Images of traditional India, China and Japan

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The moodboard in Fig. 1 is a compilation of Indian Mewar paintings. This is give an idea of how Indian folklore is depicted through art. The true glory of Mewar painting belongs to the period 1600-1700 A.D and forms a most notable chapter in the history of Indian art.
In these paintings, we get an understanding of what makes them unique to not only the Jagat Singh period but also to traditional Indian art as well.

1. Use of brilliant colours such as lacquer-red, saffron, yellow and lapis lazuli. Monochrome backgrounds or contrasting patches of colour against which the incidents are set, creating glowing effects 
2. Men and women have prominent noses , oval faces and fish-shaped eyes. Women are short in stature yet comely in poise and appearance. 
3. Tree farms are generally stylised. Frequently sprays emerge from stylised trees, while flowering plants are commonly in evidence. Hills and rocks follow the Mughal pattern and water is depicted by wavy lines or in a basket pattern. 
4. Only rudimentary perspective is used. Planes are distinguished by contrasting colour or intervening mounds. Attention is focused on the main incident, while subsidiary incidents are relegated to different compartments 
5. Emotions are represented through landscape, colour and hand gestures. 
6. Night scenes are depicted through a darkish background and appearance of moon and stars in the sky. 
7. Simple architecture reminiscent of the Akbar-Jahangir period consists mainly of domed pavilions and turreted parapets. 

In Fig. 2, the compilation of Chinese art provides a better glance into the symbolic imagery and motifs that makes their art characteristic to them.

Looking through the traditional art of Japan during the Edo period, the kimono's intricate detailing and shape sparked the idea to form the promotional image of the festival around the iconic clothing of each country. 

By celebrating the garments, it better represents the singers of the Opera and therefore more effective in celebrating Opera itself.