Asian art
Oriental creative works
Asian art encompasses visual arts originating from Asia—painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, and decorative objects from China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and surrounding regions.
The term often appears in museum departments and academic study: the Asian art collection, She specializes in Asian art history.
It spans thousands of years and encompasses vastly different traditions, from Chinese ink painting to Japanese woodblock prints to Indian temple sculpture.
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- ink paintingArt using liquid pigment
- silk scrollRolled fabric artwork mount
- bamboo brushWoody grass writing tool
- rice paperThin edible Asian wrapper
jade carving · celadon · mandalas · ukiyo-e · floating world · woodblock printing · bronze casting · dragons · lotus flowers · thangka · lacquerware · bodhisattvas · temple guardian · paper cutting · koi · ceramics · jade · lotus
- world art
- racial artracial themes, racial justice, Harlem Renaissance, ethnic heritage, racial discourse
- AsiaChina, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea
- Asian topics
- World Artsimpressionism, ukiyo-e, Persian miniatures, icon painting, woodblock prints
- art museumspaintings, The Louvre, galleries, permanent collection, exhibitions
Asian artWestern art
European visual heritage
European art · American art · Renaissance art · African art · Latin American art
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