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PACIFI
C RIM; A
SIAN
CULTURES
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C O U N T R I ES T
H A T TO U C H T
H E PA C I F
I C O
C E A N
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1.1 CHINESE DANCING
C H I N E S E F A N D A N C E
• The fan dance highlights delicate movements with constantly changing rhythm, which is dynamic and graceful.
C H I N E S E S W O R D D A N CE• single, double or
dagger swords may be used.
• tassels • elegant, with heroic
bearing and abundant variations.
• Positions "standing sword" and "moving sword".
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• Kabuki• begun around 1603. • draws its inspiration from
popular stories and scandals• Okuni, the first woman to
dance Kabuki• In 1629 women were
banned, and replaced with men-only actors.• skilled in dancing, acting,
impressive control of voice, and ability to make exaggerated poses.
DRAMA/THEATRE - PACIFIC RIM : JAPANESE CULTURE
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KABUKI THEATRE DESIGNIn addition there is a long walkway (“hanamichi”) that connects the bulk of the auditorium and the stage, and is used for significant entrances
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MUSIC- PACIFIC RIM
• Instruments: kithara, the gamelon, the sheng, flutes, the gong, Taiko drums, and xylophones.
• The vocal tone by Asian cultures is very harsh and nasal.
• Music was used extensively in ceremonies and rituals, and to accompany Kabuki Theater in Japan
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1.2 VISUAL ART – OF THE PACIFIC RIM
• Islamic Architecture• Muslims (the name given to people who practice Islam).• Artist could not create images of people or animals-seen
as competition with God • Symmetrical patterns to decorate surfaces; called
arabesques also used calligraphy for decoration. interiors show more ornate decoration than the exteriors.
large, pointed domes. pointed or horseshoe shaped arches. no altar. symmetrically balanced exteriors
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THE DOME OF THE ROCK built between 687 to 691 in Jerusalem,
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ASIAN TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE
• Buddhism-philosophy rather than a religion. • 6th century BC in India.
• equality of all beings• living in moderation• gaining enlightenment• spiritual fulfillment through meditation• Closeness to nature
• series of gods and goddesses• A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist
relics, used as a place of worship, they would walk around the mound praying
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• The Chinese stupa, called a pagoda,
• towers • Wood is the
most common building material
• colored glazed tiles were used on the roofs.
• Roofs are large, hipped, and low-pitched.
BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN CHINA
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1.3 VISUAL ART – ASIAN ART FORMS :CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
• Calligraphy means “beautiful writing,” • Written right to left in vertical columns. • Each symbol stands for a word, symbols are combined
to create new words• Similar to hieroglyphics of Egyptians. • painted with a brush and ink. • It was believed that the soul of the person “writing”
was exposed in the words.
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CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING • painting on a long piece of paper or silk• could be hanging or horizontal (hand-scrolls). • scrolls were kept rolled up, unroll them to
enjoy. • only opened up small sections of the scroll at
a time and savor each part of scroll
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CATEGORIES OF CHINESE PAINTING •Religious Paintings – of buddha•Landscape Paintings –• The landscape was the most popular subject of
Chinese paintings.•Portrait Paintings - Portraits of emperors •Flora and Fauna paintings-
• Flora deals with plant life• fauna with animal life.
many plants and animals had symbolic meaning:
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JAPANESE ORIGAMI• ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning
"paper"; later changed to gami• started in the 17th century AD • became popular outside Japan in the mid-
1900s. • folding a flat sheet of material into finished
sculpture• No glue or tape allowed• Japanese paper crane