Reflection

Directions

1. Compare and contrast Chinese scroll (hanging and hand) painting to Japanese woodblock (ukiyo-e) prints.

2. Explore Chinese scroll painting, woodblock printing and zen painting from videos and article below:

View Chinese scroll painting demonstration (suibokuhakurou)

View Ukiyo-e woodblock printing with Keizaburo Matsuzaki” (Art Gallery of NSW)

View Hitsuzendo – Zen with Brush and Ink

Read Zen painting
https://www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/japan-after-1333-ce-30/the-muromachi-period-186/zen-ink-painting-679-4312/
3. Answer the following

Which technique/format do you think requires more skill/craftsmanship on the part of the artist?
Which best expresses the artist’s vision or intent?
Do you personally find one style more appealing or beautiful than the other? Cite examples from our textbook in your response.

Requirements for Reflection Assignments
Compose a minimum of two paragraphs addressing the topic/questions in the assignment.

Solution Preview

A Chinese hanging scroll print is intended to be hung on the wall, held from a silk string. Regularly, the printing is mounted on a designed silk support that supplements the colors and composition. At the point when not hanging, it is moved from the base to the top, tied with string, and put away securely in a box. One views a hanging scroll by starting at the base, moving one’s eyes gradually toward the top. While a Chinese handscroll print is intended to be seen by just a single or two individuals at any given moment, and is never observed at the same time.

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