China - Art History Resources

China - Chronology

Neolithicbefore 1750 BC
    Xia
    2200-1750 BC
Shang1750-1040 BC
Western Zhou1040-771 BC
Eastern Zhou770-256 BC
    Spring and Autumn Period
    770-476 BC
    Warring States Period
    475-221 BC
Qin221 BC - 206 BC
Han206 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 Dynasties220 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
Sui581 - 617
Tang618 - 907
Five Dynasties907 - 960
    Liao
    916 - 1125
Northern Song960 - 1126
    Jin
    1115 - 1234
Southern Song1127 - 1279
Yuan1279 - 1368
Ming1368 - 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 - Resource Collections
Art History Resources: China. Chris Witcombe
CCSF Chinese Links: Culture. City College of San Francisco
China: Arts. Pat Binder & Gerhard Haupt
Chinese Literature Resources Page. Robert Churchill and Kathleen Collins, Creighton University
WWW VL: Chinese and Japanese Art History. Nixi Cura, New York University
WWW VL: Internet Guide for Chinese Studies. Heidelberg University
Yahooligans: China. Yahoo Inc.

China - General History
The Army Area Handbook on China. Rinn-Sup Shinn and Robert L. Worden
A Brief Chronology Of China. Mike Gunther
China the Beautiful. Ming L. Pei
Chinaknowledge. Ulrich Theobald
China Travel Guide. ChinaTravelGuide.com
China Virtual Tours. ChinaVista.com
Chinese Emperors. Kelley L. Ross
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: China. Anthony F. Beavers, University of Evansville
History of China with Timeline. Leon Poon. Compiled from the Army Area Handbook on China
The Silk Road. Oliver Wild, University of California at Irvine
Taoism Information Page. Gene R. Thursby, University of Florida
Topics in Premodern Chinese History. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University
World Cultures: China . Richard Hooker, Washington State University

China - Art History
Art of China Review Slides. An-Yi Pan, Cornell University:

  • Review 1, Prehistoric through Zhou
  • Review 2, Qin through Tang
  • Review 3, Five Dynasties through Song
    Arts of China with Study Sheets and Images. Julia Murray, University of Wisconsin
    Asian Arts. AsianArt.com
    Asian Historical Architecture. Timothy M. Ciccone et al.
    Chinese Archaic Jade Technology. J. Noel Chiappa
    Chinese Art Acquisitions at Metropolitan Challenged. Carter B. Horsley
    Chinese Brush Painting. AsiaArt.net
    Chinese Culture with Images. Paul Halsall, Brooklyn College
    Chinese Landscape Painting. Roann Barris, Eastern Illinois University
    Culture Pavilion. R.O.C. (Taiwan)
    Daoist Art and other Daoist links. Unidentified author
    EMuseum: China. Minnesota State University
    A History of Chinese Jade. Gary N. Davis, U Lian Collectibles
    Introduction to Asian Art. Katheryn Linduff, University of Pittsburgh
    Topics in Chinese Art. Metropolitan Museum of New York
    A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization. Patricia Buckley Ebrey, University of Washington
    World Art Treasures: China. Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation

    Archived Museum Exhibits of Chinese Art
    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
    Secret World of the Forbidden City. Oakland Museum of California, 2001
    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. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002

    Online Collections of Chinese Art in Museums
    Asia Society Museum of New York
    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 New York
    Minneapolis Institute of Arts
    Musée Guimet
    National Palace Museum, Taipei
    Palace Museum, Beijing
    Portland Art Museum
    Tokyo National Museum

    [last updated October 5, 2005]

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