Chinese Art History Resources: Six Dynasties Period (220-589)

Three Kingdoms
  • Wei (220-265)
  • Shu (221-263)
  • Wu (222-280)
  • Jin Dynasty
    Western Jin
    265-316
    Eastern Jin
    317-420
    Southern Dynasties
    Liu-Song
    420-479
    S. Qi
    479-502
    Liang
    502-557
    Chen
    557-589
    Chronology:
  • 3d c: Three Kingdoms
  • 4th c: Jin Dynasty
  • 5th c: Liu-Song & Qi (S.), Wei (N.)
  • 6th c (1st half): Liang (S.), Wei (E.,W.)
  • 6th c (2d half): Chen (S.), Qi (N.), Zhou (N.)
  • Northern Dynasties
    N. Wei
    386-534
    E. Wei
    534-550
    N. Qi
    550-577
    W. Wei
    535-557
    N. Zhou
    557-581

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


    (See also: China resource page)

    Six Dynasties - Web Resources
    Buddhism in China. BuddhaNet
    Buddhist Art of China. Huntington Archive
    Buddhist Grottoes. Ulrich Theobald
    Cave Temples. Patricia Buckley Ebrey, University of Washington
    China, 500-1000 AD. Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Compassionate Serenity in Stone. Betty Wang
    Dunhuang. Roderick Whitfield
    Dunhuang Art. Duan Wenjie, tr. Tan Chung. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
    Early Imperial China. Minnesota State University
    Early Imperial China. National Gallery of Art
    Grottoes and Caves. TravelChinaGuide.com
    Imperial China. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
    The Imperial Era. Leon Poon
    The International Dunhuang Project.
    Monuments of China: The Six Dynasties. Mike Gunther
    Return of the Buddha: The Qingzhou discoveries. Freer and Sackler Galleries
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wikipedia
    The Silk Road. Oliver Wild, University of California at Irvine
    Three Kingdoms, Jin, and Southern & Northern Dynasties. TravelChinaGuide.com
    Three Kingdoms, Jin, and Southern & Northern Dynasties. Ulrich Theobald

    Six Dynasties - Museum Collections
    Boston Museum of Fine Arts
    British Museum
    Cleveland Museum of Art
    Kyoto National Museum

  • Six Dynasties
  • Three Kingdoms
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Minneapolis Institute of Arts
    Museums in China: Six Dynasties
    Tokyo National Museum

    Six Dynasties - Image Links (click inside)
    Spirit Jar 3c
    Western Jin
    Water Dropper
    3-4c
    Sea-Dragon
    4c
    Celadon Jar 5-6c
    Southern Dynasties
    Celadon Jar 5-6c
    Southern Dynasties
    Warrior
    3-6c
    Miniature Stupa
    435 Northern Wei
    Buddha 5c
    Northern Wei
    Buddha 5-6c
    Northern Wei
    Buddha 5-6c
    Northern Wei
    Bodhisattva 6c
    Northern Wei
    Offering Shrine 6c
    Northern Wei
    Siddhartha 6c
    Northern Wei
    Maitreya, 520
    Northern Wei
    Maitreya, 524
    Northern Wei
    Buddha Triad 6c
    Eastern Wei
    Kuan-yin, 530
    Eastern Wei
    Buddha 6c
    Northern Qi
    Buddha 6c
    Northern Qi
    Model Cart
    6c

    [last updated: May 14, 2010]


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