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Content: History of Art Timeline. For specific movements,
see: History of Art. Ming Dynasty Art (1368-1644)
History, Types and Characteristics
Contents
• Introduction
• Architecture
• Painting
• Pottery
• Decorative Arts and Crafts
Additional Resources
For earlier Chinese cultures, see: - Neolithic 
        art in China(7500-2000 BCE)
- Shang Dynasty art(1600-1050 BCE)
- Zhou Dynasty art(1050-221 BCE)
- Chinese Buddhist Sculpture(c.100-present)
- Han Dynasty art(206 BCE - 220 CE)
- Arts of the Six Dynasties(220-618 CE)
- Sui Dynasty art(589-618)
- Tang Dynasty art(618-906)
Appreciating Plums (1598-1652)
By Chen Hongshou. Guangdong Provincial Museum. Ming Dynasty painting. Introduction
In 1368 native Chinese armies drove out 
        the last supporters of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and established 
        the Ming Dynasty. By comparison with the decline of Chinese 
        artwhich occurred during the preceding period of Yuan 
        Dynasty art, Ming rule introduced a period of cultural restoration 
        and expansion, leading to a widespread renewal of traditional types 
        of art, such as Chinese pottery(notably the blue and white Chinese porcelain), 
        which exceeded even the standards set by Song 
        Dynasty art(960-1279), as well as Chinese 
        paintingalong with its cousin calligraphy. However, the new Ming regime - led by the militaristic Hongwu Emperor 
        Zhu Yuanzhang (ruled 1368-98) - also introduced a system of cultural control 
        by imposing certain styles in the arts.