Historical Background/Key Terms• Warring States Period• Shi Huangdi• Legalism• Confucianism• Neoconfucianism• Piece-Mold-Casting• Calligraphy• Time of Disunity• All the other dynasties
Soldiers of Shi Huangdi
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210 BCE, from the Mausoleum, Earthenware and life-size
Incense Burner and Han Painted Banner
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Prince Liu Tomb of Marquess of Dai, 160 BCE, Colors on SilkBronze and Gold
Lady Feng and the Bear-Admonitions of the Imperial Instructress
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Gu Kaizhi, Ink on Scrolls, 10”x11’6”
Meeting of the Two Buddhas
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Northern Wei dynasty, 518, Gilded Bronze, 11”
Prabhutaratna Shakyamuni
Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha
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Wall Painting Cave 217, Tang dynasty, 10’2”x16’
Camel Carrying a Group of Musicians
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Tang, 8th Cent., Earthenware and glaze, 26”
Detail of Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk
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Zhang Xuan, Tang, Paint on Silk, 12th Cent, 14”x57”
Travelers Among Mountains and Streams
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Fan Kuan, Northern Song, 11th Cent., Hanging Scroll, Ink and Color on Silk, 6’9”