User:RexRowan/Night in paintings (Eastern art) list

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Lead

The beginning, 2D, spiritual, then openned up to new ideas and extended to greater mix of styles.

Symbolism

Worth mentioning what each object is a symbol for in different cultures.

History

By country

Region	Content	In Progress	Note
Cambodian	y	y	I've found a couple of works that "look" like they're night paintings - and one that is a night painting. - started
Chinese	y	y	Sections: Intro for the section - fairly well along Battle - not started Folklore - Literature Dream of the Red Chamber - not started Liao Zhai Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio) - done writing Folklore - Ghosts and hell, including Zhong Kui - started Mood setting - started Mood setting - Han Gan, Night-Shining White Horse - done Mood setting - Ma Lin - done Moon - started, may not need much more Discuss Black Moon, referring to the images / app section Moon - Chang'e - done Political scenes - Night Revels of Han Xizai - done, RR reviewed Also, article Three perfections
Indian	y	y	Sections: Intro for the section - fairly well along, maybe even done Romantic scenes - started Probably need other sections - although the intro mentions night hunting scenes.
Japanese	y	y	Sections Intro for the section - started Battle - not started Folklore and literature - Ghosts and witches - not started Folklore and literature - Demons and hell - not started Folklore and literature - One Hundred Aspects of the Moon - started Folklore and literature - Tales of Genji - not started Landscapes - started Mood setting - not started Moon - started
Korean	y	n
Laotian	y	n
Persia	y	n
Thai	y	n
Africa	n	-
Arab	n	-
Balinese	n	-
Bhutanese	n	-
Indonesian	n	-
Tibetan	n	-
Vietnamese	n	-

By Religion

Region	Content	In Progress	Note
Buddhism	y	y
Islamic	y
Jainism	y	y

Items remaining

• The Tale of Genji -- World Digital Library - from the general link you provided: search found 9 items related to Tale of Genji - good background info, nothing about night - come back to this if background info is needed
• Japanese Palace Museum - home of Banquet by Lantern Light, possibly Avici Hell, Visiting Dai Kui on a Snowy Night, Traveling in Spring Returning at Night... Or, you may find some night scenes are well described in other paintings that as an example how night is depicted in paintings for that century.

Carole's hold spot

• search

• Things I found while searching for Western art
  • Korea
  • Tibet
  • Moon / myth in art: rerun q for art OR scroll OR mural OR painting
  • Indian

• Developing thoughts:
  • Main cultural drivers within the east appear to be China, Japan and India - although Mughal / other are also influenced by others (Le May, I believe)

Rex's hold spot

Japan - Moon - Black moon

All three images of Black moons are in the article now - all under folklore and literature sections

Need a source (book, web page) that talks about the significance of a black moon in paintings.

Possible search terms: "Black moon" painting OR paintings

How about if we cover this this in the "moon discussion" - and refer (with inarticle links) to the sections where the images may be found?

Japan - new item

• My Japanese friend sent this to me: [1]

Symbolism

• Are there some examples of paintings that he's depicted in - so we have a place to explore this?
  • "A famous mythology character Yue-Laou, the "old man of the moonlight", appears before two lovers under the moonlight and ties a red thread to forever match them." -- I spent about 45 minutes on this and wasn't having luck.
  • "There are ghosts and spirits that appear in the night to deliver messages to people." -- nothing on this piece in particular

Still on the look out. -- RexRowan  Talk  10:29, 30 August 2012 (UTC)