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Asian Art ARHT280_01 Week 2 *you need the book to look at the pictures the descriptions correlate with* Asian art is ornate Anonymous, Portrait of Shah, Mughal India, 17th century. A big thing in the Mughal period was Islamic princes set up classes for the princes to make art. Baby angles are from italian art and so is the style of the trees. The clouds are partly european and partly asian. Plant illustration mixed with falsely calligraphy is on the border. Farsley calligraphy is from Iran or Persia. Wang Meng, The Simple Retreat, Yuan Dynasty China. Very detailed, individual leaves and shit. Ornamental detail is evenly distributed throughout the painting, unlike in the Portrait of Shah. Lacquer box for writing instruments. Edo per