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
Votes
2
Popularity
0.7
Season 1
Original Soundtrack
Loading soundtrack videos…
于青山绿水间
Unframed
China Rises
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Artsnight
The Great Shokunin
À tout hasard
Vu par hasard
Erotic Art
Ruben langs de Zuid-Chinese Zee
Great Art Explained
Living Art
Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School
And We Danced
Sister Wendy's American Collection
Secrets of China
Reggie In China
Des Bishop: Breaking China
The Beauty of Anatomy
This is art