Links:

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey of the University of Washington. This is a must-see for students of Chinese art history! Topics include Ancient Tombs, Buddhism, Calligraphy, Military Technology, Painting, Homes, Gardens, Clothing and Graphic Arts.

China Bibliography, a terrific resource maintained by Marilyn Shea, Department of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington. Here you can find lists of books and articles and much, much more! There are pages titled About Buddhism in China, Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Cities and Urbanization, The Cultural Revolution, Silk Road and Women in Chinese History. There are also pronunciation guides for provinces and dynasties as well as Chinese-English dictionaries.

Recording the Grandeur of the Qing: The Southern Inspection Tour Scrolls of the Kangxi and Qianlong Emperors, a collaborative project of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Asia for Educators Program at Columbia University, and the Visual Media Center at Columbia University, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This site presents four important paintings that show important sites in the Chinese topography, in the form of digital scrolls annotated in Chinese and English. The site also provides background on the Qing dynasty court.

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages. Trace the political history of the People's Republic of China, from 1949 to the present, through the colorful posters produced during that period.

Asian Historical Architecture, "a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Here you can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in fifteen countries, with extensive background information and 'virtual tours.'" The site includes numerous pictures of sites in mainland China.

Encyclopedia Mythica: Asia, a glossary of deities and places important in Asian religions. There is a special section on Chinese mythology.

The Silkroad Foundation. Visit this site for images from the Mogao caves at Dunhuang, news of the Silk Road, a bibliography of articles and great maps.

International Dunhuang Project, a project of the British Library. This site provides general information about Buddhism in India, Central Asia, China and Tibet, as well as a selection of images from Silk Road sites.

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Studies, a site that provides an introduction to several aspects of Buddhism, with sections entitled Basic Buddhism Guide; Buddhist Studies for Primary and Secondary Schools; Online Study Guide; Buddhist History and Culture; and The Buddhist World.

The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art, created and maintained by Janice M. Glowski of Ohio State University. Especially valuable for its online exhibitions (including Literature in Line: Lianhuanhua Picture Stories of China; China: 5,000 Years; From Heaven and Earth: Chinese Jade in Context; and Picturing Power: Posters of the Cultural Revolution) and projects (including the following pages: Buddhist Art of China; and --under construction--an online searchable database of the images of the Huntington Archive).

H-Asia, an H-Net discussion list. The searchable discussion logs and Asian studies links may be useful in your research.

The Bibliography of Asian Studies Online, published by the Association for Asian Studies, is an invaluable resource for research in Asian art and Asian studies generally. Use it to locate books and articles for your term papers. Note: you must connect to it through the HWS campus network.

Arts of China Consortium (formerly Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library), created by Nixi Cura. If you are considering studying East Asian art in graduate school, this site will have everything you'll need in the future. If not, you should still check out their links page--much more comprehensive than this one. It includes links to museums, libraries, bookstores and various kinds of online research sources.

The award-winning Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages, started and maintained by my old friends (Andrew Midkiff and Patrick Young) at the University of Michigan. A very good general source for all art historians.

Virtual Library Museums Pages, maintained by Jonathan Bowen. Want to know about the collections and special exhibitions of museums all over the world? Go here first and find their websites.

And, finally, our own Visual Resources Collection (for those on the HWS campus network only). The more you review, the better you'll do!

Links last checked on 15 August 2006