Inkstone Inkstone A item that is rough on the inside and can be used to grind up materials to make ink A item that is rough on the inside and can be used to grind up materials to make ink Calligraphy Calligraphy hand writing as an art form hand writing as an art form Mold Mold A hollow container that is filled with a liquid that hardens to take the shape of the container A hollow container that is filled with a liquid that hardens to take the shape of the container Incised Incised Scratched into a surface Scratched into a surface Loess Loess A yellowish brown silt or clay A yellowish brown silt or clay

Balance My figure is balanced, because it has a similar design on each side, and is nearly symmetrical Emphasis The point of emphasis is the wings, because the wings protrude from the body Harmony There harmony on my figure because colors are repeated and there is nothing to drastic on it Variety My figure has variety especially texture-wise Proportion My figure is proportionate because it has a equal number of items on each side, for example, two wings

Pottery made before civilized times Varies by location Has a more “personal” tone because most were made by hand Has a special meaning to it A certain person, place or thing Drawings or symbols carved or painted onto it

China Made during the Han Dynasty 206 B.C. – A.D. 22o The Han Era was a time of peace, prosperity, and stability Most Han sculpture were used in burial tombs

Turtle The shell was made from a mold, the legs were hand made It had organic and geometric figure carved into it The carvings were put in right before firing Loess clay was used for it and gives it its unique yellowish color The nest was made from red clay, the bird made from white clay except a red covering on the stomach A fork was used on the nest, a knife for the details on the bird All of it is free form The middle was hollowed out by forming the bird around a piece of paper Bird in Nest

Used to make ink A scholar would grind and mix ink inside of it for writing Things that were used to make ink Pine soot Compressed with an adhesive gum to form into a dry cake or stick The inside was rough Found in tombs Calligraphy was sacred to some Turtle shape was rare and showed how special scholars were to Chinese society

Its from the Han Dynasty China 206 B.C. – A.D. 220 Most of the remaining pieces from this time were found in tombs It is made from loess clay Has special significant designs etched in it

Lines that represent natural resources Water Mountain Heaven Thunder Fire Lake Earth Wind Used to create ink in