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Headings: Chinese art
Chinese art
Chinese art,
Early Periods
The Early Dynasties: Ritual Bronzes
Buddhist Art
Chinese Painting since the Fifth Century
Calligraphy and the Minor Arts
Cross-Cultural Influences in Modern Times
Art under Communism
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Content: The ritual bronzes represent the clearest extant record of stylistic development in the Shang, Chou Chou
, dynasty of China, which ruled from c.1027 B.C. to 256 B.C. The pastoral Chou people migrated from the Wei valley NW of the Huang He c.1027 B.C. and overthrew the Shang dynasty. The Chou built their capital near modern Xi'an in 1027 B.C. and moved it to Luoyang in 770 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Early Han Han
, dynasty of China that ruled from 202 B.C. to A.D. 220. Liu Pang, the first Han emperor, had been a farmer, minor village official, and guerrilla fighter under the Ch'in dynasty. ..... Click the link for more information. dynasties. The adornment of the bronzes varies from the most meager incision to the most ornate plastic embellishment and from the most severely abstract to some naturalistic representations. The Later Han dynasty marks the end of the development of this art, although highly decorated bronze continued to be produced, often with masterly treatment of metal and stone inlays. Buddhist Art
The advent of Buddhism (1st cent. A.D.) introduced art of a different character.