Chinese art

Contents

Annotated chronology of Chinese historical periods, dynasties and reigns -- Neolithic crafts (c. 5th millennium-18th century BC -- Hieratic art and the Bronze Age (18th-12th centuries BC) -- Nationalism and expression (3rd century BC-3rd century AD) -- The imprint of Buddhism (1st-10th centuries) -- Space and monumentality (10th-early 12th centuries) -- Court and Ch'an Buddhist arts (early 12th-early 14th centuries) -- Tradition and invention (14th-15th centuries) -- Eclecticism and innovation (15th-17th centuries) -- Individualism and eccentricity (17th-18th centuries) -- Conformity and confidence (19th-20th centuries)