GROUP 2

ARTS OF CHINA
 ARTS

 Chinese art encompasses all facets of fine art

,folk art and performance art.
 Porcelain pottery was one of the first forms of art
in the Paleolithic period.
 Early Chinese music and poetry was influenced
by the Book of Songs, and the Chinese poet and
statesman Qu Yuan.
 Chinese opera was also introduced and
branched regionally in additional to other
performance formats.
CHINESE PAINTING
 Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form
of chinese painting.
 They also consider the three concepts of their arts:
NATURE, HEAVEN AND HUMANKIND (YIN YANG).
 The Han court eunuch, CAI LUN, invented the paper in
the 1st Century AD it provided not only a cheap
widespread medium for writing but painting became
more economical.
 Chinese art expresses the human understanding of
the relationship between nature and human.
1. Flowers and Birds
2. Landscapes
3. Palaces and Temples
4. Human Figures
5. Animals
6. Bamboos and Stones

PAINTING SUBJECTS AND THEME

CALLIGRAPHY

*It is the art of beautiful

handwritting.

* In Calligraphy, the popular

marterials which paintings are
made of are paper and silk.
The ancient symbol of
Harmony reminds us that
life is a balancing act and
most fulfilling when we
learn to embrace it’s
dualities:
The ups & downs
Good times & Bad
Joys & Challenges

YIN AND YANG

1. Straight inclined – More
economical for common
Chinese architecture.

2. Multi-inclined - Roofs with two

or more sections of incline.
These roofs are used for
residences of wealthy Chinese.

3. Sweeping - Has curves that rise

at the corners of the roof. These
are usually reserved for temples
and palaces.

THREE MAIN TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARCHITECTURE

∙∙ In China, traditional funerals include
burning YUANBAO which is a folded paper
that look like gold nuggets or
ingots called SYCEE. Also Ghost in Festival.

- A SYCEE is a type of silver or gold ingot

currency used in China.

- GOLD SYCEES - are used as a symbol of

prosperity.

CHINESE FOLK ART

─ Chinese kites originated in
WeiFang, Sandong , China
(City of Kites).
─ Chinese Kites may be
differentiated into four main
categories:

1. Centipede
2. Hard-Winged Kites
3. Soft-Winged Kites
4. Flat Kites

CHINESE KITE
 KNOT TYING
● Zhongguo is the Chinese decorative
handicraft art that began as a form of
Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song
Dynasty ( 960 – 1279 AD ) in China.