The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 534 to 550. The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏 386-534) is most noted for the unification of northern China in 440, it was also heavily involved in funding the arts and many antiques and art works from this period have survived. ... Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ... Events End of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and beginning of the Northern Qi Dynasty in northern China. ...

Buddha triad, Eastern Wei (534-550), China.

They were followers of Buddhism. The Buddhist art of the Eastern Wei displays a combination of Greco-Buddhist influences from Gandhara and Central Asia (representations of flying figures holding wreaths, Greek-style folds of the drapery), together with Chinese artistic influences. Image File history File links Eastern Wei Buddha. ... Image File history File links Eastern Wei Buddha. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ... Events End of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and beginning of the Northern Qi Dynasty in northern China. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Gandhara Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE. Greco-Buddhist art is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between the Classical Greek culture and Buddhism, which developed over a period of close to 1000 years in Central Asia, between the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...

They were followed by the Northern Qi Dynasty. Categories: Stub ...