3. Hishikawa Moronobu, Beauty
Looking Back, 17th Century
his is a Japanese artwork from the
Ukiyo-e genre.
Ukiyo-e Is a genre of Japanese
artworks. Ukiyo meaning floating
world and the edition of the e
meaning pictures of the floating
world.
Ukiyo-e prints and paintings were
created between the 17th and 20th
centuries.
5. Natori Shunsen, Portrait of
the Actor Otani Tomoemon VI,
Circa 1927
This is an example of
a Ukiyo-e work
created in a much
later time period
How do you think
the work has
changed over time?
7. Unknown artist, Portrait of
Qin Shi Huang, date unknown
Qin Shi Huang was the first
emperor of China, and it is from
his name that the name China
originates.
Qin Shi Huang ruled over the
Chinese state of Qin from 246
BCE to 221 BCE, and was
emperor of China until his death
in 210 BCE
8. Unknown artist, Portrait of
Genghis Khan, 14th Century
Genghis Khan was
the founder of the
Mongol Empire,
Which became the
largest contiguous
empire in history.
Contiguous -next or
together in sequence
10. Yoruba bronze head from the
city of life, 12th Century
Yoruba is the largest ethnic
group in West Africa
“African Art” typically shows a
focus in three dimensional work
rather than two dimensional
Focus is in abstraction and
stylization rather than realism
11. Female Mask, Okuyi or Mukudj
Punu peoples, Gabon
This mask portrays the Punu
ideals of feminine beauty. elegant
coiffure, rounded forehead,
highly arched eyebrows, almond
shaped eyes, narrow face, and
small chin
The sculptured line between the
nose and ears on this mask
represents an ornamental chain of
jewelry.
12. Fang mask for magic ritual
ceremony, 19th Century
The wearer of this mask would
forget themselves and take on the
personality and actions of the
person or spirit represented by the
mask.
Do you notice similarities in this
mask and any other artist’s works
we have seen?
