Chinese Art History Resources: Zhou Dynasty

Western Zhou1040-771 BC
Eastern Zhou770-256 BC
  • Spring and Autumn Period
    		• 770-476 BC
  • Warring States Period
    		• 475-221 BC

    (See also: China resource page)

    Web Resources - Zhou Dynasty - General History
    Chinese History - Zhou Dynasty. Ulrich Theobald
    The Chou. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
    Confucius. Kelley L. Ross, Los Angeles Valley College
    Confucius. Jeffrey Riegel, UC Berkeley
    Confucius: The Analects. Paul Halsall, Brooklyn College
    Confucius: Translations. James Legge
    EMuseum: Ancient China. Minnesota State University
    History of China: Zhou Dynasty. TravelChinaGuide.com
    Shang, Zhou, and the Classics. Sanderson Beck
    Taoism Information Page, by Gene R. Thursby, University of Florida, with links to the classics:

  • Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching). Lao Tzu
  • Chuang-Tsu
  • I Ching, the Book of Changes
  • The Art of War. Sun Tzu
    Teaching/Learning Through Confucius. David Jones
    The Zhou Dynasty. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University
    The Zhou Period and The Hundred Schools of Thought. Leon Poon, compiled from Army Area Handbook

    Web Resources - Zhou Dynasty - Art History
    Art of China Review Slides. An-Yi Pan, Cornell University
    Arts of China Study Sheet: The Zhou Dynasty. Julia Murray, University of Wisconsin
    Chu and Other Cultures. National Gallery of Art
    Tomb of Count Yu and Tomb of Marquis Yi. Patricia Buckley Ebrey et al., University of Washington
    Zhou Dynasty Search Results. Freer and Sackler Galleries

    Image Links (click inside)

    1. Western Zhou
    Cong 1040-771 Lei c. 1000 11-10c Nao (bell) 10c Ding 9c

    2. Spring and Autumn Period
    Finial 7-5c . Gold Hilt 6-5c Bells c.550 Jar 6-4c Dancer 770-221

    3. Warring States Period
    Zun+Pan 500-450 Drum Pedestal 5-3c Basin early 5c Mirror 4c Drum Stand 5c
    Flask 4c Wine Vessel 4c Guardian 4c Coffin 316 Ornament 4-3c
    Dui 4-3c Drum Stand 3c

    [last updated October 5, 2005]

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