Asian art

Paintings on tile of guardian spirits donned in Chinese robes, from the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD)

Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia.

Many modern Asian artists seek to blend ancient Asian themes with contemporary artistic styles. Contemporary Chinese artist Kong Bai Ji, who is one example of this trend, has long been regarded as one of the pioneers of China's contemporary art movement. He is credited with being the first Chinese artist to employ the use of western-style oil paint on traditional Chinese rice paper, and he is well known for rendering images of Buddha in a highly modernized style. Kong Bai Ji's works are included in the permanent collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, Lincoln Center in New York, The China National Art Gallery in Beijing, The Shanghai Art Museum, Harvard University, The Soyanzi Art Museum in Tokyo, The Peace Museum in Hokkaido, Japan, and the sacred Kimpusen-ji temple in Nara, Japan--a designated Japanese national treasure.

Various types of Asian art

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Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) painted ceramic figurines of a female servant and male advisor in Chinese silk robes

• Bhutanese art
• Buddhist art
• Burmese contemporary art
• Chinese art
• Eastern art
• Indian art
• Iranian art
• Japanese art
• Korean art
• Laotian art
• Persian-Sassanid art patterns
• Thai art
• Thai contemporary art
• Tibetan art
• Turkish art
• Vietnamese art
• Visual arts of Cambodia

External links

• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution
• Asian Art Collection at Fairfield University
• (http://www.sylvainlabestecollection.com Asian Art Collection at Priory of Sacquenay France)

Gallery

Indian art: The Sun Temple in Konark.	Chinese art: Painting by Dong Yuan (c. 934–962).	Japanese art: View of Mount Fuji from Satta Point in the Suruga Bay, woodcut by Hiroshige, published posthumously 1859.	Cambodian art: Stone bas-relief at Bayon temple depicting the Khmer army at war with the Cham, carved c. 1200 CE
Korean art: Joseon dynasty palace architecture.	Tibetan art: Dharmapala, Field Museum, Chicago.	Vietnamese art: Typical hallway decoration on a building in the Imperial citadel.	Buddhist art: Scroll calligraphy of Bodhidharma “Zen points directly to the human heart, see into your nature and become Buddha”, by Hakuin Ekaku (1686 to 1769).
Thai art: The bow of Royal Barge Suphannahongse of Thailand	Tibet Art: Mandala