East Asia

2000 B.C.E. - 1980 C.E.

EAST ASIA CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

CHINA AND KOREA

ChinaCrash Course World History

China's RevolutionsCrash Course World History

Incredible Story of the Terra Cotta WarriorsTED Ed

Who Was Confucius?TED Ed

The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire - TED-Ed Anne F. Broadbridge

The myth behind the Chinese zodiac - TED-Ed - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen

Terra Cotta WarriorsFrom mausoleum of first Qin emperor of ChinaQin Dynastyc. 221–209 B.C.E.Painted terra cotta

Funeral Banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)Han Dynasty, Chinac. 180 B.C.E.Painted silk

Longmen CavesLuoyang, ChinaTang Dynasty493–1127 C.E.Limestone

Travelers among Mountains and StreamsFan Kuanc. 1000 C.E.Ink and colors on silk

Gold and Jade CrownThree Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, KoreaFifth to sixth century C.E.Metalwork

Portrait of Sin Sukju (1417–1475)Imperial Bureau of Paintingc. 15th century C.E.Hanging scroll (ink and color on silk)

The David VasesYuan Dynasty, China1351 C.E.White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze

Forbidden CityBeijing, ChinaMing Dynasty15th century C.E. and laterStone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile

Chairman Mao en Route to AnyuanArtist unknownBased on an oil painting by Liu Chunhuac. 1969 C.E.Color lithograph

JAPAN

Japan in the Heian AristocracyCrash Course World History

Night Attack on the Sanjo PalaceMuseum of Fine Arts Boston

Better Know The Great WaveThe Art Assignment

How Hokusai Made The Great WaveChristie's

DaibutsudenTodai-jiNara, JapanVarious artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700Wood with ceramic-tile roofing

Great BuddhaTodai-jiNara, JapanVarious artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700Bronze and wood

South GateTodai-jiNara, JapanVarious artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700Wood with ceramic-tile roofing

Nio Guardian FiguresTodai-jiNara, JapanVarious artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700Wood

Night Attack on the Sanjô PalaceKamakura Period, Japanc. 1250–1300 C.E.Handscroll

Ryoan-jiKyoto, JapanMuromachi Period, Japanc. 1480 C.E.Current design most likely dates to the 18th centuryRock garden

White and Red Plum BlossomsOgata Korinc. 1710–1716 C.E.Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper

Under the Wave off KanagawaFrom the series Thirty-six Views of Mount FujiKatsushika Hokusai1830–1833 C.E.Polychrome woodblock print

EAST ASIA READING LIST

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