First Review.

Our first test is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 6. The test will be 50 minutes long and will be an essay exam with ten slides: some shown singly, some shown in pairs. I will ask you to identify every slide I show, with four pieces of information, as follows:

1. site (such as Sanxingdui) OR culture (such as Yangshao culture) OR artist (if his or her name is known), depending on which one applies to the object
2. title OR function (in the case of wine vessels, burial urns, etc.)
3. date (period or dynasty or calendar date within 100 years-extra credit if you get the exact year or range of years!)
4. medium

You should memorize these four facts for every object on these pages (unless it is not given, in which case you don't need to worry about it). The test will include only the objects listed below.

I will also be asking you to write short paragraphs about the significance of the objects pictured in the slides. The identifications are the WHO, WHAT, WHEN and WHERE; your essays should address WHY-why were these objects made; why are they important? Your answers here will count for more points than the identifications, although if you are completely unable to identify an object I suspect your discussion of it will not be as good as it could be. I may ask you to write about a single object or to compare two objects. To prepare for this, I suggest that you consider subject matter, form, function and ornament for each of the objects listed on these pages. In addition, try to figure out how each of these objects relates to an important concept discussed in class (ancestor worship, for example). I also suggest that you try to compare similar objects or motifs from different periods or regions to each other.

If you have an Ethernet connection to the campus network, you can access these images at the Visual Resources Collection website. Click on "Image Reviews," then click on the link for the review for our class, Art 220. (Note: if information on a particular object at the VRC online site is different from what I've given you, use my information.) If you do not have an Ethernet connection to the campus network, let me know and I can make these images available to you in another way.

Prehistoric period.

Hooked-cloud ornament, jade, 8.9 in. l., 4000-3000 B.C.E. Hongshan culture, Niuheliang, Liaoning province.

Flat, perforated disc (bi), jade, 8.4 in. diam., 2400 B.C.E. Liangzhu culture, Jiangsu/Zhejiang province.

Pedestal bowl, earthenware with slip, 11.5 in. h., 4000-3000 B.C.E. Dawenkou culture, Tai'an, Shandong province.

Stem cup, "eggshell" earthenware, 6.4 in. h., ca. 2500 B.C.E. Longshan culture, Shandong province.

Head, earthenware and turquoise, 8.8 in. h., ca. 5000-4000 B.C.E. Hongshan culture, Niuheliang, Liaoning province.

Water jar, earthenware with slip decoration of a pig's face, 8.4 in. h., ca. 4000-3500 B.C.E. Yangshao culture, Banpo, Shaanxi province.

Bowl, earthenware with slip decoration of men's heads and fish, 15.6 in. diam., ca. 4000 B.C.E. Yangshao culture, Banpo, Shaanxi province.

Jar with modeled ithyphallic design, earthenware, 13 in. h., ca. 3000-2000 B.C.E. Yangshao culture, Liuwan, Qinghai province.

Shang and Western Zhou dynasties.

Ox shoulder blade, inscribed with charges relating to offerings to ancestors, Shang dynasty, 1200-1100 B.C.E. Henan province.

Pouring vessel (jue), bronze, 5.6 in. h., Shang dynasty, 1600-1500 B.C.E.

Drinking vessel (zun), bronze, Shang/Western Zhou dynasty, 1100-900 B.C.E.

Wine vessel (pou), bronze, 20.5 in. h., Shang dynasty, 1400-1200 B.C.E.

Square cauldron (fangding), bronze, 7.6 in. h., Shang/Western Zhou dynasty, 1100-1000 B.C.E.

Bird-shaped wine vessel (zun), bronze, Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 B.C.E. Tomb of Lady Hao, Anyang.

Goblet, ivory with turquoise inlay, 11.8 in. h., Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 B.C.E. Tomb of Lady Hao, Anyang.

Square cauldron (fangding), bronze, Late Shang period, 1200-1050 B.C.E. Hunan province.

Square wine vessel (fangzun) with four rams, bronze, 23 in. h., 1300-1000 B.C.E. Hunan province.

Standing figure, bronze, 71.6 in. h., 1200-1050 B.C.E. Sanxingdui.

Eastern Zhou dynasty.

Embroidered sleeve, silk, 44.8 in. l., Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 400-200 B.C.E. Mashan, Hubei province.

Bowl, wood with lacquer, Warring States period, 300-200 B.C.E. Changsha, Hunan province.

Man Riding Dragon, ink on silk, 14.8 x 11 in. Warring States period, ca. 475-221 B.C.E. Changsha, Hunan province.

Disc (bi), jade, Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 600-200 B.C.E. Probably Jincun, Henan province.

Chime of 26 bells, bronze, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 550 B.C.E. Xiasi, Henan province.

Wine vessel and water basin (zun pan), bronze, 11.9 in. h., 22.9 in. diam., Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 500-450 B.C.E. Suizhou, Hubei province.

Flat wine vessel (hu), bronze with silver inlay, 12.3 in. h., Warring States period, ca. 500-300 B.C.E.

Qin and Han dynasties.

Small seal script, rubbing of stone, Qin dynasty, ca. 219 B.C.E.

Warriors, earthenware, life-size, Qin dynasty, ca. 210 B.C.E. Tomb of the first emperor (Shihuangdi) of the Qin dynasty, Lintong, Shaanxi province.

Standing performer with drum, earthenware, 26.4 in. h., Eastern Han dynasty. Pi county, Sichuan province.

Rhinoceros-shaped wine vessel (zun), bronze with gold inlay, Eastern Zhou or Western Han dynasty, ca. 300-200 B.C.E. Shaanxi province.

Funeral suit, jade and gold, 69.2 in. l, Western Han dynasty, ca. 113 B.C.E. Tomb of Princess Douwan, Mancheng, Hebei province.

Wine vessel (zhong), wood with lacquer, 22.5 in. h., Western Han dynasty, ca. 180 B.C.E. Tomb of the Marquise of Dai, Mawangdui Tomb 1, Hunan province.

Banner, ink and color on silk, 82 x 36.8 in., Western Han dynasty, ca. 180 B.C.E. Tomb of the Marquise of Dai, Mawangdui Tomb 1, Hunan province.

Period of division.

Guardian animal (tianlu) from spirit path, stone, 9 ft. 2 in. h., Southern Qi dynasty, ca. 493. Tomb of Emperor Wu of the Southern Qi, Danyang, Jiangsu province.

Twenty-eight constellations (including "Heavenly Oxen"), mural painting, Northern Qi dynasty, ca. 570. Tomb of Lou Rui, Taiyuan, Shanxi province.

Filial Yuan Gu, sarcophagus, engraved stone, 24.5 x 88 in. Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 525 C.E.

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong Qiqi, rubbing of stamped bricks from two murals, each 96 x 32 in., Eastern Jin dynasty, ca. 400. Tomb at Xishan Bridge, Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Detail.

Colossal Sakyamuni, sandstone, 45 ft. h., Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 460-480 C.E. Cave 20, Yungang chapels, Datong, Shanxi province.

Pagoda, masonry, 132 ft. h., Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 520-524 C.E. Songyue Temple, Mount Song, Dengfeng, Henan province.

Emperor and Court as Donors, limestone, 83.2 in. h., Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 523 C.E. Binyang chapel, Longmen, Luoyang, Henan province.

Attributed to GU Kaizhi, Admonitions of the Court Instructress to the Palace Ladies, handscroll, ink and color on silk, 9.8 x 139.3 in. Copy of an original dated to Eastern Jin dynasty, ca. 300-400 C.E. Detail.

Attributed to WANG Xizhi (307-65), Letter about a Funeral (Sangluan tie), ink on paper. Copy of an original dated to Eastern Jin dynasty, ca. 356 C.E.