Asian Art Timeline

comb patterned vessel

3000 BCE

neolithic period, earthenware with incised decoration

Stamp seal and impression with a "unicorn" and a ritual offering stand

2600 BCE

Indus Valley, made of burned steatite

Figurine of a Dancing Girl

2500 BCE

From Mohenjo-Daro, Made of bronze

Wine vessel (zun)

1300 BCE

Shang dynasty, Jiangxi or Hunan province, Bronze

Mask with hooked-cloud ornament

1300 BCE

Shang era, Sichuan province, Bronze

Owl-shaped wine vessel

1200 BCE

Shang dynasty, Henan province, Bronze

Standing Figure

1100 BCE

Shang era, Sichuan province, Bronze

Master Lai's Bell

800 BCE

Western Zhou dynasty, Shaanxi province, Bronze.

The thirteen emperors

600 BCE

Tang dynasty, attributed to Yan Liben, handscroll, ink and color on silk

Vishnu reclining on the serpent Ananta

530 BCE

Uttar Pradesh, Sandstone

Wine vessel (zun) and water basin (pan)

450 BCE

Warring states period, Hubei province, Bronze

Cavalryman and Saddled horse

210 BCE

Qin dynasty, Shaanxi province, Earthenware

Funerary Banner of Lady Dai

180 BCE

Western Han dynasty, Hunan province, ink and color on silk

Coffin with cloud patterns

180 BCE

Western Han dynasty, Hunan province, Wood and Lacquer

Scene of celebration in a pavilion

151 BCE

Eastern Han dynasty, Shandong province, Ink rubbing of a stone relief

Bracket of a woman and mango tree

50 BCE

Made of terracotta

Bodhisattva Maitreya

300

From Gandhara, made of stone

Colossal Shakyamuni and smaller Buddha

465

Northern Wei dynasty, Shanxi province, Sandstone

Dancing Scene

500

Three kingdoms period, Muyongchong tomb, wall painting

Hunting scene

500

Three Kingdoms period, wall painting

Shakyamuni and attendants

523

northern wei dynasty, henan province, limestone

Mahasattva Jataka (previous life of the buddha as prince Mahasattva)

581

Northern Zhou dynasty, Gansu province, Cave mural

Incense Burner

600

Three Kingdoms period, gilt bronze

Crown

600

Three Kingdoms period, Gold and Jade

Vessel stand with snake decoration

600

Three Kingdoms period, gray stoneware with traces of natural ash glaze

Shaka Triad

623

Asuka period, Gilt bronze

Great goose pagoda

652

Tang dynasty, Shaanxi province.

Colossal Vairochana and attendants

676

Tang dynasty, Henan province, Limestone

five-story pagoda

700

Nara prefecture, asuka period

Court Ladies

706

Tang dynasty, Shaanxi province, Pigment on plaster

Seated Buddha at Seokguram cave temple

751

Unified Silla period, Granite

Night-shining white

800

Tang dynasty, attributed to Han Gan, Handscroll, Ink on paper

Palace ladies tuning the lute

800

Copy after Zhou Fang, handscroll, ink and color on silk

A solitary temple amid clearing peaks

960

Five dynasties/Northern Song dynasty, attributed to Li Cheng, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Early Spring

1072

Northern Song dynasty, Guo Xi, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Shiva as the lord of dance (Nataraja)

1100

India, Copper Alloy

Wine Pot with bowl

1200

Goryeo dynasty, celadon-glazed stoneware with incised, inlaid, and underglaze copper decoration

Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight

1300

Southern Song dynasty, Ma Yuan, fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on silk

Maebyeong Bottle

1300

Goryeo dynasty, celadon-glazed stoneware with incised and inlaid decoration

Seated Willow-branch gwanse'eum bosal

1400

Goryeo dynasty, Hanging scroll, ink, colors, and gold pigment on silk

Spring in the Garden of the center, south, and north

1980

Vietnam, Ngyuyen Gia Tri, lacquer painting