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Asia

Discover thousands of years of art from the world's largest continent.

c. 3500 B.C.E. - present

Beginner's guides

Here you can find resources to get you started with exploring the diverse cultures and arts of Asia.

Places and religions

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism

China

Japan

Korea

South Asia

Afghanistan

Southeast Asia

The Himalayas

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From monumental palaces to rock-cut cave temples, golden crowns to painted scrolls.

Murals in two Liao Dynasty tombs

Murals in two Liao Dynasty tombs

Caterina Vilioni’s tomb in Yangzhou

Caterina Vilioni’s tomb in Yangzhou

Photographic views of nineteenth-century India, an introduction

Photographic views of nineteenth-century India, an introduction

A Jain pilgrimage map of Shatrunjaya

A Jain pilgrimage map of Shatrunjaya

Wang Zhen, <em>Buddhist Sage</em>

Wang Zhen, Buddhist Sage

The Wirkak (Shi Jun) Sarcophagus

The Wirkak (Shi Jun) Sarcophagus

Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.), an introduction

Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.), an introduction

Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1050 B.C.E.), an introduction

Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1050 B.C.E.), an introduction

Period of Division (220–589 C.E.), an introduction

Period of Division (220–589 C.E.), an introduction

Qin dynasty (c. 221–206 B.C.E.), an introduction

Qin dynasty (c. 221–206 B.C.E.), an introduction

Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050–221 B.C.E.), an introduction

Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050–221 B.C.E.), an introduction

An interview with Au Ho-nien

An interview with Au Ho-nien

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