Online Educational Units in Asian Art

ALL | BCE 4000-1000 | BCE 1000-300 CE | 300-600 CE | 600-1000 CE | 1000-1450 CE
1450-1750 | 1750-1919 | 20th Century | 21st Century | Not Time Specific

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Golden Treasures: The Royal Tombs of Silla The Metropolitan Museum of Art A discussion of the royal tombs of the Old Silla kingdom (BCE 57-668 CE) and the "hoards of precious ornaments buried within," including jewelry and crowns and ornaments of pure gold. With 6 related objects. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sila/hd_sila.htm

How to Identify a Buddha Asian Art Museum of San Francisco "The earliest surviving representations of the Buddha date from hundreds of years after his death, so they are not portraits in the usual sense. Buddha images vary greatly from place to place and period to period, but they almost always show these conventional features..." Downloads includes student handouts and a teacher packet on Hindu Buddhist Art. See also An Introduction to Buddhism. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/how-to-identify-a-buddha/

The Spread of Buddhism Across Asia Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Understand, through the analysis of artifacts and maps, how Buddhism changed as it spread across Asia and came to reflect the countries that embraced it. Downloads include a slideshow and handout on Buddhist artifacts and a lesson plan. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-spread-of-buddhism-across-asia/

Three Kingdoms, 57 B.C.-668 A.D. Minneapolis Institute of Arts "From the first century B.C. until the 7th century, Korea was divided into three states." A brief one-paragraph overview, along with images of three objects representative of the period. Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/korea-three-kingdoms.cfm.html

Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art "During the first millennium B.C., bronze technology and then iron technology are introduced into the Korean peninsula, probably from the northern regions of the continental mainland, and are used to produce both utilitarian and ritual implements." With a period overview, list of key events, and 1 related artwork. Also has links to an abridged list of rulers in Korea and timelines of China and Japan during this time. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=eak

Timeline of Art History: Korea, 1–500 A.D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art "With the destruction of the Han Chinese military commandery Lelang in 313 A.D., and the division of the peninsula among the three kingdoms of Koguryô (in the north), Paekche (in the southwest), and Silla (in the southeast), along with the small confederation of city-states known as the Kaya Federation (in the region between Paekche and Silla), a critical new era in Korean history dawns." With a period overview, list of key events, and 6 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the royal tombs of the Silla kingdom (BCE 57-668 CE), an abridged list of rulers in Korea, and timelines of China and Japan during this time. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=eak

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