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Confucian art is art inspired by the writings of Confucius, and Confucian teachings. Confucian art originated in China, then spread westwards on the Silk Road, southward down to southern China and then onto Southeast Asia, and eastwards through northern China on to Japan and Korea.
Wu Daozi (c. 685 – c. 758 CE [1] or c. 689 – c. 759 CE), also known as Daoxuan and Wu Tao Tzu, was a Chinese painter of the Tang dynasty.The British art historian Michael Sullivan considers him one of "the masters of the seventh century," [1] Some of his works survive; many, mostly murals, have been lost.
The Kong Family Mansion (Chinese: 孔府; pinyin: Kǒng fǔ) was the historical residence of the direct descendants of Confucius in the City of Qufu, the hometown of Confucius in Shandong Province, China. [1] The extant structures mainly date from the Ming and Qing dynasties. From the mansion, the family tended to the Confucian sites in Qufu ...
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In 1530, it was decided that all existing images of Confucius should be replaced with spirit tablets in imperial temples in the capital and other bureaucratic locations; nevertheless many modern Confucian temples do feature statues. Statues also remained in temples operated by Confucius's family descendants, such as that in Qufu.
Confucius was educated at schools for commoners, where he studied and learned the Six Arts. [21] Confucius was born into the class of shi (士), between the aristocracy and the common people. He is said to have worked in various government jobs during his early 20s, and as a bookkeeper and a caretaker of sheep and horses, using the proceeds to ...
For Confucius, filial piety is not merely a ritual outside respect to one's parents, but an inward attitude as well. [11] Filial piety consists of several aspects. Filial piety is an awareness of repaying the burden borne by one's parents. [12] As such, filial piety is done to reciprocate the care one's parents have given. [13]
Print version of the Kongzi Jiayu (1589) depicting Confucius and his students examining a qiqi (tilting vessel) Due to the controversy surrounding the Kongzi Jiayu , and the fact that much of its content was known from other ancient texts, early Western sinologists did not pay much attention to the work. [ 3 ]