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The Song dynasty which lasted from 960–1279 was culturally and
artistically the most brilliant era in later imperial Chinese history.
This dynasty was broken into two different eras and regions. The
southern and Northern. It was a time of great social and economic
change. It was during this period that large measures began to
shape the intellectual and radical climate of China.
3. Quatrain on Springs Radiance
This is a fan mounted as an album leaf. During the
Southern Sung artist who wanted to express their
emotions from art work could do so by adding
poems to them. This Quatrain is a poem by
Empress Yang. It states:
“My makeup worn and faded, only the scent
lingers;
Still I shall enjoy spring's beauty before my eyes.
Once you said to me, "How a year blooms quickly
and as quickly dies!
May we now forsake worldly splendors for the
land of wine?"
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7. This piece of artwork illustrates the surrealistic style of flower and bird
paintings. In such works, the artist demonstrated his intimate
knowledge of the appearances and growth of the plants and solidified
accurately the movements of birds as they danced about the artwork.
8. This is one of the largest
surviving examples of the
jiehua genre of architectural
transcriptions.
This offers an close view of
the women’s quarters of a
palace where stylish rooms
face onto private courtyards
decorated with trees and
blossoming lotus, an sign of
the summer season.
This piece of aft was also a
silk painting with Ink.
9. This piece of artwork was created with wet ink dots called “
Mi-family dots”. This piece displays the mountains and its
eternal life.
10. This Northern Sung Dynasty piece was completed by Mi
Fu. This is considered the longest and most dramatic large
scale calligraphy. This art was considered a Hand scroll
with Ink on paper.
11. "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127).
N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nsong/hd_nsong.htm>.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_painseac.htm>.
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<http://history.cultural-china.com/>.
"Quatrain on Spring's Radiance." - China Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec.
2013. <http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/63Arts4339.html>.
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Britannica, n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/573875/Song-dynasty.
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