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