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Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome.
900-1000 CE. Stone. India, probably Kurkihar, Bihar state, Pala, The Avery Brundage Collection, Asian Art Museum.
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Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Gandharan. c. 400–800 C.E. (destroyed in 2001). Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint.
Khajuraho, India. Hindu, Chandella Dynasty. c. 930–950 C.E Sandstone.
Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynasty. c. 11th century C.E. Cast bronze.
Bichitr. c. 1620 C.E. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper.
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor. 1632–1653 C.E. Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens.
Central Java, Indonesia. Sailendra Dynasty. c. 750–842 C.E. Volcanic-stone masonry.
Cambodia. Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800–1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone.
Liangzhu, China. 3300–2200 B.C.E. Carved jade.
Qin Dynasty. c. 221–209 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.
Han Dynasty, China. c. 180 B.C.E. Painted silk.
Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty. 493–1127 C.E. Limestone.
Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, Korea. Fifth to sixth century C.E. Metalwork.
Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty. Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 C.E. Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings.
Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. 743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700. Bronze and wood (sculpture); wood with ceramic-tile roofing (architecture).
Fan Kuan. c. 1000 C.E. Ink and colors on silk.
Kamakura Period, Japan. c.1250–1300 C.E. Handscroll (ink and color on paper).
Yuan Dynasty, China. 1351 C.E. White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze.
Beijing, China. Ming Dynasty. 15th century C.E. and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.
Imperial Bureau of Painting. c. 15th century C.E. Hanging scroll (ink and color on silk).
Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi Period, Japan. c. 1480 C.E.; current design most likely dates to the 18th century. Rock garden.
Ogata Korin. c. 1710–1716 C.E. Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper.
Katsushika Hokusai. 1830–1833 C.E. Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper.
Artist unknown; based on an oil painting by Liu Chunhua. C. 1969 C.E. Color lithograph. chineseposters.net/themes/mao-anyuan