ASIAN ART

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN S. MARQUEZ, PHD

SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT
INDIAN ART
PAINTING
 Mural in Ajanta Caves

Site contains the oldest

known Indian cave
paintings of historical time
– from the 2nd century BC
Paintings in Bhimbetka caves (Madhya Pradesh). Most paintings showed hunting scenes
Ellora Caves (Maharashtra) belong to the highest achievements of mankind both
regarding the engineering skills and arts.
INDIAN ART
SCULPTURE
The Kandariya Mahadev temple is filled with erotic sculptures
Sculptures inside the temple in
Khajuraho
Carvings on the walls
Sculptures in the Eastern Group of temples – a Jain temple
The Western Group
Carvings on the walls of the temples
INDIAN ART
ARCHITECTURE
The Kailasa Temple was carved over dozens of years, under several rulers,
out of a single piece of stone.
The top of Kailasa Temple.
A depiction of the Hindu deity Gajalakshmi.
The Kailasa elephants standing watch over the temple
One of the many stories carved into the walls of Kailasa Temple
CHINESE ART
PAINTING
• Fan Kuan
• Song Dynasty (960-1279)
• Hanging Scroll, ink and light color
on silk
• 206.3 x 103.3 cm
Xia Gui; Song Dynasty; Hand scroll;
ink on paper; 46.5 x 889.1cm
Tang Yin; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); Handscroll;
ink on paper; 31.2x146.3cm
CHINESE ART
SCULPTURE
Rock face at the Longman Cave, Fengxian Temple
CHINESE ART
ARCHITECTURE
Nanchan Temple is the earliest wooden building that still exists in China. It
is located at Lijiazhuang, Shanxi province.