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East Asian arts
Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • The visual arts
  • The performing arts
    • Common traditions
    • Social conditions
  • Music
    • East Asian music vis-à-vis that of other major cultures
      • Concepts of music
      • Theoretical systems
    • Musical traits common to East Asian cultures
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Liangzhu ceremonial cong Chinese earthenware amphora Koryŏ dynasty vase Hiroshige: Full Moon at Mochizuki bugaku performance
Comparing traditional music in China and Indonesia
Gilt-bronze halo and screen of the Tachibana Shrine, Early Nara period (645-724). In the Horyu-ji, Nara.53.5 cm  77.8 cm. Hokusai: The Breaking Wave off Kanagawa Korean bottle with a celadon glaze
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Korean bottle with a celadon glaze
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Liangzhu ceremonial cong
Chinese earthenware amphora
Koryŏ dynasty vase
Hiroshige: Full Moon at Mochizuki
bugaku performance
Gilt-bronze halo and screen of the Tachibana Shrine, Early Nara period (645-724). In the Horyu-ji, Nara.53.5 cm  77.8 cm.
Hokusai: The Breaking Wave off Kanagawa
Korean bottle with a celadon glaze
Comparing traditional music in China and Indonesia
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