Asian art

King Mu of Zhou & Queen Mother of the West
Painting on tile of guardian spirits in Han Chinese clothing
Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) painted ceramic figurines of a female servant and male advisor in Chinese silk robes

Asian art includes a vast range of arts from various cultures, regions, and religions across the continent of Asia.

East Asian art includes works from China, Japan, and Korea, while Southeast Asian art includes the arts of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. South Asian art encompasses the arts of the Indian subcontinent, while Central Asian art primarily consists of works by the Turkic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe. West Asian art encompasses the arts of the Near East, including the ancient art of Mesopotamia, and more recently becoming dominated by Islamic art.


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