The Silk Roads - Smarthistory
WEBHow did the movement of people and ideas impact artistic practices along the Silk Roads? Alongside Buddhism, what are some of the religions we find referenced in the art of the Silk Roads? How do textiles help us understand the spread of artistic motifs and technology along the Silk Roads? Jump down to Terms to Know
Art and Cultural Exchange along the Silk Road
WEBDec 26, 2009 · Drawing from the Ackland’s celebrated collection of Asian art, the special exhibition Art and Cultural Exchange along the Silk Road features over sixty objects which were created along these storied corridors of trade.
The Arts of the Silk Roads - Asia Society
WEBThis essay explores some of the art traditions, many of them devotional in nature, of the Silk Roads. The travel of artistic motifs, styles, and techniques along the Silk Road is closely bound up with the larger context of the travel of beliefs, ideas, and technology.
Silk Road transmission of art - Wikipedia
WEBMany artistic influences transited along the Silk Road, especially through the Central Asia, where Hellenistic, Iranian, Indian and Chinese influence were able to interact. In particular Greco-Buddhist art represent one of the most vivid examples of this interaction.
Visual Arts of the Historical Silk Road
WEBBuilt in 691-92 to commemorate the place from which Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven, this shrine with its golden dome displays vivid mosaics of scrolling vines, flowers, crowns, and jewel forms in greens, blues, and gold.
Arts of the Silk Road | FSI - Stanford University
WEBIn addition to sculpture and pictorial art, the art of the Silk Road includes textiles, ceramics, metalwork, glass, and a wide variety of decorative techniques applied to objects of beauty and utility.
Exploring the Silk Roads - British Museum
WEB'Silk Roads' refer to the network of people, objects and ideas that moved across Afro-Eurasia particularly during the first millennium AD. Central Asia and China's northwest frontier lay at the heart of this network.
Center of the World: China and the Silk Road - National Museum of Asian Art
WEBLocated in northwest China, Chang’an (modern Xi’an) served as the gateway to the so-called Silk Road, overland trade routes that linked the prosperous Tang empire with Central, West, and South Asia.
The Silk Road — Google Arts & Culture
WEBWhile known for being a trade route, the Silk Road had an even bigger influence on the ancient cultures of its day. Connecting from Asia to Europe, it was undeniably a “cultural bridge,”...
Arts and Literature | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
WEBThe Turkic, Uighur and Mongol peoples produced a range of arts and crafts. Ceramics, metalworking, jewelry, and artefacts in wood, glass and bone, as well as fabric-making and sculptures, were all important to these areas.
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