EXPLORE / TRADITIONS
East Asian arts
A collection pathway for comparing materials, dates and places. The objects here are a small sample of a much wider and internally varied history.
DATES IN THIS SAMPLE
-4710–1199
Object dates, not the boundaries of a tradition.
LOOKING PROMPT
Compare the objects below. Which materials and visual choices recur? Which differences resist a single label?
↗Northeast China, Neolithic period, probably Hongshan culture (4700–2920 BCE) · c. 4700–2920 BCE
Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head
Creator not recorded
↗China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475–221 BCE), State of Chu (c. 1046–223 BCE) · 475–221 BCE
Cranes and Serpents
Creator not recorded
↗Japan, Heian period (794–1185) · late 1100s
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Creator not recorded
↗Japan, Asuka period (538–710) · late 600s
Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu)
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s
Knife Sheath
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s
Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design
Creator not recorded