Essays on Lacquer

The Museum of Asian art in San Francisco is one of the must-see museums in the town. It is situated quite near to the Civic center and more than eighteen thousand pieces of fine art are exposed permanently in the arranged collections. Some of the exhibited articles are about six thousand years old. The arts and objects are collected from the entire Asian continent. Entering the museum, visitors can enjoy beautiful objects as paintings, furniture, sculptures, armor and textiles, and also there are represented objects from China, India, Turkey, the Philippines and Japan showing the culture of these countries ...

Art and architecture: Term paper

Introduction The history of Chinese and Japanese architecture and design confirms a close connection between these two nations, their common Far-Eastern roots. At the same time, they have deep distinctions. Japanese architecture took a lot from Chinese traditions over centuries - therefore we cannot consider it separately. In a number of aspects differences between them show that the Chinese architecture and interior design are essentially older than Japanese. Long before AD, Chinese culture and art had achieved an advanced stage of development in planning and constructive solutions. As for the Japanese, they have been building lightly built houses for a ...

Peace that people enjoy nowadays uninterrupted is, of course, not a new phenomenon. However, what is interesting is that the humanity has lived only several hundred years without warring for whatever reason could bring large armies face-to-face in a lethal confrontation for questionable reasons. Besides soldiers, the brute force of conflicts, the main tools of war have always been weapons indicating the state of technological advancement of nations, being the litmus paper and the benchmarks of progress. Thousands years ago, there was no such concept as a long-lasting peace, and the weaponry was a lot more different than it currently is, being used ...

Introduction

Japanese art encompasses a wide range of art media and styles which is inclusive of calligraphy on silk and paper, ancient pottery, sculpture, ukiyo-e woodblock prints, ink painting, the more recent manga, kirigami, origami and kirie. These arts have their foundation on the wide range of human habitation in Japan which is up to the 10th millennium BC to present day. Going by history, Japan is exposed to sudden invasions that come with alien and very new ideas which are then followed by long periods of literally minimal contact with the rest of the globe. This has caused Japanese art ...

A compare and contrast essay

A compare and contrast essay

Introduction

Originated and developed in Indian subcontinent, Buddhism is one of the most important religions across the globe. Founded by Lord Buddha (Bhikku, 2001), this religion emphasises a peaceful and righteous life to the supreme salvation to free man from the viscous cycle of birth and death on earth. Lord Buddha has been depicted in multifarious forms in various nations, especially in Asia. It is interesting to note the contrast between two of his famous forms being used for worshipping- The seated Buddha Amitabha and the Buddha Amitayus. Magnificently crafted, both of these forms of Lord ...