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| Ancient Vietnam: Ports of Call |
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| Asia Society
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A video showing the objects in “Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea,” narrated by the curator. "This exhibition brings together more than one hundred objects from ten museums across the diverse geographic expanse that is Viet Nam to illuminate the country’s long history of cultural and economic exchange... As long as two thousand years ago, a maritime trade route extended from southern China to Roman-controlled ports in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, via ports in what is now northern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Iran. As a result of this exchange, Vietnam developed unique art objects with connections to China, India, and other cultures of Southeast Asia… The exhibition focuses on four areas and ports of call: 1) Early Cultures: Dong Son and Sa Huynh; 2) Fu Nan in the Mekong River Delta; 3) Coastal Kingdoms of Champa; 4) Trade and Exchange in Hoi An.” This was a trade in luxury goods, where merchants had to follow the monsoon winds sailing east and west. See also: Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea
Go to Museum Resource: https://asiasociety.org/video/ancient-viet-nam-ports-call-complete | |
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| The Arts of Thailand |
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| Victoria and Albert Museum
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An introduction to the V&A's new Arts of Thailand exhibit, which "features the museum's finest Thai Buddhist sculptures in bronze and stone spanning the period from the 7th to the 19th centuries, together with works of decorative art in a wide variety of media associated both with the Thai court and with monasteries." Thirty-eight objects are featured online; all objects have descriptions.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-arts-of-thailand/ | |
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| The Mon-Dvaravati Tradition of Early North-Central Thailand |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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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| Timeline of Art History: Southeast Asia, 1000–1400 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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, 1400–1600 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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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| “Tree of Heaven” Hanging Oil Lamp (Java, Indonesia) |
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| Princeton University Art Museum
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14th-15th c. Bronze. “… The climbing figure may be related to figures climbing floral scrolls toward a man and woman riding a bovine found on other oil lamps of this period. This may represent an episode from a legend that has yet to be identified. The design of the present lamp could also represent a figure climbing the "tree of heaven" and reaching for the elixir of immortality.”
Go to Museum Resource: https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/asian-art/southeastasia/models/tree-lamp-model | |
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