The Bodhisattva Guanyin (or Kuan-

yin) (Liao dynasty), c. 1200 CE,

polychromed wood

Luohan. Yi-xian, China (Liao

dynasty), 10th-12th centuries,

lead-glazed earthenware

Liang Kai. The Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, thirteenth century, hanging

scroll

Liang Kai/ Chan Buddhism/ the “Chan moment”/ use of the “spontaneous” stroke

Maebyong vase, c. 918-1000, celadon

Korean celadon vases/ Koryo period/ the

maebyong or meiping/ roundels with flying

cranes/ production of tonal variations by

incising or engraving

Ni Zan. The Rongxi Studio, 1372, hanging

scroll, ink on paper

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Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City (Beijing), Ming and Qing dynasties

The Hall of Central Harmony (foreground) and the Hall of Preserving Harmony

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the throne room in the Hall of Preserving Harmony

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The Nine Dragons Screen in front of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity

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