Asian Art History / Christenson
slides - China

Three Kingdoms, 4c-5c  (N. Wei)

1. buddhist Stupa near Dunhuang(Tunhuang), Kansu

2. Dunhuang(Tunhuang) Caves, Kansu 3c-8c

3. " "  , cave 45

4. “ “  , cave 428

5. " "  , cave 249

6. " "  , Zhang Yichao and his wife go out on a journey

7. “  “  , Shakyamuni Buddha preaching on Vulture peak, cave 17, silk embroidery

8. Songyuesi pogoda. Mt. Song in background. Henan brick / stucco 520-30ce

9. Juikuang Pagoda, 3c  ,  247' rebuilt 1119-1125

10. Temple of Confucius, Chufu, Taishan, 478 ce

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Six Dynasties , E. Jin

12.  Ku Kaizi/Ku K'ai-chih,  Goddess of Luo River,  c 344-406

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16.  " " " , Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies,

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18.  " " " , Biographies of Emminent Women,

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Six Dynasties

21.  Sukyamani Buddha, gilt bronze, 338

22.  Seated Buddha,gilt bronze ,451

23.  Maitrya Buddha, (Buddha of the Future), gilt bronze.55.25"  , 477

24.  Bodhisattva kneeling , limestone, 550-577

25. Bodhisattva seated in meditation, w. marble.

26.   Kneeling Camel 570

27. Development of Buddha Image,

       1. Yunkang 460-480 2. Lungmen 495-530 3.Chi-chou 550-580  4. Sui 580-620 5. tang 620-750

Northern Dynasties / N. Wei

28. Yunkang Temple, Shansi, view(started by T'an Yao, built 454 with 33,000 lbs. of gold, rediscovered 1903)

29.  "  " , Shakyamuni w/ attendent Buddha, perhaps maitreya, Cave XX,

30.  "  " , thousand Buddhas, cave 21

31.  "  " , cave interior detail w/ angels

32.  "  " , caves 5 & 6

33. Mai-chi-shan, Kansu, 6c  (190 caves)

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35. Grand Canal, Suzhou 7c

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Tang

37. Feng Hsen Temple, Lungmen, 672-5 (started by Emperess Wu, Tang Dyn. c 684-705)

38.  "  " , Buddha Vairocana

39.  "  " , Bodhisattvas and guardians,

40.  "  " , Ping-yang cave, Empress Wu in procession w/ court ladies,

41. “  “ , view of many cave  nitches

42. Dunhuang, cave #217 , wall painting of parardise, (Tang Arch. in background) 8c

43.  "  " , cave 328, Buddhasattva w/ monk

44.  "  " , Shakyamuni Buddha, cave 11

45. two camels, glazed terracotta

46. Horse,glazed terracotta ,618-906

47. warrior, glazed terracotta

48. aristocratic woman, porcelain, (modeled after an imperial consort)

49. female fig. glazed, from Xian

50. wine jar, glazed terracotta

51. white ewer, porcelain

52. bowl,  silver 8c

53. covered box, silver

54. Buddha, Gandara style, gilt bronze, 7c

55. Bodhisattva, standing torso, stone

56. "  bust, stone

57. Apsara, gold sheets. 3.5" L

58. Eleven headed Kwan Yin, stone

59. Pagoda, Yunsusu, Mount Fang, Hopei 8c

60. Temple of Nan Chan, 8c   (China’s oldest existing wooden structure)

61. Fu-Kuang Temple, Shansi, main hall

62. Han Kan, Central Asiatic Groom w/ two horses, (743-760)

63. " , Night White, a favorite horse of T'ang Ming Huang, ink on paper

64. Han Huang, Five Cattle, paper, (723-787)

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66. " , The Literati, silk

67. --- , Bodhisattva Kuan-Yin, (Goddess of Compassion & mercy) painting

68. processional way of the Tomb of Kao-tsung (died 683) and Wu T'ien(705)

69. tomb w/ paintings.

70. tomb paintings Li Xianhui, 684-701, court ladies

71. " " " "  , the ministers