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| Hinduism and Hindu Art |
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A brief overview of Hinduism and Hindu art in India, with emphasis on the importance of architecture and sculpture. With 9 images of related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hind/hd_hind.htm | |
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| Indian Textiles: Trade and Production |
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A brief discussion of the Indian textile trade in the pre-industrial era, followed by a more detailed overview of textile production in India, covering fabrics, dyes, printing, weaving, embroidery, and other methods. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/intx/hd_intx.htm | |
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| In Pursuit of White: Porcelain in the Chosôn Dynasty, 1392–1910 |
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Discusses the ascendance of paekcha, or white ware, during the Chosôn period, including its adoption as imperial ware in the 15th century. With 10 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chpo/hd_chpo.htm | |
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| Interiors Imagined: Folding Screens, Garments, and Clothing Stands Source: Interiors Imagined: Fold |
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"The original function and context of a genre of screens referred to today as 'whose sleeves?' screens, or tagasode byôbu, are less well studied and understood. As revealed by more than forty extant examples, artisans from various painting schools depicted on folding screens an array of sumptuously patterned garments casually draped over clothing stands." With images of two screens from the Momoyama period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fold/hd_fold.htm | |
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| Internationalism in the Tang Dynasty (618–906) |
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"Boldly syncretic, the arts of China's Tang dynasty (618–906) exhibit myriad international influences that were absorbed through diplomacy, conquest, trade, and pilgrimage. At the center of it all was Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), the most populous city in the world at the time, the seat of power for the Tang imperial court, and a pulsing hub of art, fashion, and culture." With 8 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/inte/hd_inte.htm | |
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| Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning |
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An illustrated 46-page teacher's guide and activities book that can be downloaded in .pdf format. With an introduction to geometric design in Islamic art, a list of selected works from the Metropolitan Museum (with images and descriptions), a set of pattern-making activities, plus resources and a glossary.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/islamic-art-and-... | |
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