History of Asian art

The history of Asian art includes a vast range of arts from various cultures, regions and religions
across the continent of Asia. The major regions of Asia include Central, East, South, Southeast,
and West Asia.
Central Asian art primarily consists of works by the Turkic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe, while
East Asian art includes works from China, Japan, and Korea. South Asian art encompasses the arts
of the Indian subcontinent, with Southeast Asian art including the art of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam,
Indonesia, and the Philippines. West Asian art encompasses the arts of the Near East, including the
ancient art of Mesopotamia, and more recently becoming dominated by Islamic art.
In many ways, the history of art in Asia parallels the development of Western art.[1][2] The art histories
of Asia and Europe are greatly intertwined, with Asian art greatly influencing European art, and vice
versa; the cultures mixed through methods such as the Silk Road transmission of art, the cultural
exchange of the Age of Discovery and colonization, and through the internet and
modern globalization.[3][4][5]
Excluding prehistoric art, the art of Mesopotamia represents the oldest forms of art in Asia