Serindian art is the art that developed from the 2nd through the 11th century A. D. in Serindia or Xinjiang, the western region of China that forms part of Central Asia. The term Serindia combines Seres (China and India to refer to the part of Asia also known as Sinkiang Chinese Turkestan or High Asia Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south
It derives from the art of the Gandhara district of what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. Gandhāra ( Sanskrit: गन्धार Urdu: گندھارا Gandḥārā; also known as Waihind in Persian is the name of an ancient Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Gandharan sculpture combined Indian traditions with Greek and Roman influences. Greek-influenced culture was most probably in existence prior to Alexander the Great's invasions, but the empires founded by him and succeeded by his Generals were a major cultural force for centuries in the region.
Buddhist missionaries travelling on the Silk Road introduced this art, along with Buddhism itself, into Serindia, where it mixed with Chinese and Persian influences. The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of Trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East South and Western Asia with the Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
Serindian art was rediscovered through the expeditions of Sir Aurel Stein in Central Asia at the beginning of the 20th century.
 Carved wooden beam in Hellenistic style, 3-4th century CE |  Serindian group, 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). Terra cotta ( Italian: "baked earth" is a Ceramic. Its uses include vessels water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in Building construction |  Head of a Serindian man, 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). Terra cotta ( Italian: "baked earth" is a Ceramic. Its uses include vessels water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in Building construction |  Head of a Serindian female Bodhisattva, 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). In the Buddhist context a bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व bodhisattva;; Vietnamese Bồ Tát; बोधिसत्त bodhisatta Terra cotta ( Italian: "baked earth" is a Ceramic. Its uses include vessels water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in Building construction |
 Serindian head, 6th-7th century terracotta, Tumshuq (Xinjiang). Terra cotta ( Italian: "baked earth" is a Ceramic. Its uses include vessels water & waste water pipes and surface embellishment in Building construction |  A Buddha statue from Tumshuq, Xinjiang. Tumxuk or Tumushuke ( Chinese: 图木舒克 Pinyin: Túmùshūkè تۇمشۇق|Tumushuq|Tumxuk̡ also known as Tumushuk Tumshuq etc 5th century. |
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References
- Hopkirk, Peter (1980). Buddhist art originated on the Indian subcontinent following the historical life of Gautama Buddha, 6th to 5th century BCE and thereafter evolved by contact with The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism to China started in the 1st century CE with a semi-legendary or quasi-historical account of an embassy sent to the West by the Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia. Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 0-87023-435-8.
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