great stupa at sanchi
madhya pradesh, india
300 bce - 100 ce
stone masonry, sandstone on dome
terra cotta warriors
linton, china (quin dynasty)
221-209 bce
lintong, china
funeral banner of lady dai (xin zhui)
han dynasty
180 bce
painted silk
longmen caves
luoyang, china (tang dynasty)
493-1127 ce
limestone
gold and jade crown
silla kingdom
5th-6th century ce
metalwork
todai-ji
nara, japan
743 ce, rebuilt on 1700 ce
wood with ceramic tile roofing
borobudur temple
central java, indonesia
750-842 ce
volcanic stone masonry
angkor wat temple and the city of angkor thom
cambodia (angkor dynasty)
800-1400 ce
stone masonry, sandstone
lakshmana temple
khajuraho, india (chandella dynasty)
930-950 ce
sandstone
travelers among mountains and streams
fan kuan
1000 ce
ink and colors on silk
shiva as lord of dance (nataraja)
india (chola dynasty)
11th century ce
cast bronze
night attack on the sanjo palace
kamakura period
1250-1300 ce
handscroll (ink and color on paper)
the david vases
yuan dynasty
1351 ce
white porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze
portrait of sin sukju
15th century hanging scroll
ink and color on silk
forbidden city
beijing, china (ming dynasty)
15th century ce
stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, ceramic tile
ryoan-ji
kyoto, japan (muromachi period)
1480 ce, current design 18th century
rock garden
jahangir preferring a sufi shaikh to kings
bichitr
1620 ce
watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
taj mahal
ustad ahmadl lahori
agra, uttar pradesh, india
1632-1653 ce
stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens
white and red plum blossoms
ogata korin
1710-1716 ce
ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
under the wave off kanagawa or the great wave
katsushika hokusai
1830-1833 ce
polychrome wood-block print, ink and color on paper
chairman mao en route to anyuan
1969 ce
color lithograph