Central and South Asia

Basin (Baptistére de St. Louis)

Basin (Baptistére de St. Louis)

1320 CE. Egypt & Syria. Muhammad ibn al-Zain. Niello with brass inlaid with gold and silver.

The Ardabil Carpet

1539 CE. Maqsud of Kashan. Silk warp and weft with wool pile.

Bahram Gur Fights the Karg

1310 CE. Ink, watercolor, gold, and silver on paper.

The Court of Gayumars (folio from Shahnama)

1522 CE. Workshop of Sultan Muhammad. Ink, watercolor, gold on paper.

The Kaaba

631 CE. Granite masonry covered with silk curtain, gold and silver thread. Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al- Sakhra)

691 CE. Stone masonry, wood roof, glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, gilt aluminum, and bronze dome. Jerusalem.

Great Mosque (Friday Mosque)

700CE. Brick, wood, plaster, ceramic tile. Iran.

Taj Mahal

1632 CE. Stone, marble, precious and semi-precious stones. India.

Treasury and Great Temple of Petra

400 BCE- 100 CE. Cut rock. Jordan.

Buddhas from Bamiyan

400-800CE. Cut rock with plaster and paint. Afghanistan. RIP 2001 :,(

Jowo Rinpoche from the Jokhang Temple

641 CE. Gilt metal with semi-precious stones and paint. Tibet.

Great Stupa

300-100 BCE. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome. India.

Borobudur

750 CE. Volcanic stone masonry. Indonesia.

Shiva as Lord of Dance with a Nimbus

1000 CE. Cast bronze. India.

Lakshmana Temple

930 CE. Sandstone. India.

The Temple of Angkor Wat and the City of Angkor Thom

800-1400 CE. Stone masonry and sandstone. Cambodia.

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings

1620 CE. Bichitr. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper. India.

Funeral Banner of Lady Dai

180 BCE. Painted silk. China

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams

1000 CE. Fan Kuan. Ink on silk. China

Portrait of Sin Sukju

1417CE. Ink and watercolor on silk. Korea.

Chairman Mao En Route to Anyuan

1969 CE. Color lithograph. Liu Chunhua (probably!)

The David Vases

1351 CE. White porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze. Yuan Dynasty. China.

Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang

221 BCE. Painted terra-cotta. China. Qin Dynasty.

Longmen Caves

493- 1127 CE. Limestone. Tang Dynasty. China.

Gold and Jade Crown

400 CE. Metalwork. Silla Dynasty. Korea.

The Forbidden City

1400s CE. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile. Ming Dynasty. China

Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace

1250 CE. Handscroll (ink on paper). Japan.

White and Red Plum Blossoms

1710 CE. Ogata Korin. Watercolor on paper.

Under the Wave Off Kanagawa

1830 CE. Katsushika Hokusai. Polychrome woodblock print.

Todai-Ji (Great Eastern Temple)

743 CE (Rebuilt 1700 CE). Wood with ceramic tile roofing. Japan.

Ryoan-Ji (peaceful dragon temple)

1480 CE. Garden. Japan.