1. CHINA Daoism: philosophy stresses an intuitive awareness, nurtured by harmonious contact with nature. Retreat from society in favor of personal cultivation Confucianism : Confucius – man who had fallen into hard times and had empathy for suffering, pursuit of morality and justice, respect for tradition. Unite people in Orderly Society Respectful and reciprocal relationships between parent and child, elder and younger, ruler and subject, etc. Official state doctrine in 100 BCE and required for civil service exams

2. Army of the First Emperor of Qin – Lintong, China - 210

4. GU KAIZHI – Lady Feng and the Bear - 350

5. Emperor Xuan and attendants - 650

6. Shakyamuni Buddha – gilded bronze - 338

7. Vairocana Buddha – Louyang, China - 44 ‘ - 675

8. ZHOU JICHANG – Arhats Giving Alms to Beggars - 1184

9. LIANG KAI – Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo - 1200

10. Guan Daosheng - 1308

11. Wu Zhen and Fan Kuan

12. Zhou Mengfu - 1300

13. Shen Zhou – Listening to Cicadas

14. Handwriting of 2 emperors: Huizong and Xu Wei

15. JAPAN Shinto No individual teacher/god Developed when agriculture developed Local deities reside in nature Purity and cleansing was important Buddhism arrived through Korea and united disparate political groups History of Japanese culture and art is of change and adaptation, however, had their own distinct culture too

16. Haniwa – ca 500

18. Tale of Genji – ink on paper - 1200

19. Shunjobo Chogen – painted wood - 1200