Indus Civilization, about 2600-1500 BCE

Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan

Indus Civilization, about 2600-1500 BCE

Robed male figure, from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, Steatite

indus 2600 - 1500 BCE

Nude male torso, from Harappa Pakistan, Red sandstone

indus 2600 - 1500 BCE

Seal with seated figure in yogic posture, from Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, Steatite coated with alkali and baked

Maurya Dynasty, ca. 323-185 BCE

Lion capital of the column set up by Ashoka at Sarnath, India,

            Polished sandstone

Maurya Dynasty, ca. 323-185 BCE

Yakshi with a fly-whisk, Didarganj, India, polished sandstone

Maurya Dynasty, ca. 323-185 BCE

Great Stupa, Sanchi, India

Kushan Empire, ca. 2^nd-C BCE – 3^rd-C CE

Elephants and Yakshi, detail of east torana, Great Stupa, Sanchi, India,

Kushan Empire, ca. 2^nd-C BCE – 3^rd-C CE

 Meditating Buddha, from Gandhara, Pakistan, Gray schist

Kushan Empire, ca. 2^nd-C BCE – 3^rd-C CE

Buddha seated on lion throne, from Mathura, India, red sandstone

Kushan Empire, ca. 2^nd-C BCE – 3^rd-C CE

The life and death of the Buddha, frieze from Gandhara, Pakistan, Schist

Gupta Period, ca. 320-550 CE

Seated Buddha Preaching His First Sermon, from Sarnath, India, Tan sandstone

Gupta Period, ca. 320-550 CE

Bodhisattva Padmapani, Ajanta Caves (cave 1), Ajanta, India, “dry” fresco

Gupta Period, ca. 320-550 CE

Interior of cave 19, Ajanta, India,

Chalukya Dynasty

Dancing Shiva, Badami, India, rock-cut relief, late 6^th century

Kalachuri Dynasty

Shiva as Mahadeva, Cave 1, Elephanta, India, Basalt, ca. 550-575

Pallava Dynasty

Rock-cut rathas, Mamallapuram, India, second half of 7^th century

Chola Dynasty

Shiva as Nataraja ca. 1000, bronze

Chola Dynasty

Rajarajeshvara Temple, Thanjavur, India, ca. 1010,

Chandella Dynasty

Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho, India ca. 1000,

Chandella Dynasty

Mithuna reliefs, detail of the Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho, India ca. 1000,

Sultanate of Delhi

            Qutb Minar, begun early 13^th C., and Alai Darvaza 1311, Delhi, India

Mughal Empire (1526-1857 CE)

BASAWAN and CHATAR MUNI, Akbar and the Elephant Hawai, from History of Akbar, Opaque watercolor on paper

Mughal Empire (1526-1857 CE)

BICHITR, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaykh to Kings, Opaque watercolor on paper,

Mughal Empire (1526-1857 CE)

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, fig. 32-6

Hindu Rajput Kingdoms

Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion ca. 1760, opaque watercolor on paper,

British India

Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Marwar ca. 1880, opaque watercolor on paper,

Sri Lanka

            Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Gal Vihara, Sri Lanka, 11th-12^th century,

Granulite

Yangshao Culture

§  Yangshao Culture vases, Gansu Province, China, mid-third millennium BCE, earthenware.

Shang Dynasty

Guang, probably from Anyang, China, 12^th or 11^th century BCE, bronze

Unknown Kingdom

Standing male figure, Sanxingdui, China, ca. 1200-1050 BCE, bronze

Zhou Dynasty

Bi disk with dragons, near Luoyang, China, fourth to third century BCE, nephrite.

Qin Dynasty

Army of the First Emperor of Qin, Lintong, China, ca. 210 BCE, painted terracotta.

Han Dynasty

Funeral Banner from the tomb of the Marquise of Dai, Mawangdui, China, ca. 168 BCE, painted silk.

Han Dynasty

The Archer Yi(?) and a reception in a mansion, Wu Family Shrine, Jiaxiang, China, 147-168, rubbing of a stone relief.

Later Zhao Dynasty/Period of Disunity

§  Shakyamuni Buddha, Hebei province, 338, gilded bronze.

Later Zhao Dynasty/Period of Disunity

GU KAIZHI (attributed), Lady Feng and the Bear, detail of Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies, late fourth century, Handscroll, ink and colors

Wei Dynasty

§  Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna, Hebei Province, 518 CE, gilded bronze.

Tang Dynasty

§  Vairocana Buddha, disciples and bodhisattvas, Longmen Caves, Luoyang, China, completed 676 CE.

Tang Dynasty

§  Bodhisattva Guanyin, Dunhuang, China, late ninth or early 10^th century, painted silk scroll.

Tang Dynasty

Paradise of Amitabha, Cave 172, Dunhuang, China, mid-8^th century wall painting. 

Tang Dynasty

YAN LIBEN (attributed), Emperor Xuan and Attendants, detail of The Thirteen Emperors, ca. 650, Handscroll, ink and colors on silk.

Northern Song Dynasty

FAN KUAN, Travelers among Mountains and Streams, early 11^th century, Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk

Liao Dynasty

View and Cross-section of Foguang Si Pagoda, Yingxian, China, 1056.

Southern Song Dynasty

§  MA YUAN, On a Mountain Path in Spring, early 13^th century, Album leaf, ink and colors on silk.

Southern Song Dynasty

LIANG KAI, Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo, early 13^th century, Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Three Kingdoms Period

Meditating Bodhisattva Maitreya, early seventh century, gilt bronze.