Artifacts
Overview
How did an Indian Buddhist shrine influence a Japanese pagoda? How are Italian pigs and cowry shells related to porcelain? Why did the ferocious warriors of Mongolia wear silk underwear? And how did wood block printing bring about a revolution in Japan and in European culture? These intriguing questions are investigated in Artifacts, a series that explores the origins and hidden connections among the art and artifacts of the great cultures and belief systems across Asia - on a journey through time and across continents from India to Thailand, China and Japan - to understand the impact of calligraphy, porcelain, architecture, metallurgy, wood block printing and silk on Asian history and on the history of the world in general.
First air date
01/01/2000
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Season 1
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The Beauty of Anatomy
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Unframed
Frontline: China, The U.S. & The Rise of Xi Jinping
China Rises
Des Bishop: Breaking China
Living Art
The Ideal Exhibition with Hervé Tullet
THE SECOND BIRTH OF THE CENTRAL EMPIRE
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Lily Cole's Art Matters
Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
Great Art Explained
Art of America
Art of China
The Great Shokunin
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