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| Neolithic Era, 3000-1500 B.C. |
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"The earliest known Chinese Stone Age culture was the relatively sophisticated Yang-shao, whose people lived in rudimentary settlements and hunted for game with carved stone spears." A brief, one-paragraph overview, along with a map, a video clip featuring an MIA curator, and 15 objects representative of the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-neolithic.cfm | |
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| Object in Focus: Village Story Blanket |
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Object study for the classroom featuring a blanket made for the American market by a contemporary Hmong artist, Ka Zoua Lee (b. Laos). Presents three key ideas for discussion and several related activities for the student.
Go to Museum Resource: https://new.artsmia.org/objects-in-focus-village-story-blanket/ | |
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| Scholar's Library and Study |
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With introductory overview and images (including a 360-degree panorama view) of this permanent architectural installation at the MIA of a Qing dynasty scholar's study and attached rock garden. The IN THIS ROOM section has information about and images of furniture and decorative objects in the room; the CURATOR INTERVIEW section examines aspects of the room in greater detail. There is also a link to another installation -- a reception hall dating to the early 17th century -- also with an image gallery, object descriptions, panorama view, and curator interview.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/architecture/chinese-scholars-study.cfm | |
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| Six Dynasties, 220-586 |
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"The wars, plagues, and political instability that characterize this lengthy period forced the Chinese to question traditional belief systems, especially Confucianism, and encouraged many to embrace Buddhism and Taoism." A brief, one-paragraph overview, along with a map, a video clip featuring an MIA curator, and 10 objects representative of the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-six.cfm.html | |
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| Sui, 581-618 |
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"First ruled by a progressive leader and then by his ne'er-do-well son, this brief period closed with the arrival of a third emperor, one who would usher in the T'ang dynasty, another Chinese golden age." A brief, one-paragraph overview, along with a map, a video clip featuring an MIA curator, and 2 objects representative of the period.
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| Sung (Song), 960-1279 |
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"Considered the third Chinese golden age, this complex dynasty was divided almost evenly into Northern (960 - 1126) and Southern (1127 - 1279) halves." A brief, one-paragraph overview, along with two maps (of Northern and Southern Song), a video clip featuring an MIA curator, and 72 objects representative of the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-sung.cfm | |
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