Artworks
Fan Kuan, TRAVELERS AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS , early 11th century [Fig. 9-10]
Xia Gui, TWELVE VIEWS OF LANDSCAPE, early 13th century [Fig. 9-11] Image 1 ; Images 2 [Full scroll available here; please take advantage of this opportunity to inspect the full work in detail.]
Liang Kai, POET STROLLING BY A MARSHY BANK , early 13th century, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art [Museum website]
Discuss or touch on
understand the importance of the Song Dynasty in the history of China
understand different formats of paintings (hanging scrolls, handscrolls, and albums) and medium (ink painting)
understand Daoism/Taoism and Confucianism as related to landscape painting and calligraphy as a basis for painting in Chinese tradition
develop vocabularies to describe Chinese ink painting (with particular attention to brushstrokes)
Videos that may help you
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/song-dynasty/a/neo-confucianism-fan-kuan-travelers-by-streams-and-mountains
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/song-dynasty/a/mountings-hanging-scrolls-handscrolls-fans-and-the-album-leaf
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