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Art of Asia

Brought to you by Smarthistory. This section looks at the art and cultures of Imperial China (for ancient China please see the section, "Ancient Art and Civilizations" above), Hindu and Buddhist from South Asia, the great temple and palace complexes of Southeast Asia, and the art and architecture of Korea and Japan. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker of Smarthistory together with leading art historians, and our museum partners have created hundreds of short engaging conversational videos and articles, making Khan Academy one of the most accessible and extensive resources for the study of the history of art.

8 units171 videos14 hours

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Unit 1: A beginner's guide to Asian art and culture

Hindu art and culture, an introduction

Buddhist art and culture, an introduction

Unit 2: China

A beginner's guide to Imperial China

Neolithic art in China

Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1050 B.C.E.)

Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 B.C.E.)

Han dynasty (206 B.C.E–220 C.E.)

Later Zhao (319–351)

Period of division (220–589 C.E.)

Tang dynasty (618–907)

Liao Dynasty (907–1125)

Song dynasty (960–1279)

Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Qing dynasty (1644–1912)

People's Republic of China (1949–present)

Unit 3: Korea

A beginner's guide to Korean art

Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Joseon dynasty (1392–1897)

Unit 4: Japan

Beginner’s guide to Japanese Art

Jōmon period (c. 10,500–c. 300 B.C.E.)

Yayoi period (300 B.C.E.–300 C.E.)

Kofun period (300-552 C.E.)

Asuka period (538–710)

Nara period (710–794)

Heian period (794–1185)

Kamakura period (1185-1333)

Nanbokuchō (1333–1392) and Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Edo period (1615–1868)

Unit 5: Afghanistan

Art in Afghanistan

Unit 6: The Himalayas

Nepal

Tibet

Unit 7: South Asia

Beginner's guide to South Asia

Textiles from the Indian Subcontinent

500 B.C.E.–600 C.E.

600–1200 C.E.

1200–1500 C.E.

1500–1857 C.E.

1857–present

Unit 8: Southeast Asia

Cambodia

Indonesia

Bali

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