Part I India 1 The Dawn: The Indus Valley Civilization 2 Buddhism 3 The Early Dynasties: Maurya and Kushan, Early Buddhist Art 4 The Elaboration of Maha-yana in India 5 The India Trade: Its Effects in Europe and Asia 6 The Hindu Revival: The Decline of Buddhism 7 The Moslem Conquest of India: The Mogul Dynasty (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century) 8 North Indian Painting: South Indian Temples 9 Modern Art in India Part II China 10 The Yellow River Valley 11 The Bronze Age in China 12 The Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C-220 A.D.) 13 The Buddhist Impact on China: The Six Dynasties and Northern Wei (A.D. Third to Sixth Century) 14 India-China Contacts Renewed and Intensified 15 The Chan Reformation of Buddhism 16 The Song Dynasty (960-1279) 17 The Mongol Conquest: The Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368) 18 The Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties 19 Modern Art in China Part III Japan 20 Most Ancient Japan: The Jomon and Yayoi Periods 21 Most Ancient Japan: The Jomon Period 22 Buddhism Reaches Japan 23 Chinese Culture Transplanted to Japan: International Buddhism Nara Adopts Tang Culture 24 Ritual Magic and Esthetics: Modification of Indian Buddhism 25 Japan Under Military Rule: The Kamakara (A.D. 1185-1333) and Ashikaga Period (A.D. 1336- 1573) 26 The Momoyama and Edo 27 Modern Art in Japan--The Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Periods Selected Bibliography Index