Gardner Chapter 25
Later Art
of South and Southeast
Asia
VOCABULARY AND
IMAGES
minaiture
gopura
Mughal painting
Rajput painting
Hinduism
Devi
Shiva
Vishnu
Krishna (and Radha) |
stupa (shrine)
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INDIA
PAINTING
| Basawan and Chatar
Muni, Akbar and the
Elephant Hawai, folio 22, Akbarnama, by Abul Fazl.,
ca. 1590
*Bichitr, Jahangir
Preferring a Sufi Shikh to Kings, Mughal painting, c. 1615-18
*Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion,
Rajput
painting (Kangra?, India), c. 1760
Maharaa Jaswant
Singh of Marwar, c.
1880, opaque watercolor/paper
FOR ADDITIONAL
VIEWS OF PRE-MUGHAL AND MUGHAL
MINIATURE PAINTING, SEE:
http://www.meadev.gov.in/culture/art/gal.htm
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ARCHITECTURE
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THAILAND
| Walking Buddha,
from Sukhorthai,
Thailand, 14th century, bronze |
BURMA
| Schwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon,
Burma,
14th century |
CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Discuss the
development of Mughal painting in India, beginning in the 16th century
and through
the 17th century.
2. Describe the basic
differences in style and subject between
Mughal and Rajput painting.
3. Define the differences between Islamic and Hindu architecture
in terms of structural type and function.
4. Discuss how British rule of India influenced its art and
architecture.
5. Discuss the influences on, and the intentions of some
contemporary
artists working in South and Southeast Asia today.
6. Describe the various forms the figure of Buddha takes in
Southeast Asian art.
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