Title: Shang Dynasty Art: Characteristics, History of Erlitou Culture
Headings: Shang Dynasty Art (1700-1050 BCE)
History and Characteristics

Shang Dynasty Art (1700-1050 BCE)
History and Characteristics
Content: Although traces of fresco murals have been found, Chinese painting had yet to become established as an artform. As a result, most Chinese painters were employed in the pottery industry or in other types of decorative art. Later Chinese Dynasties
Later visual arts are traditionally divided into the following periods: - Arts of the Six Dynasties Period (220-589)
- Sui Dynasty art (589-618)
- Tang Dynasty art (618-906)
- Song Dynasty art (960-1279)
- Yuan Dynasty art (1271-1368)
- Ming Dynasty art (1368-1644)
- Qing Dynasty art (1644-1911)
See also: Japanese Art. • For more about bronzes and jade carving in ancient China, see: Homepage. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EAST ASIAN ART
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