Differences In Late Medieval Hindu Art

Each of the three different art styles represent where they come from through their sculptures. We can see the differences in later Medieval Hindu art that their main attributes are sexuality and very seductive sculptures while perhaps the Chinese Tang Dynasty is more traditional and conservative. In the Tang Dynasty, the bigger the face you have, the more wealthy you are, and this is not the same concept in late Medieval Hindu nor the late Heian period. The late Heian period does not include much movement as Indian art does and Indian art is not as sophisticated as the Heian nor the Tang. The late Medieval Hindu art shows more of a Daoist persona than of the Heian and the Tang which show more Confucius beliefs. Although, these differences,

Each has some type of body movement as the Hindu art shows in the twisting and turning of the woman, but the Tang Dynasty shows this in the dancing moves of the figures and the hands of the Buddha in the late Heian period. I think each were somehow influenced from the same things or even each other no matter which was developed first. For example, the Tang Dynasty shows Gupta influences which is from India just like what influenced the late Medieval Hindu art. Also, the Tang Dynasty shows exposed man breasts which is an attribute of the late Heian style as well. Each of the sculptures have their own distinct drapery as well and look so real in form that it does not look like artwork. These sculptures are not so far apart on the art spectrum as one may think. People may think that architectures from Japan and Cambodia cannot be similar at all, but in fact there are many similarities found between the Muro-ji temple and the Banteay Shrei. A major similarity between both structures is that their location is within nature, such as a jungle. The Muro-ji is in heavily forested mountains and the Banteay Shrei is located in the Cambodian