Ming Dynasty

(noun)

The ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644), following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty; the last dynasty in China ruled by the ethnic Han Chinese.

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Examples of Ming Dynasty in the following topics:

  • The Decorative Arts under the Ming Dynasty

    • As with many art forms, the Ming Dynasty saw advancement in the realm of decorative arts such as porcelain and lacquerware.
    • As in earlier dynasties, the Ming Dynasty saw a flourishing in the arts, whether it was painting, poetry, music, literature, or dramatic theater.
    • Beginning in the Ming Dynasty, ivory began to be used for small statuettes of the gods and others.
    • A Ming Dynasty red lacquer box with intricate carving of people in the countryside, surrounded by a floral border design
    • A blue and white porcelain vase with cloud and dragon designs, marked with the word "Longevity," Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty

  • Painting under the Ming Dynasty

    • During the Ming Dynasty, Chinese painting developed from the achievements of the earlier Song and Yuan Dynasties.
    • During the Ming Dynasty, Chinese painting developed greatly from the achievements of the earlier Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty.
    • The Songjiang School and Huating School were born and developed toward the end of the Ming Dynasty.
    • Landscape in the Style of Yan Wengui by Dai Jin, hanging scroll, ink on paper (Early Ming Dynasty)
    • Identify the time period and innovations of the Zhe, Yuanti, Wu, Wongjang, and Huating Schools of painting during the Ming dynasty

  • Architecture and Urban Planning under the Ming Dynasty

    • Chinese urban planning and architecture under the Ming Dynasty are based on fengshui geomancy and numerology, as seen in the Forbidden City.
    • The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912.
    • The yellow roof tiles and red walls in the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) grounds in Beijing, built during the Yongle era (1402–1424) of the Ming Dynasty.
    • The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
    • Describe how fengshui and numerology influenced the architecture and urban planning of the Ming Dynasty, as seen in the capital of Beijing

  • Joseon Ceramics

    • Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) is considered the golden age of Korean pottery.
    • The influence of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in blue and white wares using cobalt-blue glazes could be seen in Joseon pottery, but Joseon work tended to lack the pthalo blue range and the three-dimensional glassine color depth of Ming Dynasty Chinese works.
    • Simplified designs emerged early on during the Joseon Dynasty.
    • This era also saw the prolonged fall of the Chinese Ming dynasty in 1644, after which immigration of some Chinese master potters occurred in southern coastal Korea.
    • Identify the Ming, Confucian, and Buddhist influences on pottery created during Korea's Joseon dynasty

  • Chinese Influences in Vietnamese Art

    • However, the ceramics from this period were considerably influenced by the Tang and Song dynasties of China.
    • Vietnam was conquered and ruled by the Ming Dynasty of China between 1407 and 1427 CE.
    • Consequently, the art of this period was heavily influenced by the Ming Dynasty, a process that continued even after the liberation of Vietnam by the Lê Dynasty (1428–1788).
    • The Nguyễn Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam, witnessed a renewed interest in ceramics and porcelain, which became famous and were imported to imperial courts across Asia.
    • Built in 1070, this Confucian temple is one of the greatest Vietnamese landmarks constructed during the Lý Dynasty.

  • Chinese Literati Expressionism under the Ming Dynasty

    • Under the Ming Dynasty, Chinese culture bloomed.
    • Narrative painting, with a wider color range and a much busier composition than the previous paintings of the Song Dynasty, was immensely popular during the time.
    • Shen Zhou paintings reveal a disciplined obedience to the styles of the Yuan Dynasty, to China's history, and to the orthodox Confucianism that he embodied in his filial life.

  • Individualist Painting under the Qing Dynasty

    • During the Qing Dynasty, painters known as Individualists rebelled against many of the traditional rules of painting through free brushwork.
    • Like many paintings from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, it deals with man's place in nature.
    • Shitao is one of the most famous individualist painters of the early Qing Dynasty.
    • Like many of the paintings from the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Shitao's Reminiscences of Qin-Huai deals with man's place in nature.
    • Explain how the work of Individualists of the Qing Dynasty, such as Shitao, deviated from the traditional rules of painting.

  • Orthodox Confucian Painting under the Qing Dynasty

    • The early Qing Dynasty developed in two main strands, one of which was the Orthodox school of Confucian paintings.
    • The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917.
    • It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.
    • Also known as Orthodox masters, they continued the tradition of the scholar-painter, following the injunctions of the artist-critic Dong Qichang late in the Ming Dynasty.
    • Wang Hui and the three other Wangs dominated Orthodox art in China throughout the late Ming and early Qing periods.

  • Joseon Painting

    • The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) has left a substantial legacy on modern Korea.
    • Buddhist art was encouraged not by the imperial centers of art or the accepted taste of the Joseon Dynasty publicly, but in private homes and in the summer palaces of the Joseon Dynasty kings.
    • Chinese Ming ideals and imported techniques continued to influence early Joseon Dynasty works.
    • The mid-to-late Joseon dynasty is considered the golden age of Korean painting.
    • It coincides with the shock from the collapse of Chinese Ming Dynasty (1644), the accession of the Manchu emperors in China, and the forcing of Korean artists to build new artistic models based on an inner search for particular Korean subjects.

  • Architecture during the Six Dynasties Period

    • The Six Dynasties (220-589 CE) in Chinese history was a time of great advancements in architecture.
    • The Six Dynasties is a collective term for six Chinese dynasties during the periods of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE; also known as the Eastern Wu or the Cao Wei), the Jin Dynasty (265–420 CE), and the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589 CE, which include the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang, and Chen Dynasties).
    • He invented a hydraulic-powered, mechanical puppet theater designed for Emperor Ming of Wei; square-pallet chain pumps for irrigation of gardens in Luoyang; and the ingenious design of the South Pointing Chariot, a non-magnetic directional compass operated by differential gears.
    • Jar designs of the Jin Dynasty often incorporated architectural designs as well as animal and Buddhist figures.
    • A circular-based stone-constructed Buddhist pagoda built in 523 CE during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of the Six Dynasties.