Chinese Art History Resources: Qin and Han Dynasties

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Web Resources - Chin and Han Dynasties - General History
The Chinese Empire. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
Chinese History - Han Dynasty. Ulrich Theobald
Chinese History - Qin Dynasty. Ulrich Theobald
Classical China. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University
EMuseum: Early Imperial China. Minnesota State University
The Great Wall of China. Ellie Crystal
The Great Wall of China. TravelChinaGuide.com
History of China: Chin Dynasty. TravelChinaGuide.com
History of China: Han Dynasty. TravelChinaGuide.com
The Imperial Era. Leon Poon, compiled from Army Area Handbook
Is the Great Wall of China the only manmade object you can see from space? Cecil Adams
Legalism, Qin Empire, and the Han Dynasty. Sanderson Beck
The Rise and Fall of the Qin Dynasty. Peter Nepstad

Web Resources - Chin and Han Dynasties - Art History
Art of China Review Slides. An-Yi Pan, Cornell University
Arts of China Study Sheets: The Chin and Han Dynasties. Julia Murray, University of Wisconsin
Early Imperial China. National Gallery of Art
Han Dynasty Search Results. The British Museum
Han Dynasty Search Results. Freer and Sackler Galleries
Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. TravelChinaGuide.com
Tomb of Liu Sheng. Patricia Buckley Ebrey et al., University of Washington

Image Links (click inside)

1. Qin and Western Han, 221 BC - 24 AD

Archer c.210	Rider 2-1c	Silver Cup 2-1c	Mat Weight 2-1c	Attendant 2c	Dancer 2c
Hu 2c	TLV Mirror 2c	Lacquer Dish 186	Attendants 141	Hu 125 BC - 25 AD	Jade Shroud 113
Lamp 113	Amphora 1c	Wine Warmer 1c	Seal 1c

2. Eastern Han, 25 AD - 220 AD)

Box	Miniature Pond	Censer	Model Tower	Vase 1c
Ewer 2c	Cup 2c	Lamp 3c	Horse 3c	Inkstone Cover 3c

[last updated October 5, 2005]

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