#medieval china

[machazer]

Orient.

Guanyin of the Southern Sea

A wood statue of the Chinese-Buddhist deity Guanyin. Made during the Liao (916–1125) or Jin (1115–1234) dynasty.

It’s currently located in The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

[mirrutatep]

Himeji Castle

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[romangoldendreams]

Outcast (2014)- Jacob & Lian

[miraenart]

Le Repos du Guerrier.

[mispatchedgreens]

"ouyang?"

local man yearns for best friend to devour him, best friend doesn't remember his transformations, they chase each other in the woods about it, happy spooky season and merry monsterfuck

(special thanks to zuza for making the necessary inquiries to ascertain that the mongolian transliteration is correct)

[yeoldegodzilla]

Godzilla was chosen by Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos to meet the first Chinese delegation sent to Europe in the 14th century.

[worldhistoryfacts]

The Nestorian cross — with four arms, all of relatively equal length, wider at their ends than in the middle — was found all over Asia during the early middle ages, when Christianity thrived there. Here’s one from Turkmenistan:

And from Iraq:

Much more about medieval Christianity in Asia here:

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[readenheim]

Watching Bucchigiri?! and seeing all the genuinely well implemented references to Arabic art folklore: 🥰🥰😍😘💙❤️🩷

Watching American YouTubers react to it all calling it "Indian" and not even doing that respectfully: 💀💀💀💀💀

[baebeylik]

Bactrian Camel Figurines. Tang Dynasty. China. 618-907 CE

Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

[demonadelem]

I'm kinda absolutely horrified by how medieval Europe historically treated cats vs everywhere else in the world. Holy fucking cow

[evilsment]

Tang dynasty period drama (Luoyang 风起洛阳) 2021

Most of the C-drama costumes are restored based on real Tang dynasty paintings from the Mogao Caves. These are some examples.

Photos credit: silkroad_journey on Instagram.

[wouldasquareroll]

Hello hii calling all people with niche history related interests PLEASE share PLEASE tell me about them as much as you’d like to and share your fave resources for your history knowledge, thank you.

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[miraenart]

Victory.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Evolution of Style.

[joelchaimholtzman]

Happy to be able to share new artwork for Epochs: Course of Cultures! This is the city of Chang'an the capital of the Tang Dynasty, where the herald of the Emperor speaks to the citizens of the city.

I think this is the first time I painted a cityscape in such a composition, a big step out of the comfortzone.

Hope you like it!

Best,

JCH