Great Stupa at Sanchi
Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome.
Lakshmana Temple
Khajuraho, India / Hindu, Chandella Dynasty / c. 930-950 C.E. / Sandstone
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynasty. c. 11th century C.E. Cast bronze.
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Bichitr. c. 1620 C.E. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper.
Taj Mahal
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor. 1632-1653 C.E. Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens.
Jowo Rinpoche
Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty. Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 C.E. Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings.
Borobudur Temple
Central Java, Indonesia / Sailendra Dynasty / c. 750-842 C.E. / Volcanic stone masonry
Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor Thom
Cambodia, Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry and sandstone
Terra cotta warriors from mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China
Qin Dynasty. c. 221-209 BCE. painted terra cotta
Funeral Banner of Lady Dai
Han Dynasty, China
180 BCE
Painted silk
Bamiyan Buddha
Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Gandharan. c. 400-800 C.E. (destroyed in 2001). Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint.
Longmen Caves
Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty. 493-1127 C.E. Limestone.
Travelers among Mountains and Streams
Fan Kuan. c. 1000 C.E. Ink and colors on silk.
The David Vases
Yuan Dynasty, China. 1351 C.E. White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze.
Forbidden City
Ming Dynasty. Beijing, China. 15th century CE and after. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, ceramic tile
Gold and jade crown
Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, Korea. Fifth to sixth century C.E. Metalwork.
Portrait of Sin Sukju
Imperial Bureau of Painting / Korea / c. 15th Century C.E. / Hanging scroll (ink and color on silk)
Summer Trees
Song Su-nam. 1983 C.E. Ink on paper.
Todai-ji
Location: Nara, Japan
People: Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei school
Time Period: 743 C.E, rebuild in 1700 C.E
Material: Bronze and Wood
Ryoan-ji
Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi Period, Japan. c. 1480 C.E.; current design most likely dates to the 18th century. Rock garden.
Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace
Kamakura Period, Japan. c. 1250-1300 C.E. Handscroll (ink and color on paper).
White and Red Plum Blossoms
Ogata Korin. c. 1710-1716 C.E. Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper.
Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Hokusai / Japan / 1830-1833 C.E. / Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper