Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Song dynasty (960–1279) was culturally the most brilliant era in later imperial Chinese history. A time of great social and economic change, the period in large measure shaped the intellectual and political climate of China down to the twentieth century.
Song dynasty | Chinese History, Art & Culture | Britannica
Song dynasty, (960–1279), Chinese dynasty that ruled the country during one of its most brilliant cultural epochs. It is commonly divided into Bei (Northern) and Nan (Southern) Song periods, as the dynasty ruled only in South China after 1127. The …
Song Dynasty Art: Painting, Pottery & Calligraphy - Totally History
One of the most distinctive features of Song Dynasty art is its focus on realism and detail. This can be seen in the intricate paintings and calligraphy of the period. In addition to these more traditional art forms, the Song Dynasty also saw the growth of …
Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Southern Song society was characterized by the pursuit of a highly aestheticized way of life, and paintings of the period often focus on evanescent pleasures and the transience of beauty. Images evoke poetic ideas that appeal to the senses or capture the fleeting qualities of a moment in time.
"The Golden Era of Chinese Painting" Sung Dynasty (960-1179)
The Sung Dynasty can be regarded the golden era of Chinese painting and pottery. The Sung period painting was based on a development that already took place during the turbulent period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ( 五代十國 ) when countless painters renovated and …
Art in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period and Song dynasty …
Paintings, sculpture, architecture, and ceramics expose this moment of upheaval (during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period) and eventual reunification (during the Song Dynasty), demonstrating an extraordinary quest for harmony in society and peace for the nation.
Song dynasty, 960–1279 - Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
The Song dynasty is often called an age of protoarchaeology and a period when great collectors and connoisseurs of art flourished both in and outside the court. Pre-Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) bronzes and jades began to be collected and were imitated and reproduced in …
Arts of the Sung and Yüan - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
I. Ritual, Functional, and Decorative Arts. 1. A New Study of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy: Shang Dynasty Bronze Inscriptions as Standard Script and Oracle Bone Inscriptions as Simplified Script Chang Kuang–yüan. 2. Changes in the Representation of Life and the Afterlife as Illustrated by the Contents of Tombs of the T'ang and Sung Period ...
Song dynasty (960–1279), an introduction (article) | Khan Academy
An Introduction to the Song dynasty (960–1279) Master of the (Fishing) Nets Garden. Gu Kaizhi, Nymph of the Luo River. Chinese landscape painting. Mountings: hanging scrolls, handscrolls, fans and the album leaf.
Chinese Landscape Painting during the Song Dynasty
This lesson uses two examples drawn from the Princeton University Art Museum’s collection of Chinese landscape painting to explore painting during the Song dynasty.