Through the Dynasties · TH8

Northern and Southern

420–589 · Lotus zun and gilt Buddhas: faith made into objects

15treasures

6types

14institutions

Calligraphy, Painting & Rubbings

3 treasures
Southern and Northern Dynasties to Tang, 5th-8th century · Figure PaintingAdmonitions of the Instructress to the Court LadiesAn ancient scroll on the conduct of court ladiesBritish MuseumTE10030Northern Qi dynasty · Murals & Silk PaintingsMural of Horsemen Setting Out from the Tomb of Lou RuiA Northern Qi cavalcade on a tomb wallShanxi Institute of ArchaeologyTE10504Northern Wei dynasty · Painted LacquerLacquer Screen from the Tomb of Sima JinlongNorthern Wei virtue painted in lacquerDatong MuseumTE10604
Figure Painting2Murals & Silk Paintings1

Textiles & Costume

3 treasures
Northern dynasties · Silk & BrocadeBrocade with Animals in GridWoven beasts in a silk gridXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region MuseumTE10621Northern dynasties · Silk & BrocadeRed-ground Brocade with Sun God in Pearl RoundelsA sun god in pearl roundelsQinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10623Northern Wei dynasty · EmbroideryEmbroidered Buddha and Donors of the Northern WeiA Northern Wei Buddha in embroideryDunhuang AcademyTE10633
Silk & Brocade2Embroidery1

Sculpture & Statuary

5 treasures
Southern dynasties · Pictorial Stones & BricksBrick Mural of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong QiqiThe Wei-Jin spirit of freedom, built in brickNanjing MuseumTE10056Northern Wei dynasty · Religious ImagesNine-storey Thousand Buddha Stone Pagoda of Cao Tiandu, First Year of Tian'anA Northern Wei pagoda of a thousand BuddhasNational Museum of HistoryTE10648Northern Wei dynasty · Religious ImagesGilt Bronze Seated Sakyamuni Buddha, First Year of TaiheA golden Buddha of the year 477National Palace MuseumTE10655Northern Wei dynasty · Pictorial Stones & BricksEmperor Xiaowen and His Entourage Worshipping the BuddhaAn imperial procession that left LongmenMetropolitan Museum of ArtTE10656Northern Wei dynasty · Pictorial Stones & BricksOffering Procession of the Empress as Donor with Her CourtAn empress's procession rebuilt from fragmentsNelson-Atkins Museum of ArtTE10657
Bronze Figures & Sculpture1Religious Images4Pictorial Stones & Bricks3