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)

    Zhou Dynasty - Web Resources
    Ancient China. Minnesota State University
    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
    The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Chu and Other Cultures. National Gallery of Art
    The Golden Age of Chinese Philosophy. China-tour.cn
    Monuments of China: Bronze Age. Mike Gunther
    Shang, Zhou, and the Classics. Sanderson Beck
    Taoism WWW Virtual Library. Gene R. Thursby, University of Florida
    Teaching/Learning Through Confucius. David Jones
    Tomb of Count Yu and Tomb of Marquis Yi. Patricia Buckley Ebrey et al., University of Washington
    The Zhou Dynasty. Gregory James Smits, Pennsylvania State University
    Zhou Dynasty. Wikipedia
    The Zhou Period and The Hundred Schools of Thought. Leon Poon

    Zhou Dynasty - Museum Collections
    Art Institute of Chicago

  • Western Zhou (and earlier)
  • Eastern Zhou
    Asia Society Museum of New York
    Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
    Boston Museum of Fine Arts
    British Museum
    Cleveland Museum of Art
    Freer and Sackler Galleries
    Kimbell Art Museum
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Minneapolis Institute of Arts
    Museums in China: Bronze Age
    National Palace Museum, Taipei
    Tokyo National Museum

    Zhou Dynasty - Image Links (click inside)

    1. Western Zhou
    You 11c Fanglei 1040-1000 Ding (n.d.) Cong 1122-771 Lei c. 1000 Yu 11c
    Bell 9c Ding 10c

    2. Spring and Autumn Period
    Finial 7-5c . Gold Hilt 6-5c Bells c.550 Bell early 5c Jar 6-4c

    3. Warring States Period
    Zun-Pan 500-450 Plate Stand 5-3c Basin early 5c Mirror 4c Drum Stand 5c Flask 4c
    Lei 4c Guardian 4c Coffin 316 Ornament 4-3c Dui 4-3c Drum Stand 3c
    Dancer 480-221

    [last updated: May 14, 2010]


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