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Asian art

King Mu of Zhou & Queen Mother of the West
Painting on tile of guardian spirits in Han Chinese clothing
Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) painted ceramic figurines of a female servant and male advisor in Chinese silk robes

Asian art includes a vast range of arts from various cultures, regions, and religions across the continent of Asia.

East Asian art includes works from China, Japan, and Korea, while Southeast Asian art includes the arts of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. South Asian art encompasses the arts of the Indian subcontinent, while Central Asian art primarily consists of works by the Turkic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe. West Asian art encompasses the arts of the Near East, including the ancient art of Mesopotamia, and more recently becoming dominated by Islamic art.

History

Main article: History of Asian art

In many ways, the history of Eastern art parallels the development of Western art.[1][2] The art histories of Asia and Europe are greatly intertwined, with Asian art greatly influencing European art, and vice versa; the cultures mixed through methods such as the Silk Road transmission of art, the cultural exchange of the Age of Discovery and colonization, and through the internet and modern globalization.[3][4][5]

Excluding prehistoric art, the art of Mesopotamia represents the oldest forms of art in Asia.

By country

Japanese art, Hakuin Ekaku, Scroll calligraphy of Bodhidharma “Zen points directly to the human heart, see into your nature and become Buddha”, (1686 to 1769)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Michael (1997). The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art (Paperback) (Revised and expanded ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21236-3.
  2. ^ Wichmann, Siegfried (1999). Japonisme: The Japanese Influence on Western Art Since 1858 (Paperback). New York, NY: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-28163-7.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Michael (1989). The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art (Hardcover) (Revised and expanded ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-05902-6.
  4. ^ Cotter, Holland (1994-07-10). "Art View; Eastern Art Through Western Eyes". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
  5. ^ "Ancient Near Eastern Art". Metropolitan Museum of Art.