China - Art History Resources

China - Timeline: (skip to web links, below)

Neolithic before 1750 BC
Xia
2200-1750 BC
Shang 1750-1040 BC
Western Zhou 1040-771 BC
Eastern Zhou 770-256 BC
Spring and Autumn Period
770-476 BC
Warring States Period
475-221 BC
Qin 221 BC - 206 BC
Han 206 BC - 220 AD
Western (Former) Han
206 BC - 8 AD
Wang Mang (Xin)
8 AD - 22 AD
Eastern (Later) Han
25 AD - 220 AD
Six Dynasties 220 AD - 589 AD
Three Kingdoms
220 - 265
Wei
220 - 265
Shu
221 - 263
Wu
222 - 280
Western Jin
265 - 316
Eastern Jin
317 - 420
Southern Kingdoms
420 - 589
Liu-Song
420 - 479
Southern Qi
479 - 502
Liang
502 - 557
Chen
557 - 589
Northern Kingdoms
386 - 581
Northern Wei
386 - 534
Eastern Wei
534 - 550
Northern Qi
550 - 577
Western Wei
535 - 557
Northern Zhou
557 - 581

Sui 581 - 617
Tang 618 - 907
Five Dynasties 907 - 960
Liao 916 - 1125
Northern Song 960 - 1126
Jin 1115 - 1234
Southern Song 1127 - 1279
Yuan 1279 - 1368
Ming 1368 - 1644
Hongwu
1368-1398
Jianwen
1399-1402
Yongle
1403-1424
Hongxi
1425-1425
Xuande
1426-1435
Zhengtong
1436-1449
Jingtai
1450-1456
Tianshun
1457-1464
Chenghua
1465-1487
Hongzhi
1488-1505
Zhengde
1506-1521
Jiajing
1522-1566
Longqing
1567-1572
Wanli
1573-1620
Taichang
1620-1620
Tianqi
1621-1627
Chongzhen
1628-1644

Qing
1644-1911
Shunzhi
1644-1661
Kangxi
1662-1722
Yongzheng
1723-1735
Qianlong
1736-1795
Jiaqing
1796-1820
Daoguang
1821-1850
Xianfeng
1851-1861
Tongzhi
1862-1874
Guangxu
1875-1908
Xuantong
1909-1911

Source for dates: Taoism and the Arts of China, p. 11, Art Institute of Chicago, 2000

Note: these are resources on Chinese art history in general. For specific historical periods, please use the navigation links at the bottom of this page.

China - Web Resources
Asian Arts. AsianArt.com
Asian Historical Architecture. Timothy M. Ciccone et al.
Arts of China Consortium: links. Nixi Cura, New York University
Art History Resources: Chinese Art. Chris Witcombe
China the Beautiful. Ming L. Pei
China: A Country Study. Library of Congress
Chinaknowledge. Ulrich Theobald
Chinese Architecture. Wikipedia
Chinese Art. Wikipedia
Chinese Brush Painting. AsiaArt.net
Chinese Culture with Images. Paul Halsall, Brooklyn College
Chinese Dynasty Guide. Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Chinese Emperors. Kelley L. Ross
Chinese Jade. Jeffrey Hays
Chinese Literature Resources Page. Robert Churchill and Kathleen Collins, Creighton University
Culture Pavilion. R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: China. Anthony F. Beavers, University of Evansville
Guide to Chinese Ceramics. Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Himalayan Art Resources. The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
History of China with Timeline. Leon Poon.
Introduction to Asian Art. Katheryn Linduff, University of Pittsburgh
Monuments of China. Mike Gunther
Timeline of Chinese History. Wikipedia
Topics in Premodern Chinese History. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University
A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization. Patricia Buckley Ebrey, University of Washington
World Art Treasures: China. Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation
World Cultures: China . Richard Hooker, Washington State University
WWW VL: Internet Guide for Chinese Studies. Heidelberg University

Chinese Art - Archived Museum Exhibits
China: 5,000 Years. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1998
Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection. Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994
From Heaven and Earth: Chinese Jade in Context. Columbus Museum of Art, 1998
The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999
Great National Treasures of China: Masterworks in the National Palace Museum. Taiwan, 1994
Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khan. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1995
Return of the Buddha: The Qingzhou Discoveries. Freer and Sackler Galleries, 2004
The Splendors Of Imperial China. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1996
Taoism and the Arts of China. Art Institute of Chicago, 2000
Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan. Seattle Art Museum, 2001

Chinese Art - Museum Collections
Art Institute of Chicago
Asia Society Museum of New York
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Berkeley Art Museum
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
British Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Kimbell Art Museum
Kyoto National Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Musée Guimet
Museums in China. Mike Gunther
National Palace Museum, Taipei
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Palace Museum (Forbidden City), Beijing
Philadelphia Museum of Art
St. Louis Art Museum
Shanghai Museum
Tokyo National Museum

[last updated: June 4, 2013]