ARTH 205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Wei Wu Wei, Tao Te Ching, Song Dynasty
Document Summary
Touchstone for chinese art: interest in dress; every day scenes; simplicity and elegance. Ladies preparing newly woven silk: meant to be viewed like a comic strip, painted by huizong, last emperor of northern song dynasty, scene of everyday work. Mythological concept of universe and how lady dai fits into it. Tao te ching: the way and it"s po(cid:449)er: the book you can read in an afternoon or a lifetime. Principle of wei wu wei, or action through inaction. Incense burner from the tomb of prince liu sheng: bronze w/gold inlay, feeling and concept of an island. Confucious: social order, empathy and morality, ren: human-heartedness (golden rule kind of concept, sunzi: superior person. Reception in the palace wu family shrine: reciprocal relationships, very socially stratified system, strict, separate gender roles (think mulan) Admonitions of the imperial instructress to court ladies: what a proper (cid:272)onfu(cid:272)ious (cid:272)ourt lady should and shouldn"t do.
