Asian Art Flashcards
Folio from a Qur’an
Folio from a Qur’an
Abbasid
8-9 century CE
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Asian
Basin
Basin
Muhammad ibb al Zain
1320-40 CE
Brass inlaid with gold and silver
Asian
The ardabil carpet
The ardabil carpet
Maqsud of kadhan
1539-40 CE
Silk and wool
Asian
Bahram gur fights the karg
Bahram gur fights the karg
Persian
1330-40 CE
Ink watercolor gold silver and paper
Asian
The court of gayumars
The court of gayumars
Sultan Muhammad
1522-25 CE
Ink watercolor and gold on paper
Asian
The kaaba
The kaaba
Religious monument
631-632 CE
Granite, silk curtain, calligraphy
Asian
Dome of the rock
Dome of the rock
Umayyad
691-692 CE
Asian
The great Mosque
The great Mosque
Persian
700 CE
Asian
Taj mahal
Taj mahal
Ustad Ahmad lahori
1632-1653 CE
Asian
Petra, Jordan: Treasury and great temple
Petra, Jordan: Treasury and great temple
Nabataean, ptolemaic, and Roman
400-100 BCE
Cut rock
Asian
Buddha
Buddha
400-800 CE
Cut rock, plaster, and paint
Asian
Jowo rinpoche, jokhang temple
Jowo rinpoche, jokhang temple
Yarlung dynasty
641 CE
Asian
Great stupa
Great stupa
Buddhist, sunga
300 BCE - 100 CE
Stone and sandstone
Asian
Borobudur
Borobudur
Sailendra dynasty
750-842 CE
Volcanic stone
Asian
Shiva as dance lord
Shiva as dance lord
Chola dynasty
11 century CE
Cast bronze
Asian