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| Ancient Trade Routes between Europe and Asia |
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A brief discussion of ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia, including the Silk and Spice Routes and the Incense Route. "New inventions, religious beliefs, artistic styles, languages, and social customs, as well as goods and raw materials, were transmitted by people moving from one place to another to conduct business."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/trade/hd_trade.htm | |
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| The Artist as Collector: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the C. C. Wang Family Collection |
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Online presentation of a 1999-2000 exhibition that "illuminates the entire tradition of scholar painting from its birth and early development in the Song and Yuan dynasties (10th to 14th century) to its later transformation and elaboration during the Ming and Qing dynasties (14th to 20th century)." With images of 14 related artworks dating from the 10th century to 1711.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/1999/chinese-painting | |
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| The Art of South and Southeast Asia |
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An illustrated 156-page teacher's guide that can be downloaded in .pdf format, either in its entirety or by chapter. Includes historical introductions to South and Southeast Asia, as well as chapters on artists and materials, religious context, and Muslim and Hindu art. Also includes a timeline, map, glossary, list of resources, activities and a lesson plan, and specific artworks with descriptions.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/the-art-of-south... | |
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| Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus |
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Website designed to complement the 2003 exhibition Art of the First Cities, which "survey[ed] the flourishing of the world’s earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions—stretching from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Iran and Central Asia to the Indus Valley—during one of the most seminal and creative periods in history." Topics include: Cities; The Ruler; The Divine World; Death and Burial; Writing; Seals and Sealing; and Clothing and Personal Adornment.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/trdm/hd_trdm.htm | |
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| The Art of the Mughals before 1600 |
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A brief discussion of artistic production in the Mughal era, particularly during the reign of Akbar (1542-1605), the grandson of Babur (1483-1530), who founded the dynasty in 1526. With 8 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mugh/hd_mugh.htm | |
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| Art of the Pleasure Quarters and the Ukiyo-e Style |
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A lengthy discussion of the social developments in the Edo period that gave rise to literary and visual arts such as kabuki theater and ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints. With 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/plea/hd_plea.htm | |
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| The Arts of Korea: A Resource for Educators |
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An illustrated 167-page teacher's guide that can be downloaded in .pdf format, either in its entirety or by chapter. Includes a discussion of Korea's history and religions, art history, materials, and music, specific artworks with descriptions, lesson plans and activities, plus a glossary, timeline, maps, and a list of additional resources. Korea occupies a pivotal position in East Asian regional affairs. Its relations with its larger neighbors, China and Japan, and its role in cultural and technical exchange within East Asia, are a crucial part of the country’s history. Yet, it is also important to understand and appreciate the separate and distinct character of Korea’s cultural and artistic heritage. Teachers Guide [PDF].
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/the-arts-of-korea | |
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| Asian Lacquer: Masterpieces from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection |
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Online presentation of a 2007-2008 exhibition. "Ranging in size from small boxes for incense to larger containers for sake, and in date from the 14th to the 19th century, the exquisite works in this exhibition also have cultural significance related to the art of writing or historical and literary themes." With images of 15 related objects. See also exhibition publication.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2007/asian-lacquer | |
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| The Astor Chinese Garden Court |
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A replica of a Ming dynasty home garden from Suzhou, China, recreated by artisans from China. The design of the museum's Chinese garden is "based on a small courtyard within a scholar's garden in the city of Suzhou, China, called Wang Shi Yuan, the Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets.The first permanent cultural exchange between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, the installation was completed in 1981. Conceived by museum trustee Brooke Astor, the courtyard was created and assembled by expert craftsmen from China using traditional methods, materials and hand tools." See photo gallery as well as lesson plan.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78870 | |
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| Bridging East and West: The Chinese Diaspora and Lin Yutang |
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Online presentation of a 2008 exhibition featuring "43 paintings and calligraphies by 19 leading Chinese artists of the mid-20th century." With images of 12 artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2007/lin-yutang | |
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| Buddhism and Buddhist Art |
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An overview of the development of Buddhism and Buddhist art in South Asia from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century CE. With images of 10 related sculptures.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/budd/hd_budd.htm | |
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| Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument |
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Online presentation of a 2006 installation at the Metropolitan Museum by the contemporary Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who is "known for his elaborate sculpture installations and gunpowder projects." With 7 images from the rooftop installation.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2006/cai-guo-qiang | |
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| Chinese Calligraphy |
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An overview of the development of calligraphy in China: "Calligraphy, or the art of writing, was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China. The genres of painting and calligraphy emerged simultaneously, sharing identical tools—namely, brush and ink. Yet calligraphy was revered as a fine art long before painting; indeed, it was not until the Song dynasty, when painting became closely allied with calligraphy in aim, form, and technique, that painting shed its status as mere craft and joined the higher ranks of the fine arts. With images of 16 paintings from the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties and two related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chcl/hd_chcl.htm | |
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| Chinese Cloisonné |
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A brief introduction to the development of cloisonné in China during the early 14th to 15th century, as well as to the cloisonné technique. With 2 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/clos/hd_clos.htm | |
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| Chinese Gardens and Collectors' Rocks |
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A brief discussion of the significance of the garden in Chinese culture. With 10 related artworks and a video clip of the Chinese Garden Court at the Metropolitan Museum.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cgrk/hd_cgrk.htm | |
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| Chinese Handscrolls |
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An overview of the Chinese handscroll format: "A significant difference between Eastern and Western painting lies in the format. Unlike Western paintings, which are hung on walls and continuously visible to the eye, most Chinese paintings are not meant to be on constant view but are brought out to be seen only from time to time. This occasional viewing has everything to do with format." With images of 18 paintings from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chhs/hd_chhs.htm | |
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| Chinese Painting |
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An introduction to Chinese painting: "This is the aim of the traditional Chinese painter: to capture not only the outer appearance of a subject but its inner essence as well—its energy, life force, spirit." With images of 19 paintings from the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chin/hd_chin.htm | |
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| Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer |
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Online presentation of a 2009-2010 exhibition showcasing "approximately fifty examples dating from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century. ... [including] several recently acquired works as well as small boxes for holding incense or cosmetics and larger containers used for papers, scrolls, or presenting gifts." With images of 15 artworks, mostly dating from the 13th to the 18th century.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/cinnabar | |
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| Company Painting in Nineteenth-Century India |
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A discussion of "Company" paintings produced by Indian artists for employees of the British East India Company. With images of 7 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cpin/hd_cpin.htm | |
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| Cultivated Landscapes: Reflections of Nature in Chinese Painting |
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Online presentation of a 2002-2003 exhibition that encompasses "landscapes and garden scenes dating from the Five Dynasties period (907–960) to the late twentieth century" and explores the "manifold uses of natural imagery in Chinese painting as a reflection of human beliefs and emotions." With images of 8 related artworks. See also the exhibition publication.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2002/cultivated-landscapes | |
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| The Decoration of Tibetan Arms and Armor |
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A discussion of the materials, techniques, symbols and iconography used to decorate Tibetan arms and armor. With images of 9 representative objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dtba/hd_dtba.htm | |
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| The Douglas Dillon Legacy: Chinese Painting for the Metropolitan Museum |
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Online presentation of a 2004 exhibition. "Spanning more than 1,000 years of Chinese painting, from the 8th to the 18th century, the exhibition constitutes a compelling survey of all the major schools and trends of the last four dynasties." With images of 8 related artworks dating from the 8th century to 1770.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2004/chinese-painting | |
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| East and West: Chinese Export Porcelain |
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An introduction to Chinese export porcelain -- objects produced in China specifically for export to the West, beginning in the early 16th century. With 12 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ewpor/hd_ewpor.htm | |
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| East Asia Cultural Exchange in Tiger and Dragon Paintings |
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“Walking tigers and dragons depicted with water were popular visual compositions across East Asia, and for this reason, the specific origins of the Met’s paintings remain an enigma. The visual pairing of tigers and dragons has a long history in East Asia, appearing in the first hexagram, 乾 (qian), from The Book of Changes, thought to have been written during the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 B.C.). “
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tidra/hd_tidra.htm | |
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| The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection |
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Online presentation of a 2000-2001 exhibition "of more than fifty-five hanging scrolls, handscrolls, and album leaves from the Elliott collection, accompanied by a nearly equal number of selections from the Metropolitan's renowned John M. Crawford Collection Jr. and private collections, constitutes the most important display of calligraphy ever assembled in the West." With images of 9 related artworks dating from the 4th to the 17th century.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2000/john-b-elliott-collection | |
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| Exoticism in the Decorative Arts |
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A discussion of the influence of non-Western arts -- the designs, forms, materials, and techniques -- on European decorative arts since the early 16th and 17th centuries. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/exot/hd_exot.htm | |
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| Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era |
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Discusses the construction, design, and use of carpets in Mughal India. With activities, resources, historical background, and 7 carpets from the Metropolitan Museum's permanent collection.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crpt/hd_crpt.htm | |
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| Golden Treasures: The Royal Tombs of Silla |
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A discussion of the royal tombs of the Old Silla kingdom (BCE 57-668 CE) and the "hoards of precious ornaments buried within," including jewelry and crowns and ornaments of pure gold. With 6 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sila/hd_sila.htm | |
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| Goryeo Celadon |
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Discusses the development of celadon ceramic production during the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). With 11 related objects. The term celadon is thought to derive from the name of the hero in a seventeenth-century French pastoral comedy. The color of the character Céladon’s robe evoked, in the minds of Europeans, the distinctive green-glazed ceramics from China, where celadon originated. Some scholars object to such an arbitrary and romanticized Western nomenclature. Yet the ambiguity of the term celadon effectively captures the myriad hues of greens and blues of this ceramic type. During the nearly five centuries of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), celadon constituted the main type of ceramics produced on the Korean peninsula.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cela/hd_cela.htm | |
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| The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from The People's Republic of China |
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"Nearly 4,000 years ago, the ancient Chinese made a discovery that would determine the course of their history and culture for two millennia—the alloy of tin and copper known as bronze. Bronze was used for tools and weapons and even musical instruments, but the Great Bronze Age of China has come down to us mainly in the ritual vessels that symbolized power and prestige for China's first three dynasties: the Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou." This page contains the publication that accompanied the "Great Bronze Age Exhibition." See also AFE's Teacher's Guide to the Exhibition.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/The_Great_Bronze_Age_of_China_An_... | |
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| Great Waves: Chinese Themes in the Arts of Korea and Japan |
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Online presentation of a 2003 exhibition that "explores how Chinese pictorial themes—Buddhist iconography, landscape imagery, flower and bird subjects, and figural narratives—were selectively adopted and reinterpreted by native artists in Korea and Japan." With images of 16 related artworks dating from the 10th to the 18th century.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2003/great-waves | |
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| Hinduism and Hindu Art |
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A brief overview of Hinduism and Hindu art in India, with emphasis on the importance of architecture and sculpture. With 9 images of related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hind/hd_hind.htm | |
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| Indian Textiles: Trade and Production |
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A brief discussion of the Indian textile trade in the pre-industrial era, followed by a more detailed overview of textile production in India, covering fabrics, dyes, printing, weaving, embroidery, and other methods. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/intx/hd_intx.htm | |
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| In Pursuit of White: Porcelain in the Chosôn Dynasty, 1392–1910 |
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Discusses the ascendance of paekcha, or white ware, during the Chosôn period, including its adoption as imperial ware in the 15th century. With 10 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chpo/hd_chpo.htm | |
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| Interiors Imagined: Folding Screens, Garments, and Clothing Stands Source: Interiors Imagined: Fold |
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"The original function and context of a genre of screens referred to today as 'whose sleeves?' screens, or tagasode byôbu, are less well studied and understood. As revealed by more than forty extant examples, artisans from various painting schools depicted on folding screens an array of sumptuously patterned garments casually draped over clothing stands." With images of two screens from the Momoyama period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fold/hd_fold.htm | |
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| Internationalism in the Tang Dynasty (618–906) |
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"Boldly syncretic, the arts of China's Tang dynasty (618–906) exhibit myriad international influences that were absorbed through diplomacy, conquest, trade, and pilgrimage. At the center of it all was Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), the most populous city in the world at the time, the seat of power for the Tang imperial court, and a pulsing hub of art, fashion, and culture." With 8 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/inte/hd_inte.htm | |
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| Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning |
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An illustrated 46-page teacher's guide and activities book that can be downloaded in .pdf format. With an introduction to geometric design in Islamic art, a list of selected works from the Metropolitan Museum (with images and descriptions), a set of pattern-making activities, plus resources and a glossary.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/islamic-art-and-... | |
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| Islamic Art of the Deccan |
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"The "Deccan" (derived from Dakshina) is a geographical term that refers to the plateau in south central India still ruled by Hindu kings when the first Muslim sultanates of India were established in Delhi." This essay discusses the cultural and political developments in the Deccan region during the rule of the Bahmanids (1347-1528). With 11 images of related artwork and architecture.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/decc/hd_decc.htm | |
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| The Japanese Blade: Technology and Manufacture |
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Discusses two important techniques of traditional Japanese sword-making -- kitae (forging the blade) and yaki-ire (hardening the edge). With 5 related art objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/japb/hd_japb.htm | |
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| Japanese Incense |
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A brief look at the history of incense in Japan: "Incense wood was recorded for the first time in Japan in 595, during the reign of Empress Suiko. Not long before that date, in the mid-sixth century, Buddhism had been introduced into Japan from the continent, and along with Buddhist images and sutras, incense and its implements were also imported." With 13 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jinc/hd_jinc.htm | |
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| Japanese Weddings in the Edo Period (1615–1868) |
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A brief overview of Edo-period wedding customs: "The social structure of the Edo period (1615–1868) developed under the strict control of the Tokugawa military regime. During this period, the families of the shogunate and provincial leaders (daimyô) arranged marriages based on political interests, and the consent of the shogunate was necessary for a daimyô wedding." With images of 4 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jwed/hd_jwed.htm | |
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| Japonisme |
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A brief discussion of the influence of Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut prints on European Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters of the 19th century. With 12 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jpon/hd_jpon.htm | |
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| Jiahu (ca. 7000–5700 B.C.) |
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A brief discussion of the archaeological site of Jiahu, in Henan province, where fragments of 30 flutes were discovered. Six of these flutes represent the earliest examples of playable musical instruments ever found.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jiah/hd_jiah.htm | |
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| Joseon Buncheong Ware: Between Celadon and Porcelain |
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A discussion of buncheong ware, "the striking ceramic type produced during the first 200 years of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)." With six related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pnch/hd_pnch.htm | |
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| Kamakura and Nanbokucho Periods (1185–1392) |
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A brief introduction to the Kamakura and Nanbokucho periods, with a focus on political developments and the shift that occurred in the Japanese aesthetic during this time. With 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kana/hd_kana.htm | |
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| The Kano School of Painting |
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A brief overview of the Kano school, established by Kano Masanobu (1434-1530). Prominent for more than 300 years, the Kano school is considered to be the "longest lived and most influential school of painting in Japanese history." Closely associated with their powerful patrons, the Tokugawa shogunate, the Kano school prospered throughout the Edo period. With 3 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kano/hd_kano.htm | |
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| The Kitano Tenjin Engi Emaki |
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A multimedia learning website about a 13th-century Japanese handscroll that illustrates the legends of the Kitano Shrine (Kitano Tenjin Engi). Included are a short introduction to the Kitano Tenjin Engi Emaki and audio introduction to the pieces.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45428 | |
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| Kofun Period (ca. 3rd century–538) |
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An overview of cultural production during the Kofun period, which is named after the tomb mounds that were built for members of the ruling class during this time. With 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kofu/hd_kofu.htm | |
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| Korean Buddhist Sculpture (5th–9th century) |
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A discussion of Buddhism's introduction to the Korean peninsula in 372 CE and its influence on artistic developments during the Three Kingdoms period (BCE 57 - 668 CE), specifically in architecture and sculpture.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kobs/hd_kobs.htm | |
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| Krishna: Mythology and Worship |
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Online presentation of a 2009 exhibition featuring "drawings, principally dating from the eighteenth-century...produced in the royal ateliers of the courts of Rajasthan and the Pahari hills of the Punjab. This exhibition provides unfettered insight into the creative process that underlies Indian miniature painting and signals the importance of the art of drawing in the later court arts of Hindu India." With images of 7 drawings from the exhibition.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2008/krishna | |
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| Kushan Empire (ca. 2nd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.) |
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A brief overview of political and cultural developments in northwest India under the rule of the Kushans. With a map and 4 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kush/hd_kush.htm | |
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| Lacquerware of East Asia |
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An introduction to East Asian lacquerware. Discusses production methods, as well as artistic techniques as they developed in China, Japan, and Korea, respectively. Includes a short glossary of decoration techniques. With 14 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/elac/hd_elac.htm | |
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| The Legacy of Genghis Khan |
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An introduction to the legacy of Genghis Khan (ca. 1162–1227) and the Mongol Empire, which was "the largest empire ever to exist, spanning the entire Asian continent from the Pacific Ocean to modern-day Hungary in Europe." Related essays on the Mongol empire include: A New Visual Language Transmitted Across Asia; The Mongolian Tent; Takht-i Sulayman and Tile Work; Courtly Art; The Religious Arts; The Art of the Book; Folios from the Jami' al-tavarikh; and Folios from the Great Mongol Shahnama.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/khan1/hd_khan1.htm | |
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| Life of the Buddha |
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A brief overview of the life of the historical Buddha. With links interspersed throughout the text to 20 artworks from the museum’s collection that illustrate various aspects of the historical Buddha’s life story.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/buda/hd_buda.htm | |
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| A Look at Chinese Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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Examines seven Chinese paintings and calligraphies from the Asian art collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and discusses answers to seven questions that viewers often have about Chinese paintings in general: 1) What materials did the artist use to create this painting; 2) Why is there only writing in this image; 3) Why didn't the artist use any color in this painting; 4) What is this image about; 5) Why did the artist choose this shape for this painting; 6) Why are red stamps placed all over this painting; 7) How is nature depicted in Chinese landscape paintings?
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chin/hd_chin.htm | |
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| Mauryan Empire (ca. 323–185 B.C.) |
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A brief overview of political and cultural developments in India under the Mauryan empire, the region's first empire. With a map and 1 related artifact.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/maur/hd_maur.htm | |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asian Art |
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The Metropolitan Museum's content-rich website offers many options for exploring its online collection of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan art. Browse artworks by country/culture, time period, or subject area; or search for artworks and featured content for a specific country/culture or topic by using the Timeline website's search tool.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ | |
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| Miyake, Kawakubo, and Yamamoto: Japanese Fashion in the Twentieth Century |
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An introduction to Japanese fashion since the 1960s, with a focus on the designers Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo, and Yohji Yamamoto. With 10 examples of the artists' works from the museum's collection.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jafa/hd_jafa.htm | |
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| Modern Art in West and East Pakistan |
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A brief overview of political, cultural, and artistic developments in East and West Pakistan during the 20th century. With images of 4 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wepk/hd_wepk.htm | |
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| Momoyama Period (1573–1615) |
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A brief overview of cultural developments in Japan during the Momoyama (Peach Hill) period, an era characterized by constant warfare as the daimyos (feudal barons) struggled for control of Japan. With links to 2 related art objects and the museum's shoin room, which is modeled after a formal Japanese reception room from 1600.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/momo/hd_momo.htm | |
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| The Mon-Dvaravati Tradition of Early North-Central Thailand |
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An overview of artistic traditions in north-central Thailand from the 7th to the 12th century, with an emphasis on the region's relative isolation during this time and the development of a distinct and highly sophisticated artistic style. With images of 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mond/hd_mond.htm | |
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| Mother-of-Pearl: A Tradition in Asian Lacquer |
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Online presentation of a 2006-2007 exhibition. "In the 12th century, craftsmen in southern China refined a long-standing tradition that combined mother-of-pearl and lacquer to create sumptuous painterly scenes of figures in landscapes, flowers, and birds. This installation traces the evolution of this astonishing technology in East Asia, India, and Thailand. It explores the importance of lacquer decorated with minute pieces of mother-of-pearl in interregional trade from the 12th to the 19th century, and the development of global trade, particularly in works made in India and Japan, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries." With images of 17 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2006/mother-of-pearl | |
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| Mountain and Water: Korean Landscape Painting, 1400–1800 |
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An extensive discussion of landscape painting during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), which "coincides with a period of great maturation of landscape painting, in style and theoretical paradigms." Covers major artists and key developments in style and technique. With 6 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mowa/hd_mowa.htm | |
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| Muromachi Period (1392–1573) |
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A brief overview of cultural and artistic developments during the Muromachi period, when members of the Ashikaga family occupied the position of shogun. The Muromachi era was characterized by social and political upheaval, but it was also a time of economic and artistic innovation. With 6 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/muro/hd_muro.htm | |
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| Musical Instruments of the Indian Subcontinent |
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A brief overview of musical traditions in South Asia: "The music of the Indian subcontinent is usually divided into two major traditions of classical music: Hindustani music of Northern India and Karnatak music of Southern India, although many regions of India also have their own musical traditions that are independent of these." With images of 16 instruments.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/indi/hd_indi.htm | |
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| Music and Art of China |
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"China provides some of the earliest traces of music making. These are mainly in the form of well-preserved musical instruments, the tangible evidence of music. Over several millennia, musical instruments from regional indigenous traditions as well as from India and Central and West Asia were assimilated into the mainstream of Chinese music. Some of the most ancient instruments have been retained, transformed, or revived throughout the ages and many are in common use even today, testifying to a living legacy of a durable art." With 19 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/much/hd_much.htm | |
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| Nature Within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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An illustrated 28-page teacher's guide that can be downloaded in .pdf format. The guide "provides background material about gardens and nature in Chinese culture ... Also included are suggestions for topics of discussion and relevant activities for use in the classroom. This material is meant to draw students’ attention to some of the key features of the garden and to help them understand how these details can embody fundamental cultural concepts. A glossary and a list of bibliographic and other resources provide handy references."
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/curriculum-resources/nature-within-wa... | |
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| Neolithic Period in China |
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A brief discussion of the material culture of China's neolithic period (ca. BCE 10,000-2000), specifically painted pottery and jade carvings. WIth 3 related artworks.
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| Netsuke: From Fashion Fobs to Coveted Collectibles |
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An introduction to the netsuke, a decorative accessory worn with the kimono since the 17th century. With images of 15 related objects.
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| Painting Formats in East Asian Art |
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An introduction to the five major painting formats in East Asian art: 1) album; 2) fan; 3) handscroll; 4) hanging scroll; 5) screen. With 13 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pfor/hd_pfor.htm | |
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| Peaceful Conquerors: Jain Manuscript Painting |
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Online presentation of a 2009-2010 exhibition of medieval illustrated manuscripts commissioned by Jain patrons for donation to temple libraries. Also includes bronze sculptures of Jinas and ceremonial painted textiles. With images of 17 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/jain-manuscript-painting | |
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| The Pipa |
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An introduction to the Chinese pipa, a four-string plucked lute that "descends from West and Central Asian prototypes and appeared in China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534)."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pipa/hd_pipa.htm | |
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| Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in India |
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A brief overview of political, cultural, and artistic developments in 21st-century India. With images of 7 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pmin/hd_pmin.htm | |
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| Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in Pakistan and Bangladesh |
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A brief overview of political, cultural, and artistic developments in 21st-century Pakistan and Bangladesh. With images of 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pmpk/hd_pmpk.htm | |
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| Pre-Angkor Traditions: The Mekong Delta and Peninsular Thailand |
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An overview of artistic traditions in mainland Southeast Asia during the pre-Angkor period, with an emphasis on the influence of Hindu and Buddhist traditions from South Asia. With images of 7 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pang/hd_pang.htm | |
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| The Qin |
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An introduction to the qin, a type of zither that is "the most prestigious of China's instruments." "Chinese lore" holds that the qin dates back to the third millennium BCE.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mqin/hd_mqin.htm | |
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| Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.) |
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An brief overview of the Qin dynasty in China. There are no related artworks, but one map and a short section about the terracotta figures at the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/qind/hd_qind.htm | |
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| The Qing Dynasty (1644–1911): Painting |
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A discussion of painting during the Qing dynasty, with a focus on three principal groups of artists working during the Qing: the traditionalists, the individualists, and the courtiers and professional artists. With 14 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/qing_1/hd_qing_1.htm | |
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| The Rag-dung (Cloisonné Trumpets) |
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A brief overview of the history of the Tibetan rag-dung, "long trumpets played in pairs for morning and evenings calls to prayer, preludes, and processions. ... By the Ming dynasty, the rag-dung may have been used in court rituals, as the elegantly decorated examples illustrated here attest."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dung/hd_dung.htm | |
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| Recognizing the Gods |
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A guide to the iconography of Hindu and Buddhist deities in South Asian sculpture. Discusses specific poses, hand gestures, postures, vehicles, and accoutrements. With images of 11 related artworks and an explanatory drawing of five mudras (hand gestures).
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gods/hd_gods.htm | |
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| Rinpa Painting Style |
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A brief introduction to the Rinpa school of painting, which was "a key part of the revival in the Edo period of indigenous Japanese artistic interests described by the term yamato-e." With 5 related artworks and links to related essays about yamato-e painting and seasonal imagery in Japanese art.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rinp/hd_rinp.htm | |
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| Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Art |
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A discussion of seasonal imagery in Japanese art, with an emphasis on the importance of Shinto, Zen Buddhism, and poetry. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/seim/hd_seim.htm | |
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| Shang and Zhou Dynasties: The Bronze Age of China |
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A discussion of material culture during China's Bronze Age, which began around BCE 2000. Bronze production is discussed at length, along with jade carving. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm | |
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| Shoguns and Art |
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A discussion of shoguns and their role in the artistic and cultural history of Japan from the late 12th century until the end of the Edo period (1868). With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shga/hd_shga.htm | |
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| Shunga Dynasty (ca. 2nd–1st century B.C.) |
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A brief overview of political and cultural developments in India during the Shunga period, which followed the rule of the Mauryan dynasty. With one map and two related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shun/hd_shun.htm | |
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| Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China |
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Online presentation of a 2009-2010 exhibition that "celebrates the musical heritage of China—one of the oldest continuously documented traditions with roots reaching back more than eight thousand years. Featuring some sixty objects and illustrations ... Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China reveals the dynamic interplay of cultures, the continuity of musical practice, and the diversity of China's musical traditions from the fifth century B.C. to the present." With images of 18 objects, mostly dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/silk-and-bamboo | |
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| Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom |
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In the ancient world, the Korean kingdom of Silla (57 B.C.–A.D. 935) was renowned as a country of gold. Through over 100 spectacular objects created between A.D. 400 and 800—Silla's seminal period—the landmark exhibition Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom presents the remarkable artistic achievements of a small kingdom that rose to prominence, embraced cosmopolitanism, and eventually gained control over much of the Korean peninsula. The exhibition is the first in the West to focus exclusively on the arts of Silla. Among the highlights are exquisite regalia discovered in the tombs of royalty and the elite; unique treasures made in places between China and the Mediterranean and preserved in Korea; and Buddhist icons and reliquaries reinterpreting pan-Asian styles with native aesthetics.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/koreas-golden-kingdom | |
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| Talavera de Puebla |
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A brief discussion of blue-and-white Talavera pottery produced in Puebla, Mexico, which was influenced by Chinese export porcelain passing through Mexico on its way to Europe.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tala/hd_tala.htm | |
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| Tibetan Arms and Armor |
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An introduction to Tibetan arms and armor. Discusses armor, swords, spears and spearheads, firearms and accessories, and saddles, bridles, and stirrups. With images of 18 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tbar/hd_tbar.htm | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"Reunited once again under the Northern Song dynasty, China maintains complicated relationships with the Liao in the northeast and the Xixia in the northwest." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Northern Song (960-1127), Southern Song (1127-1279), Yuan (1279-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties, an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. |
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"By the end of this period, the boundaries established by the Qin dynasty and maintained by the Han more or less define the present-day nation of China." With a period overview, list of key events, and 8 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-206) and the Western Han dynasty (BCE 206-9 CE), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1400–1600 A.D. |
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"The establishment of the Ming dynasty in 1368 marks the return of native rule over all of China for the first time in centuries." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1–500 A.D. |
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"The Han dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.) establishes China's lasting model of imperial order and imposes a new national consciousness that survives today among the Chinese, who still refer to themselves as the 'Han people.'" With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Western Han (BCE 206-9 CE) and Eastern Han (25-220 CE) dynasties and the Period of Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-589 CE), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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"The weakening of the Ming dynasty in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century paves the way for the Manchu takeover of China in the mid-seventeenth." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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"After the reign of Qianlong (r. 1736–95), China encounters a succession of economic and political crises that shake the foundation of the empire." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=10®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 1900 A.D.–present |
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"The twentieth century witnesses the fall of the Qing dynasty, and with it, the ancient imperial system." With a period overview, list of key events, and 8 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), traditional Chinese painting in the 20th century, an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 2000–1000 B.C. |
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"Metalworking, especially in bronze, develops throughout China." With a period overview, list of key events, and 3 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Shang dynasty (ca. BCE 1600-1050) and Western Zhou dynasty (ca. BCE 1046-771), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 500–1000 A.D. |
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"In the second half of the sixth century, China, long divided into north and south, is further subdivided into the northwestern and northeastern regions ruled by different factions of the once-powerful Northern Wei empire." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Period of Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-589), the Tang dynasty (618-906), and the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: China, 8000–2000 B.C. |
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"Evidence of pottery making appears during the Early Neolithic period with the rise of agriculture and sedentary living." With a period overview, list of key events, and 3 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about China's neolithic period (ca. BCE 10,000-2000), an abridged list of Chinese emperors, and timelines of Japan and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=02®ion=eac | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Himalayan Region, 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"Buddhism becomes the dominant cultural force in Tibet, superceding the indigenous Bon religion." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about Hindu art, Buddhist art, Nepalese painting and sculpture, and Tibetan Buddhist art, plus timelines of South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=ssh | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Himalayan Region, 1400–1600 A.D. |
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"Centralized states gradually form in the Himalayan region. In the fifteenth century, Tibet, the Gelukpa sect of Buddhism consolidates its religious and temporal power in central Tibet with the help of Chinese patronage." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about Buddhist art, Nepalese painting and sculpture, and Tibetan Buddhist art, plus timelines of South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=ssh | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Himalayan Region, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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"The title of Dalai Lama is first bestowed on Sonam Gyatso (1543–1588), the third hierarch of the Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, by the Mongolian prince Altan Khan, a descendent of the great Genghis Khan, in the sixteenth century." With a period overview, list of key events, and 2 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of South and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=ssh | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Himalayan Region, 500–1000 A.D. |
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"Hinduism and Buddhism fundamentally shape the cultures of the Himalayas, integrating indigenous elements with those imported directly from India. This period is characterized by the active patronage of Buddhism in Tibet under Khri-srong-Ide-bstan (r. ca. 750–97) and contact of Tibetan artists with Buddhist painting traditions in Central Asia (including Khotan and Dunhuang)." With a period overview, list of key events, and 5 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about Hindu art, Buddhist art, and Tibetan Buddhist art, plus timelines of South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=ssh | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"While enjoying a lifestyle of material wealth and cultural elegance in the capital Heian-kyo, the imperial court's political authority enters a period of decline." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333), Nambokucho (1336-1392), and Muromachi (1392-1573) periods, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. |
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"From about the fourth century B.C., Jomon culture is gradually superceded by the more advanced Yayoi culture." With a period overview, list of key events, and 4 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Jomon (ca. BCE 10,500-300) and Yayoi (ca. BCE 4thC-3rdC CE) cultures, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1400–1600 A.D. |
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"The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries are the most turbulent period in Japanese history, as military warlords clash violently and frequently in attempts to increase their own power and territory." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Muromachi (1392-1573) and Momoyama (1573-1615) periods, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1–500 A.D. |
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"Around the third century A.D., the practice of building sepulchral mounds and burying treasures with the dead is transmitted to Japan from the continent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Yayoi culture (ca. BCE 4thC-3rdC CE) and the Kofun period (ca. 3rdC-538), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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"The Edo, also known as the Tokugawa, period is a time of relative peace and stability, following centuries of warfare and disruption." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Momoyama (1573-1615) and Edo (1615-1868) periods, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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"In the nineteenth century, Japan experiences a dramatic shift from the conservative, isolationist policies of the shogun-dominated Edo period to the rapid and widespread drive to modernize and engage with the rest of the world that characterizes the Meiji Restoration." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Edo period (1615-1868), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=10®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1900 A.D.–present |
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"The twentieth century is a turbulent time in Japan, as the country vacillates between unprecedented heights of power and wealth and the depths of poverty and devastation." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 2000–1000 B.C. |
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"The people of this period live primarily in the foothills and along the coast." With a period overview, list of key events, and 4 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about Jomon Culture (ca. BCE 10,500-300), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 500–1000 A.D. |
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"The introduction of Buddhism to the Japanese archipelago from China and Korea in the sixth century causes momentous changes amounting to a fundamentally different way of life for the Japanese." With a period overview, list of key events, and 5 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Kofun (ca. 3rdC-538), Asuka (538-710), Nara (710-794), and Heian (794-1185) periods, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Japan, 8000–2000 B.C. |
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"Japan's Neolithic Age coincides with a long period of climatic warming that begins about 10,000 B.C. and causes sea levels to rise—separating the Japanese archipelago from the Asian continent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 1 related artwork. Also has links to additional information about Jomon Culture (ca. BCE 10,500-300), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=02®ion=eaj | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"Some of the most outstanding achievements in Korean art and culture date to the Koryô dynasty (918–1392), which rules the peninsula for nearly 500 years." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about celadon production during the Koryô and ceramic production during the Chosôn (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. |
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"During the first millennium B.C., bronze technology and then iron technology are introduced into the Korean peninsula, probably from the northern regions of the continental mainland, and are used to produce both utilitarian and ritual implements." With a period overview, list of key events, and 1 related artwork. Also has links to an abridged list of rulers in Korea and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1400-1600 A.D. |
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"In an attempt to distance themselves from the former Koryô court and rejuvenate the country, the rulers of the new Chosôn dynasty (1392–1910) severely curtail the practice of Buddhism and embrace Neo-Confucianism as the official state ideology." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn, an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1–500 A.D. |
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"With the destruction of the Han Chinese military commandery Lelang in 313 A.D., and the division of the peninsula among the three kingdoms of Koguryô (in the north), Paekche (in the southwest), and Silla (in the southeast), along with the small confederation of city-states known as the Kaya Federation (in the region between Paekche and Silla), a critical new era in Korean history dawns." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the royal tombs of the Silla kingdom (BCE 57-668 CE), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1600-1800 A.D. |
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"The Manchu invasions of the Korean peninsula and the subsequent establishment of the Qing dynasty in China during the first half of the seventeenth century shape the Chosôn elite's view of its own culture." With a period overview, list of key events, and 8 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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"The nineteenth century is a period of significant political, social, and cultural change as Korea lurches into the modern era and world order." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=10®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1900 A.D.–present |
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"The first half of the twentieth century in Korean history is marked by two grave and painful experiences: the Japanese occupation between 1910 and 1945 and the Korean War of 1950–53." With a period overview and list of key events (but no images). Also has links to additional information about ceramic production during the Chosôn dynasty (1392-1910), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Korea, 500–1000 A.D. |
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"Through a series of military and political moves, the kingdom of Silla (57 B.C–668 A.D.) achieves dominance over most of the Korean peninsula by the end of the seventh century." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the royal tombs of the Silla kingdom and celadon from the Koryô dynasty (918-1392), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=eak | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. |
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"The first millennium B.C. is a dynamic period in the development of South Asian culture and artistic traditions." With a period overview, list of key events, and 3 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Kushan (ca. BCE 2C-3C CE) and Mauryan (ca. BCE 323-185) empires and the Shunga dynasty (ca. BCE 2C-1C), and a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 1400–1600 A.D. |
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"A period of great change for the South Asian subcontinent. In the north, the declining Delhi Sultanate gives way to the Mughals, who establish the largest empire ever seen on the subcontinent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and timelines of the Himalayan Region and Southeast Asia during this time, plus additional information about the art of the Mughal dynasty and the Islamic art of the Deccan.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 1–500 A.D. |
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"Smaller regional centers across the north, under Kushan control in the early centuries of the first millennium A.D., are brought together under the Gupta dynasty in the fourth century." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Kushan empire (ca. BCE 2C-3C CE), and a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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"At the start of this period, the Mughal dynasty is at the height of its power, having been secured and consolidated by Akbar (d. 1605). Under his successors in the seventeenth century, more of the subcontinent is incorporated into the Mughal empire as the rulers of the Deccan are finally conquered and become Delhi's feudatories." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and timelines of the Himalayan Region and Southeast Asia during this time, plus additional information about the art of the Mughal dynasty and the Islamic art of the Deccan.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 2000–1000 B.C. |
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"As the culture of the great Indus Valley civilization declines, new languages and cultural orientations are introduced into South Asia by people migrating from the northwest." With a period overview, list of key events, and 4 related artworks. Also has link to a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia, 8000–2000 B.C. |
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"South Asia is the center of one of the great ancient civilizations of the world—the Indus Valley/Harappan civilization in present-day Pakistan and northwestern India." With a period overview, list of key events, and 3 related artworks. Also has link to a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=02®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia and the Himalayan Region, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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"Established as a commercial interest in the seventeenth century, the British East India Company has become a military force by the nineteenth. A 1799 victory over Tipu Sultan of Mysore (r. 1782–99) propels further conquests in this period, and the company expands its control into Sind, Punjab, Oudh, and Burma." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time, plus additional information about the art of the Mughal dynasty.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=10®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia and the Himalayan Region, 1900 A.D.–present |
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"India struggles for independence from colonial British rule through the early twentieth century, finally gaining its freedom in 1947. At this time, it is decided that a separate Muslim nation will be formed in the areas with the greatest Muslim populations." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and timelines of Central and North Asia, China, and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=ssa | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia (North), 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"Buddhism fades as a powerful force in most parts of the north, while Islam finds its place within the South Asian cultural and religious landscape." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of the Himalayan Region, South Asia (South), and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=ssn | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia (North), 500–1000 A.D. |
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"The religion that we now call Hinduism begins to take recognizable shape in this period and is patronized by the powerful regional kingdoms that rise up in the wake of Gupta power." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of the Himalayan Region, South Asia (South), and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=ssn | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia (South), 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"Central India remains contested by various major powers—each developing a distinctive but related artistic style—until the ascendancy of Turkish–Central Asian dynasties at the end of the period." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of the Himalayan Region, South Asia (North), and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=sss | |
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia (South), 500–1000 A.D. |
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"The religion that we now call Hinduism begins to take recognizable shape in this period and is patronized by the dynamic regional kingdoms—Pallava, Pandya, Chalukya, and Chola—that rise up in the wake of Gupta power." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of the Himalayan Region, South Asia (North), and Southeast Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=sss | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1000–1400 A.D. |
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"The Khmer capital at Angkor is the center of a powerful, opulent empire that includes most of continental Southeast Asia. The Angkor period is noted for the vast number of breathtaking monuments constructed from the late ninth to the thirteenth century." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania and South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=07®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. |
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"Villages evolve into settled cultures and, by the middle of this period, stratified societies with centralized rule have developed on mainland Southeast Asia." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania and South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1400–1600 A.D. |
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"The Thai kingdom, centered on the capital city of Ayudhya, is a dominant polity in mainland Southeast Asia after the defeat of the Cambodian Khmer empire in 1431. Sculptures of Buddhas, walking and sitting, made of bronze and brass, are widely produced." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania, South Asia, and the Himalayan Region during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=08®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1–500 A.D. |
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"Expanding international trade characterizes this period in Southeast Asia..." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania and South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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"In mainland Southeast Asia, courtly and urban centers flourish in prosperous regional kingdoms, such as that of Ayudhya in Thailand. Conflicting relationships between these polities often lead to changing boundaries." With a period overview, list of key events, and 4 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania, South Asia, and the Himalayan Region during this time, plus additional information about the Dutch East India Company, which was active in Indonesia from 1602 to 1768.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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"Over the course of the nineteenth century, Southeast Asia is colonized by Britain, France, and Holland. In 1799, the Dutch government takes over the Dutch East India Company's rule of parts of the Indonesian archipelago." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania, South Asia, and the Himalayan Region during this time, plus additional information about the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines (1542-1898).
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=10®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1900 A.D.–present |
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"Most of Southeast Asia continues to be colonized during the first half of the twentieth century: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos by the French; Malaysia and Myanmar (Burma) by the British; Indonesia by the Dutch; and the Philippines by the United States. Only Thailand remains independent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 5 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania, South Asia, and the Himalayan Region during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 2000–1000 B.C. |
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"Grave goods of Late Neolithic cultures include stone tools, shell beads and bracelets, and accomplished incised and cord-marked ceramics. Evidence of rice cultivation suggests that sedentary living is becoming more prevalent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 2 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania and South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03®ion=sse | |
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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 500–1000 A.D. |
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"Expandingn both mainland and island Southeast Asia, smaller confederacies amalgamate into larger polities. The Dvaravati kingdom of the Mon speakers and the various Pre-Angkorian sites associated with the Khmers are the best known on the mainland." With a period overview, list of key events, and 10 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of Oceania and South Asia during this time.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=06®ion=sse | |
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| Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan |
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Online presentation of a 2002 exhibition that "presents the fascinating art and material culture of ancient Sichuan, in remote southwest China, uncovered by archaeology of the last 15 years. The 128 works of art on exhibit include monumental bronze images of deities, lively human figures, fantastic ritual vessels, exquisite jades, and spirited ceramic sculptures dating from the late phase of Sanxingdui culture (13th–11th century B.C.) to the Han dynasty (3rd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.). " With images of 10 related artifacts.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2002/sichuan | |
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| Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals |
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Online presentation of a 2002 traveling exhibition from the al-Sabah Collection at the Kuwait National Museum, which represents the most comprehensive and richest collection of Indian jeweled arts in the world. Includes images of 17 objects featured in the original exhibition.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2001/jeweled-arts-of-mughal-india | |
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| Turning Point: Oribe and the Arts of Sixteenth-Century Japan |
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Online presentation of a 2003-2004 exhibition that "explores the genesis of the dramatic stylistic changes in Japanese art during the brief but brilliant Momoyama period (1573–1615), which witnessed the struggles of ambitious warlords for control of the long-splintered country and Japan’s first encounter with the West. ... Serving the last two leaders [of the period] as warrior and tea master—or cultural adviser—was Furuta Oribe (1543/44–1615), who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the period." Featuring related artworks with descriptions, organized by medium (genre painting on folding screens and hanging scrolls; ceramics for the tea ceremony; lacquerware; and tsujigahana textiles for garments worn by the society's elite). Images and maps available in the publication of the exhibit.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2003/oribe/ | |
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| The Vibrant Role of Mingqi in Early Chinese Burials |
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A brief history of the mingqi from the Han to the Tang dynasties: "Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi or 'spirit utensils,' disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period." With 12 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mgqi/hd_mgqi.htm | |
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| Wang Hui (1632-1717) |
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An overview of the life and work of Wang Hui, "the most celebrated painter of late seventeenth-century China, (who) played a key role in reinvigorating past traditions of landscape painting and establishing the stylistic foundations for the imperially sponsored art of the Qing court." With images of five paintings by Wang.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wang/hd_wang.htm | |
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| Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet |
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Online presentation of a 2006 exhibition that was the "first comprehensive study of armor, weapons, and equestrian equipment from the Tibetan plateau, a subject that has remained virtually unexplored until now. Many rare or previously unknown examples of helmets, body armor, swords, horse armor, saddles, and stirrups are exhibited and published here for the first time. Dating from the 13th to the 20th century, these objects include some of the finest examples of Himalayan ironwork embellished with gold and silver and extremely rare decorated leatherwork. " With 20 images of related objects. See also the exhibit publication.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2006/arms-and-armor-of-tibet | |
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| When the Manchus Ruled China: Painting under the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) |
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Online presentation of a 2002 exhibition. "The most comprehensive exhibition of Qing dynasty painting ever mounted in the West, this selection of more than 60 works will focus on painting under the brilliant reigns of the Kangxi (r. 1662–1722) and Qianlong (r. 1736–95) emperors—a period when the Manchus embraced Chinese cultural traditions and the court became a leading patron in the arts." With images of 6 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2002/qing-dynasty-painting | |
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| Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style |
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A brief introduction to the development of the ukiyo-e style in woodblock printing, with a focus on the technical aspects of polychrome printing. With 11 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ukiy/hd_ukiy.htm | |
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| Work and Leisure: Eighteenth-Century Genre Painting in Korea |
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An extensive discussion of genre painting (illustrations of everyday life) in 18th-century Korea. Covers major artists and key developments in style and technique. With 4 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kgnr/hd_kgnr.htm | |
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| The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty |
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“This exhibition covers the period from 1215, the year of Khubilai's birth, to 1368, the year of the fall of the Yuan dynasty in China founded by Khubilai Khan, and features every art form, including paintings, sculpture, gold and silver, textiles, ceramics, lacquer, and other decorative arts, religious and secular. The exhibition highlights new art forms and styles generated in China as a result of the unification of China under the Yuan dynasty and the massive influx of craftsmen from all over the vast Mongol Empire—with reverberations in Italian art of the fourteenth century.” Includes the video “The World of Khubilai Khan: A Revolution in Painting,” with Maxwell K. Hearn. See also exhibition publication.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2010/khubilai-khan | |
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| The World of Scholars' Rocks: Gardens, Studios, and Paintings |
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Online presentation of a 2000 exhibition that "features more than 30 scholars' rocks from the noted collection of the Richard Rosenblum family, ranging in size from desktop pieces to freestanding works of several feet in height. They are accompanied by about 90 paintings dating from the 11th to 20th century, drawn primarily from the Museum's collection." With images of 9 related rocks and paintings.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2000/world-of-scholars | |
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| The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting |
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Online presentation of a 2002-2003 exhibition. "The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection ... traces the evolution of Japanese calligraphy from the Nara period (710–784) through the 19th century." With images of 10 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2002/sylvan-barnet-and-william-b... | |
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| Yangban: The Cultural Life of the Joseon Literati |
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An extensive discussion of the yangban, the scholar-official class of Joseon Korea. The Joseon yangban were Confucians, and they considered themselves to be "custodians of proper Confucian mores" in Korean society. With 7 related art objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/yang/hd_yang.htm | |
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| The Year One |
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"A look at the art created across the world in the years around Year One of the Western calendar reveals an incredible richness and variety of cultures." With 32 related art objects, including works from Vietnam (Dongson culture), Indonesia (Eastern Java), Japan (Yayoi period), China (Western Han and Xianbei), India (Shunga period), and Pakistan (Kushan period).
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/yron/hd_yron.htm | |
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