The spread of Buddhism in China brought changes in religious ideas
The Buddha Sakyamuni, Asian Art Museum collection. This is the earliest dated Buddha image from China. 332 CE.
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Image of the Buddha Sakyamuni, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534 CE)
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Patriarch and Tiger, by Shi Ke, Chan school of painting, Southern Song dynasty (1126-1279 CE).
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Southern Song celadon vase with crackle glaze
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Jun ware plate with pattern of purple splashes that arise in firing, Song dynasty
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Triptych (3-paneled screen) with Bodhisattva Guanyin in the center, monkey at right (previous slide)
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Monkey, by Muqi Fachang, Southern Song dynasty (13th century CE).
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