http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/tags/asia/ Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:30:29 -0800 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:30:29 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/174/buddyicons/47051377@N00.jpg?1173191498#47051377@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/tags/asia/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182956871/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182956871/" title="Human figures from South China"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1177/5182956871_d1e530d8f5_m.jpg" width="240" height="168" alt="Human figures from South China" /></a></p> <p>c. 300 BCE<br /> wood, lacquer and paint<br /> China, Eastern Zhou dynasty</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:30:29 -0800 2010-11-04T18:33:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182956871 Human figures from South China <p>c. 300 BCE<br /> wood, lacquer and paint<br /> China, Eastern Zhou dynasty</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182957339/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182957339/" title="Human figure from South China"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4107/5182957339_99493f40d8_m.jpg" width="131" height="240" alt="Human figure from South China" /></a></p> <p>c. 300 BCE<br /> wood, lacquer and paint<br /> China, Eastern Zhou dynasty</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:30:44 -0800 2010-11-04T18:34:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182957339 Human figure from South China <p>c. 300 BCE<br /> wood, lacquer and paint<br /> China, Eastern Zhou dynasty</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183555112/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183555112/" title="Human figures from South China"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4149/5183555112_e439665989_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Human figures from South China" /></a></p> <p>China, Eastern Zhou dynasty<br /> c. 300 BCE<br /> wood, lacquer and paint</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:30:18 -0800 2010-11-04T18:33:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183555112 Human figures from South China <p>China, Eastern Zhou dynasty<br /> c. 300 BCE<br /> wood, lacquer and paint</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182953227/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182953227/" title="Tree"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4085/5182953227_3f557cbf64_m.jpg" width="240" height="203" alt="Tree" /></a></p> <p>by Horokazo Kosaka<br /> Japanese, b. 1948<br /> ink on paper, 2006</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:28:34 -0800 2010-11-04T18:31:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182953227 Tree <p>by Horokazo Kosaka<br /> Japanese, b. 1948<br /> ink on paper, 2006</p> ellenm1 japan asia contemporary historic calligraphy ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183545760/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183545760/" title="pair of Komainu (Guardian Dogs)"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1043/5183545760_40d4949dc5_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="pair of Komainu (Guardian Dogs)" /></a></p> <p>Japan, Muromachi Period<br /> 1392-1573<br /> <br /> polychrome and lacquer on wood<br /> 1500s</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:25:26 -0800 2010-11-04T18:26:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183545760 pair of Komainu (Guardian Dogs) <p>Japan, Muromachi Period<br /> 1392-1573<br /> <br /> polychrome and lacquer on wood<br /> 1500s</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182959291/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182959291/" title="Standing horse with embossed faces"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1038/5182959291_159c067d2c_m.jpg" width="157" height="240" alt="Standing horse with embossed faces" /></a></p> <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty<br /> c. 100 CE<br /> earthenware</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:31:41 -0800 2010-11-04T18:35:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182959291 Standing horse with embossed faces <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty<br /> c. 100 CE<br /> earthenware</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183556628/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183556628/" title="Kitchen worker from Western China"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4104/5183556628_4b09facff9_m.jpg" width="135" height="240" alt="Kitchen worker from Western China" /></a></p> <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220<br /> <br /> stoneware</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:31:04 -0800 2010-11-04T18:34:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183556628 Kitchen worker from Western China <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220<br /> <br /> stoneware</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183558274/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183558274/" title="Standing horse with embossed faces"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4129/5183558274_121fe2bcd6_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Standing horse with embossed faces" /></a></p> <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty<br /> c. 100 CE<br /> earthenware</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:31:51 -0800 2010-11-04T18:35:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183558274 Standing horse with embossed faces <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty<br /> c. 100 CE<br /> earthenware</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183554652/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183554652/" title="Towered pavilion"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1001/5183554652_85ed83c7a4_m.jpg" width="139" height="240" alt="Towered pavilion" /></a></p> <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty<br /> c. 100 CE<br /> earthenware with lead glaze</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:30:05 -0800 2010-11-04T18:33:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183554652 Towered pavilion <p>China, Eastern Han dynasty<br /> c. 100 CE<br /> earthenware with lead glaze</p> ellenm1 ceramic asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182958219/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182958219/" title="Standing soldier"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1410/5182958219_65505b11bc_m.jpg" width="112" height="240" alt="Standing soldier" /></a></p> <p>China, Western Han dynasty<br /> 206 BCE-8 CE<br /> earthenware with paint</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:31:11 -0800 2010-11-04T18:34:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182958219 Standing soldier <p>China, Western Han dynasty<br /> 206 BCE-8 CE<br /> earthenware with paint</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182958745/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182958745/" title="Horned animal"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1016/5182958745_5c49334e01_m.jpg" width="240" height="210" alt="Horned animal" /></a></p> <p>c. 100 BCE<br /> wood<br /> China, Western Han dynasty</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:31:26 -0800 2010-11-04T18:34:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182958745 Horned animal <p>c. 100 BCE<br /> wood<br /> China, Western Han dynasty</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183548432/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183548432/" title="Five character calligraphy"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1018/5183548432_73c4bf6e84_m.jpg" width="62" height="240" alt="Five character calligraphy" /></a></p> <p>by Muan Xingtao<br /> Chinese, 1611-1684<br /> ink on paper, c. 1670<br /> <br /> The phrase reads &quot;The bright moon shines leisurely through the window.&quot;</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:26:50 -0800 2010-11-04T18:28:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183548432 Five character calligraphy <p>by Muan Xingtao<br /> Chinese, 1611-1684<br /> ink on paper, c. 1670<br /> <br /> The phrase reads &quot;The bright moon shines leisurely through the window.&quot;</p> ellenm1 china ink asia brush historic calligraphy ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182938703/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182938703/" title="Zhen Wu"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1276/5182938703_02f7be28ee_m.jpg" width="173" height="240" alt="Zhen Wu" /></a></p> <p>China, Ming to Qing dynasties<br /> gilt bronze, 1600s</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:21:24 -0800 2010-11-04T18:20:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182938703 Zhen Wu <p>China, Ming to Qing dynasties<br /> gilt bronze, 1600s</p> ellenm1 sculpture bronze asia chinese historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183540964/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183540964/" title="Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva (J. Jizo Bosatsu)"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1429/5183540964_983477ea07_m.jpg" width="135" height="240" alt="Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva (J. Jizo Bosatsu)" /></a></p> <p>Japan, Kamakura period<br /> wood and bronze<br /> 1100s</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:23:13 -0800 2010-11-04T18:22:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183540964 Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva (J. Jizo Bosatsu) <p>Japan, Kamakura period<br /> wood and bronze<br /> 1100s</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182938181/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182938181/" title="Manjusri"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1301/5182938181_511eed9696_m.jpg" width="135" height="240" alt="Manjusri" /></a></p> <p>Nepal<br /> bronze, 1700s</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:21:09 -0800 2010-11-04T18:20:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182938181 Manjusri <p>Nepal<br /> bronze, 1700s</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183546814/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183546814/" title="IMG_2759"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4144/5183546814_204f178339_m.jpg" width="135" height="240" alt="IMG_2759" /></a></p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:25:59 -0800 2010-11-04T18:27:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183546814 IMG_2759 ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182943643/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182943643/" title="Globular vase"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1401/5182943643_c91f80f21f_m.jpg" width="184" height="240" alt="Globular vase" /></a></p> <p>by Tokuda Yasokichi III<br /> Japanese, b. 1933<br /> porcelain with blue, green and purple glaze<br /> c. 2002</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:23:55 -0800 2010-11-04T18:24:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182943643 Globular vase <p>by Tokuda Yasokichi III<br /> Japanese, b. 1933<br /> porcelain with blue, green and purple glaze<br /> c. 2002</p> ellenm1 japan ceramic asia contemporary historic porcelain ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183547646/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183547646/" title="Drinking Wine"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4124/5183547646_9abf12e142_m.jpg" width="135" height="240" alt="Drinking Wine" /></a></p> <p>attributed to Katsushika Hokusai <br /> Japanese, 1760-1849<br /> ink and colors on paper<br /> <br /> The text and painting are unrelated except that they both deal with drinking saké. In the painting a figure wraps his elongated neck around the protruding cranium of his non-too-happy looking drinking partner. This partner may be Jurojin, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, who loves saké, although here he lacks his usual long white beard and happy grin. <br /> <br /> It was believed that certain people had necks that elongated while they slept, allowing their heads to trvael through space to suck blood and energy out of their victims. They had no memory of their nocturnal escapades and looked completely normal while awake. Others thought that characters with long elastic necks could visit distant lands and even other planets.</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:26:25 -0800 2010-11-04T18:27:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183547646 Drinking Wine <p>attributed to Katsushika Hokusai <br /> Japanese, 1760-1849<br /> ink and colors on paper<br /> <br /> The text and painting are unrelated except that they both deal with drinking saké. In the painting a figure wraps his elongated neck around the protruding cranium of his non-too-happy looking drinking partner. This partner may be Jurojin, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, who loves saké, although here he lacks his usual long white beard and happy grin. <br /> <br /> It was believed that certain people had necks that elongated while they slept, allowing their heads to trvael through space to suck blood and energy out of their victims. They had no memory of their nocturnal escapades and looked completely normal while awake. Others thought that characters with long elastic necks could visit distant lands and even other planets.</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183550146/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5183550146/" title="Loop-handled Flower Basket"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1429/5183550146_5143f1be34_m.jpg" width="208" height="240" alt="Loop-handled Flower Basket" /></a></p> <p>Chikuunsai III<br /> Japanese, b. 1940<br /> 1969-1991<br /> bamboo and rattan</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:27:42 -0800 2010-11-04T18:29:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5183550146 Loop-handled Flower Basket <p>Chikuunsai III<br /> Japanese, b. 1940<br /> 1969-1991<br /> bamboo and rattan</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182935893/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ellenm1/">ellenm1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenm1/5182935893/" title="Seated Bodhisattva"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4089/5182935893_aefac41459_m.jpg" width="139" height="240" alt="Seated Bodhisattva" /></a></p> <p>gray schist<br /> c. 100<br /> Pakistan, Gandhara</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:20:02 -0800 2010-11-04T18:18:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ellenm1) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182935893 Seated Bodhisattva <p>gray schist<br /> c. 100<br /> Pakistan, Gandhara</p> ellenm1 asia historic ima antiquities indianapolismuseumofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en