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Music and Art of China
China provides some of the earliest traces of music making. These are mainly in the form of well-preserved musical instruments, the tangible evidence of music. Over several millennia, musical instruments from regional indigenous traditions as well as from India and Central and West Asia were assimilated into the mainstream of Chinese music. Some of the most ancient instruments have been retained, transformed, or revived throughout the ages and many are in common use even today, testifying to a living legacy of a durable art. This legacy is frequently celebrated in the visual arts of China, documenting rituals and celebrations, or as status symbols of those whose lives were enhanced by the resonate sounds of instruments made from hide, clay, metal, stone, gourd, wood, silk, and bamboo.
Music and Art of China | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art lutes, and drums depicted in the caves at dunhuang and other oasis towns in central asia were making their way into china from the south and west as trade began along the routes that would become the silk road. ... beginning in the han dynasty, musical instruments were among the items introduced and exchanged along the silk road. among those brought from the west were lutes similar to today'
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First word is leading! Also try road silkAssociated subjects: alfred sisley (+), paul cezanne (+), vivienne westwood (+), photographs (+), han dynasty (+), tang-dynasty (+), lutes (+), qing-dynasty (+), mass migration (+), qin dynasty (+), tomb (+), shang dynasty (+), vincent van gogh (+), art nouveau (+), tang dynasty (+), buddhist (+), calligraphy (+), exotic (+), porcelain (+), buddhism (+), ukiyo-e (+), vegetal patterns (+), iconoclasm (+), henri matisse (+), annunciation (+), ancient near eastern art (+), frank lloyd wright (+), relics (+), modern art (+), pablo picasso (+)
Embroidered picture - St Paul on the Road to Damascus - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections st paul on the road to damascus object: embroidered picture place of origin: london (probably, embroidered) date: 1650-1700 (made) artist/maker: unknown materials and techniques: satin ground embroidered in silk, with painted details credit line: bequeathed by dorothy hilton museum number: t.60-1988 gallery location: british galleries, room 56d, case 17 order this image summary more information map download pdf version object type embroidery was widely used in the 17th century for the decoration of religious and domestic objects.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78896/embroidered-picture-st-paul-on-the-road/ [429 words]
Head fragment - The Stein Collection - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections narrow eyes, long thin moustache and arched eyebrows. this head may have belonged to a male figurine. it was purchased at khotan by sir marc aurel stein. khotan was a major kingdom on the southern branch of the silk road and also a major centre of buddhism. the victoria and albert museum has more than 70 ceramic fragments and fragments of buddhist sculptures, as well as around 600 ancient and medieval textiles recovered by sir marc aurel stein (
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134685/head-fragment-the-stein-collection/ [810 words]
Furnishing fabric - Daliah - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections daliah object: furnishing fabric place of origin: london (made) date: 1874-1876 (made) artist/maker: warner and sons (weaver) godwin, edward william (possibly, designer) materials and techniques: jacquard-woven silk museum number: t.148-1972 gallery location: british galleries, room 125d, case 1 order this image summary more information map download pdf version this highly fashionable, expensive woven silk furnishing probably appealed to only a small number of rich clients with avant-
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O15295/furnishing-fabric-daliah/ [385 words]
Head fragment - The Stein Collection - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections such small applique figures formed part of the decoration within the vesicas surrounding life-size or larger buddha statues in shrines. it was found by sir marc aurel stein in the one of the two main shrines at the site of khadalik between khotan and keriya on the southern branch of the silk road in xinjiang, china. such small applique figures would have decorated the vesicas of life-size or larger buddhist statues. the victoria and albert museum has more than 70 ceramic fragments and fragments of buddhist sculptures,
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134681/head-fragment-the-stein-collection/ [622 words]
Head fragment - The Stein Collection - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections as well as around 600 ancient and medieval textiles recovered by sir marc aurel stein (1862-1943) during his second expedition (1906-8) into chinese central asia, where he once again visited and excavated sites on the southern silk road, before moving eastwards to dunhuang. at dunhuang, he studied and excavated the han-dynasty watchtowers to the north of the town, as well as the mogao cave temples to the southeast, where he acquired material from the library cave.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O136180/head-fragment-the-stein-collection/ [638 words]
Stoneware bowl sherd - The Stein Collection - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections as well as around 600 ancient and medieval textiles recovered by sir marc aurel stein (1862-1943) during his second expedition (1906-8) into chinese central asia, where he once again visited and excavated sites on the southern silk road, before moving eastwards to dunhuang. at dunhuang, he studied and excavated the han-dynasty watchtowers to the north of the town, as well as the mogao cave temples to the southeast, where he acquired material from the library cave.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O136592/stoneware-bowl-sherd-the-stein-collection/ [627 words]