Eastern art history
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| Pre-historic art |
| Ancient art history |
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| Eastern art history |
| Islamic art history |
| Contemporary art |
Arts of the Far East include a vast range of influences from various cultures and religions.
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Buddhist art
Main article: Buddhist art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th century BCE, before evolving through its contact with other cultures and its diffusion through the rest of Asia and the world.
Chinese art
Main article: Chinese art
Chinese art is art, whether modern or ancient, that originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers.
Japanese art
Main article: Japanese art
Japanese art and architecture is works of art produced in Japan from the beginnings of human habitation there, sometime in the 10th millennium BC, to the present.
Tibetan art
Main article: Tibetan art
Tibetan art refers to the art of Tibet and other present and former Himalayan kingdoms (Bhutan, Ladakh, Nepal, and Sikkim). Tibetan art is first and foremost a form of sacred art, reflecting the over-riding influence of Tibetan Buddhism on these cultures.
Thai art
Main article: Thai art
Thai art was traditionally primarily Buddhist. Sculpture was almost exclusively of Buddha images, while painting was confined to illustration of books and decoration of buildings, primarily palaces and temples.
Laotian art
Main article: Laotian art
Laotian art includes; ceramics, Buddhish sculpture, and music.