ASIA
The arts of Asia are some of the most diverse in the world
JAPAN
World Religon: Buddhism
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Bodhisattvas
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The Western Paradise
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Chan (Zen) Buddhism
Learn more about the famous overland and martime routes that connected Eurasia
The Silk Roads
Explore Artists
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![Japanese woodblock print depicting blossoming cherry trees with people in traditional attire walking beneath. The sky is a gradient of pink and peach hues.]()
Utagawa Hiroshige
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![A vintage Japanese woodblock print depicting people in traditional clothing, with some figures looking out from a building while others walk by on the street.]()
Hishikawa Moronobu
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![The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a Japanese woodblock print by Hokusai, depicting a large wave threatening boats with Mount Fuji in the background.]()
Katsushika Hokusai
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![image of horse against a pole]()
Han Gan
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![six persimmons painted in ink]()
Muqi Fachang
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![polka dot orbs crowd in a room]()
Yayoi Kusama
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![Japanese artwork featuring a blue moon, a mountain, and a branch with berries, with Japanese calligraphy on the right side.]()
Katsushika Taito II
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![travelers with mules pass amid mountains and streams in a chinese landscape painting by Fan Kuan]()
Fan Kuan
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