What is a taotie in Chinese art?

What is a taotie? This video answers that question using Shang dynasty bronze vessels.

This short video is part of a series that breaks down key terms in art history, archaeology, and history!

This video describes what a taotie is, how it changed over time from an abstract motif to a representational one, and explains where the term originates.

Speaker: Dr. Cortney Chaffin Kim

CHAPTERS
0:00 What is a taotie?
0:39 The art historical term taotie
01:17 Where does the term taotie originate?
01:47 Why use a Zhou term?

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