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- Mohenjo-Daro, Plan of City, Indus River Valley Civilization, Pakistan
- Included massive baths for ritual cleansing/bathing
- Tradition continues today in the Ganges River
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- Indus Valley Seals, Indus River Valley Civilization, Steatite/Ceramic, Various Museums
- Demonstrate the lotus position, Trimurti, and Sacred Bull
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- Mohenjo-Daro Dancer, Indus River Valley Civilization, Bronze, National Museum, New Delhi
- Precursor of the Yacsha or Maya figure
- Hip thrust, bangles, beautiful nude
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- Ashokan Pillar, Mauryan Empire, Polished Sandstone, Various Locations, India
- Built by Ashoka to represent a covenant with the people
- If they obeys the laws, he will protect their rights
- Topped by thematic animals from Persian art
- Include the Dharma
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- Great Stupa and Torana (Gate) at Sanchi, Mauryan & Sunga Dynasties, Stone, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Evolved from the burial mound, solid masonry
- Contain a very small relic from the Buddha
- Used in worship via circumambulation
- Include Torana gates with narritive scenes and the tiratana
- Buddha not shown, indicated by his abscense
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- Scenes of the life of the Buddha, Gandharan, Schist, Various
- Show the development of devotional imagery of the Buddha
- Greek Classical influence
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- Bodhisatva, Gandharan, Schist, Musée Guimet, Paris
- Mahayanna Buddhism includes the concept of the Bodhisatva
- The mustache indicated he is not the Buddha
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- Bamiyan Buddhas, Satavahana Period, Sandstone and Stucco, Bamiyan, Afghanistan
- Show the concept of the Colossal Buddha
- Used as an advertisement on the Silk Road
- Buddhist myths include actual colossal Buddhas which could be reflected in the sculptures
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- Ajanta Caves (Paintings, Sculpture & Architecture) 2nd-4th C. CE, Stone & Stucco, Maharashtra, India
- Chappels carved into stone
- Vihara Hall, open chappel with cells around
- Chaicha, emulate portable wood temple construction
- Contain beautiful colorful paintings, stupas, and colossas buddhas
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- Vishnu Temple, Gupta Period, Sandstone, Deogarh, Utter Pradesh, India
- Small, square, worship mostly happens outside
- Shape evoloved through repetition of form
- Decorated for circumambulation ritual
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- Rock Cut Temples, Pallava Period, Sandstone, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Rosetta Stone of Indian temples
- Based on the moveable Ratha shrines
- Multiplication of ornament is evident
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- Lakshmanna Temple, Pala Empire, Stone, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Pervasive multiplication of ornament
- Contains the Shiva Stone (Lingham)
- Representation of sexual acts represent union with the divine
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- Nataraja (Shiva Lord of the Dance) Chola Period, bronze, LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
- Dancing on a dwarf representing evil
- Holding flame, a drum, hair flailing
- Dancing in destruction for new creation
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- Stupa at Borobudur, 9th C. Stone, Java, Indonesia
- Representation of a Mandala
- Stupas contain the Buddha
- Movement through the layers represents progression
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- Candi Prambanan, 9th C. Stone, Java, Indonesia
- Hindu structure
- Contains the Shiva statue
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- Angkor Wat & Angkor Thom, Khmer Empire, stone, Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia
- Shallow relief with less accomplished style
- Angkor Thom profusely shows Jayavarman's portrait in the sculpture
- Flat, static style
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- Ding, Ritual Bronze Vessel, Tomb of Fu Hao, Shang Period, Bronze, China
- Devotional bronze
- Buried with the deceased to honor them
- Cloud forms are representitive of smoke or clouds
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- Terracotta Army, Tomb of Emperor Qin, Shihuangdi, Qin Dynasty, Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China
- Buried with the Emperor
- Partial molds used to create the appearance of individuals
- Arranged in ranks
- Accurate portrayal of armor and equipment
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- Han Tomb Models, Han Dynasty, Ceramic, Various Collections
- Tomb towers were placed in tombs to protect the dead
- Demonstrates basic forms of Han architecture (wood construction didn't survive)
- Hipped roofs, broad eves, ornamental brackets
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- Jade Burial Suit, Han Dynasty, Jade and gold wire, Various Collections
- Jade is sacred to the Chinese
- The suit protected the dead into the afterlife
- Represents longevity
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- Gu Kaizhi, Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies, Jin Period, Handscroll, ink, color on silk, British Museum, London
- Scholastic art, brought out for special occasions
- Fine, delicate line, natural color of paper or silk shows through
- Poetry, annotataions included
- Seals added through ownership
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- Horse (Tomb Figure), Tang Dynasty, Ceramic, Asia Art Museum, San Francisco.
- Salt glazes run and create organic form
- Beautiful bright colors are surprising
- Shows the love of the horse as a powerful symbol
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- Buddha, probably Amitabha, Tang dynasty, Dry lacquer with traces of gilt and pigment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Shows the introduction of Buddhist art in China
- Iconography is similar to Indian with a translation of Chinese tradition
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- Han Gan, Night-Shining White, Tang dynasty, Handscroll; ink on paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Shows lively line work with thin ink washes
- Seals show ownership heritage
- Poems have been added by later owners about the art
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- The Iron Pagoda of Youguo Temple, Song Dynasty, Brick, Kaifeng City, Henan province, China
- An evolution of the stupa
- Translated through Asian idiom
- Functions as a Buddhist structure
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- Yamantaka Mandala with imperial portraits, Yuan dynasty, Silk tapestry, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Mongols adopted the culture of the people they conquered, shown in the mandala design
- Mongols wrote themselved into the history
- Mongols are represented in the corners of the tapestry
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- Wu Boli, Dragon Pine, Ming dynasty, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Shows Taoist influence
- Strong love of nature and natural forms
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- Forbidden City, Royal Palace, Ming Dynasty, Wood architecture, Beijing, China
- Near exact copy of the Yuan palace complex
- Staged processional spaces
- Emphasized separation of the Emperor, and your smallness
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- Jar, Ming Dynasty, Porcelain with blue underglaze, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Chinese production luxury good
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- Old Silla Gold Crown, Old Silla Period, Gold and Jade, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Votive funerary item
- Shows unique Korean tradition despite strong Chinese influence
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- Bodhisattva Maitreya in Meditation, Silla Period, Gilt Bronze, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Sensitive, gestural, and lyrical form
- Silla forms the base for later influence in the Kamakura Period
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- Celadon Vessels, Goryeo Period, Goryeo Celadon, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Shows Korean skill in ceramics
- Celadon ceramics are widely known
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- Lotus Sutra, Heian period, Gold on indigo-dyed paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Shows the adaptation of Buddhist elements through Japanese elegance
- Gold on Purple coloring is unique
- Shows the myth of the Sea Dragon's daughter delivering a jewel to the Buddha showing his dominance over the Gods
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- Mikaeri Amida (Amida Looking Back), Kamakura Period, Gilt Wood, Eikando, Zenrinji, Kyoto, Japan
- Shows lively, dynamic pose, and a sensitivity influenced by the Silla Period
- Tells the myth of a Buddha leading a monk around the shrine and telling him not to dawdle
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- Kano Tan'yu, The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment, Edo period, Ink on paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Simple gestural ink washes
- Extreme reduction in form
- Shows enlightenment through daily activity
- Shows the importance of empty space
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- Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave at Kanagawa, Edo period, Wood Block, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- Shows the innovation of Wood Block Printing
- Exhibits masterful use of negative space and form
- Focuses of scenes of daily life, inspiring western art
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