mix spices.

Porcelain Printed Pillow

2024-10-24 13:29:17 UTC

I chose this porcelain printed pillow that shows writing like poems and works of art because it has impacted our life today. The printing of songs and works of art from a printer box was a way of sharing literary works of art. Now, we have more efficient ways of printing and writing which is why the ways of block printing impacted our life today.

Bronze Mirror with Paintings

2024-10-24 13:29:28 UTC

In a tomb four of these were found with this one being the only one to be recovered. 41 cm in diameter, its the largest bronze mirror with paintings from the Han dynasty to have been found. I found it interesting because it was the first one I saw.

Jade Ornament with Phoenix Pattern

2024-10-24 13:29:37 UTC

It is a piece of jade open-carved on the two sides, found on the left shoulder of the deceased king. The middle is a rectangular frame, with a spiral cloud on the top, and a phoenix at the bottom. The lower beam of the rectangular frame had been broken, but the Nanyue craftsmen cleverly repaired it with two little H-shaped golden bridges, without changing the original style of the ornament.

2024-10-24 13:30:11 UTC

this item connects to what we were learning because in the middle it says "the kings order to muster the troops." this means the king is ordering the troops to protect the country from intruders and this is why the lion's mouth is open yelling at them.

2024-10-24 13:30:26 UTC

This is a box that people use to store spices, salt and a lot of other stuff and you can also store stuff that is medicine related and people use to store it because there was not many good spots to put stuff - Dempsey Kurtz

2024-10-24 13:30:36 UTC

they made it so medicine was easier to make. it represents how medicine was made and how it helped people. it also helped with making food and grinding up anything that would need to be grinded.

Chuiwan

2024-10-24 13:30:47 UTC

Chuiwan was the Chinese equivalent of golf. Both emperors from the Song and Jin Dynasty enjoyed playing this game. The ball is more refined than a modern golf ball. This sport became popular, and part of people's everyday life back then.

2024-10-24 13:30:52 UTC

I think this is interesting because it is a grinding tool for spices and when doctors or people wanted to make medicine they were able to because of this and they were able to grind there things.

Jade Dancing Figurines

2024-10-24 13:31:10 UTC

The "Jade Dancing Figurines" are very unique shapes. They are very common among tombs of Princes.

King's Croupse

2024-10-24 13:31:20 UTC

I chouse this because it looked cool and has an intersting history. This was made for the King especially after his death and wraped around his body.

amarse0609 — 2024-10-24 13:31:42 UTC

This was owned by Zhao Mo, He was the second generation king in a city in China.This relates because the conferral of the mandate of heaven.It represents that he's rules the empire.

Landscape Mouuntains

2024-10-24 13:31:44 UTC

I picked this object because I thought it was interesting and showed the past of these dynasties. The dynasty back then had a big boom in art and started drawing more landscape art. This art shows mountains located somewhere in China. You can also see some Chinese figures in the corner possibly depicting the drawing.

Footbox

2024-10-24 13:32:01 UTC

This silver oval shaped box is uncovered in the "foot box" of the Nanyue King. The design and craftman ship were distinctive of the ancient Persians. Archeologists believe the silver box was shipped to China. Is consider Han silverware

Red chuiwan ball

2024-10-24 13:32:12 UTC

The Song dynasty was a big contributor to making ball sports important. The Tang dynasty thought ball sports were for the pursuit of bravery and fitness but the Song dynasty thought it was for fun and happiness. This started to show the ideas of Confucianism that china believed in.

2024-10-24 13:32:17 UTC

In the Song dynasty, it was common to put flowers in bottles and vases in order to make an offering to Buddha. In the homes of literary families, flower arranging was a common practice. this also helped store things like food, spices, or drinks more conveniently.

2024-10-24 13:32:24 UTC

This is a carved wine cup in the shape of a rhino's horn. It is belived that the Jade Drinking Vessel can disolve poison. It is made of copper and metal.

Ganzhou kiln white rim bowl.

2024-10-24 13:32:35 UTC

It would be used for boiling tea and drinking tea. It is also used for eating. It is the early version of a cup and or a bowl. It was made out of Porcelain and glazed. In China, it would be called a heritori. The different petal colors mean different things.

Porcelain Pillow

gzelle2172 — 2024-10-24 13:33:07 UTC

A porcelain pillow was a decorative item. This one was decorated with pictures of babies. They were pieces of art and literary works. I think this is interesting because now in the present we have better ways to preserve our work.

Flask

2024-10-24 13:33:12 UTC

The dramatic blue splash over the brown glaze on this bottle prefigures the use of copper to create similar designs in later ceramics, particularly Jun ware produced in Henan Province in north China from the ninth to the fifteenth century.

2024-10-24 13:34:03 UTC

Block printing was new and was very special back at that time

Jade Drinking Vessel in Rhinoceroes Horn Shape

2024-10-24 13:34:04 UTC

I found this one interesting because of its peculiar shape. The Jade Drinking Vessel in Rhinoceros Horn was made in 205 BC and was used to drink water, but it also had the unique ability to dissolve poison, but its theorized that that wasn't even the original intent of the cup.

The Falcon and the swan.

2024-10-24 14:24:49 UTC

This ceramaic peace represents a spring hunt that happened during the yearly cycle of the Jurchen, A group of nomatic people from the north east who controled most of china during the Jin dynasty. These peaces can help represent culture and meanings we may not understand now but certain things had a lot of sentimental value.

2024-10-27 23:33:45 UTC

This Gold Seal with the inscription "Tai Zi" has horizontal and vertical borders. The style of the calligraphy is very similar to stone carvings in the Qin Dynasty, the carvings are very delicate. The knob is carved into the shape of a turtle that tiptoed on top of a hole that holds silk ribbon. "Tai Zi" literally means the crown prince.