Chinese Art History Resources:
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)


(See also: China resource page)

Yuan Dynasty - Web Resources
Genghis Khan and The Mongols, and China from the Mongols to the Ming. Frank E. Smitha
The Mongolian Empire. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
Mongolian Interlude. Leon Poon
The Mongols in World History. Morris Rossabi and East Asian Institute, Columbia University
The Mongols and Yuan China. Sanderson Beck
Monuments of China: Yuan Dynasty. Mike Gunther
Song-Yuan Military Technology. Patricia Buckley Ebrey
The Yuan Dynasty. TravelChinaGuide.com
The Yuan Dynasty. Ulrich Theobald
Yuan Dynasty. Wikipedia
Yuan and Song Painting. Patricia Buckley Ebrey

Yuan Dynasty - Museum Collections
Asia Society Museum
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
British Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Kimbell Art Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
National Palace Museum, Taiwan:
  • The Beauty of Chun Ware
  • Yuan Landscapes
  • Yuan Paintings
St. Louis Art Museum
Tokyo National Museum

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1. Yuan Dynasty - Ceramics, Decorative Arts, and Sculpture
Arhat Celadon Vase Ceramic Pillow Cizhou Ware Embroidery Export Porcelain Horseman
Inlaid Box Inlaid Platter Jingdezhen Ware Jingdezhen Ware Jingdezhen Ware Jun (Chün) Ware Kubera
Lacquer Platter Mirror Pear-Shaped Vase Pendant Shakyamunyi Yak

2. Yuan Dynasty - Paintings
Snowscape
Sun Jun-ze
Winter Landscape Yao Yanqing Autumn Colors Chao Meng-fu Dwelling in Fu-Ch'un
Huang Kung-wang
Writing Books
Wang Meng
Mountains of the Immortals Chen Ruyan
Herdboys and Oxen Guo Min Scholars Playing Go
Under Pine Trees
Scholar with Attendants Finch on a Citrus Branch White Heron
Yuan Dynasty
Compare: Egret Japanese, 19c
Young Nobleman
Qian Xuan
Bamboo and Rocks
Li Kan
Fascination of Nature Xie Chufang Ingada, the Thirteenth Arhat Bodhidharma
Crossing the Yangzi
Genghis Khan, first emperor of Yuan
Clear Autumn Day
Ni Zan

[last updated: July 10, 2013]


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