{"id":354,"date":"2013-01-23T13:22:13","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T18:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/digdeeper\/?page_id=354"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:00:05","slug":"kashgar-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/digdeeper\/kashgar-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashgar Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff547f\">Step 2: Identify your Artifact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arms and Armour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection264\">European Arms and Armour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection257\">Chinese Arms and Armour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection251\">Asian and&nbsp; African Arms and Armour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection281\">Mughal Arms and Armour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection268\">Islamic Arms and Armour Reconstructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ceramics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection263\">East Asian Ceramics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decorative Arts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection269\">Islamic Decorative Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection282\">Mughal Decorative Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection272\">Medieval Decorative Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection285\">Renaissance Decorative Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection254\">Buddhist Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection258\">Chinese Decorative Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astrolabe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astrolabe\">Astrolabe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff547f\">Step 3: The Artifact in Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection259\">Chinese and Japanese Painting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection270\">Islamic Manuscript Paintings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection283\">Mughal Painting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection246\">15th and 16th Century Persian Manuscript Paintings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection266\">European Painting during the Renaissance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.dalton.org\/pages\/search.php?search=!collection293\">Tudor and Stuart Portrait Galleries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#7f52ff\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/isaa\/hd_isaa.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/isaa\/hd_isaa.htm\">Islamic Arms and Armor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.websites.umich.edu\/~marcons\/Crusades\/topics\/war\/Islamic_Bows.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/public.websites.umich.edu\/~marcons\/Crusades\/topics\/war\/Islamic_Bows.html\">Islamic Bows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alshindagah.com\/marapr2006\/islamic.html\">The Weapons of War of the Indo-Islamic Armies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sikhmuseum.com\/nishan\/weapons\/tulwar.html\">Tulwar sword<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dhal_Shield\">Dhal Shield<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chalklands.wordpress.com\/category\/battle\/the-army-of-siraj-ud-daula\/shields-and-swords\/\">Indian Shields, Swords and Daggers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/isaa\/hd_isaa.htm\">Islamic Arms and Armor-Metropolitan Museum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabar_%28axe%29\">Tabar (axe)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chinaciv\/miltech\/miltech.htm\">Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization-Military Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matchlock\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matchlock\">Matchlock<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/art-asia\/art-japan\/edo-period\/a\/matchlock-gun-and-pistol\">Japanese Matchlock gun and Pistol<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stronghold-nation.com\/history\/ref\/japanese-bajozutsu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.stronghold-nation.com\/history\/ref\/japanese-bajozutsu\">Japanese Bajozutsu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chinese-armour.freewebspace.com\/\">Chinese Arms and Armour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thomaschen.freewebspace.com\/\">Chinese Swords<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandarinmansion.com\/article\/typology-chinese-sabers\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mandarinmansion.com\/article\/typology-chinese-sabers\">A typology of Chinese sabers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thomaschen.freewebspace.com\/\">Chinese Martial Art Swords<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jian\">Jian 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swordis.com\/blog\/jian-swords\/\">Jian 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thomaschen.freewebspace.com\/catalog.html\">Song and Yuan Swords<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thomaschen.freewebspace.com\/photo2.html\">Liuyedao: Willow Leaf Saber<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yanmaodao\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yanmaodao\">Yanmaodao: Goose Quill Saber<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mandarinmansion.com\/article\/geese-and-willows\">Of geese and willows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thomaschen.freewebspace.com\/photo2.html\">Ming and Qing Swords<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chinese-armour.freewebspace.com\">Classical Chinese Armour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080402005651\/www.geocities.com\/normlaw\/index.html\">Armour and Designs for the Silk Roads<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myarmoury.com\/feature_spot_rondel.php\">Spotlight: The Rondel Dagger<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rondel_dagger\">Rondel Dagger<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Katar\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Katar\">Katar Weapon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveryuk.com\/military-history\/shamshir-sword-the-curved-blade-of-persian-warriors\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.discoveryuk.com\/military-history\/shamshir-sword-the-curved-blade-of-persian-warriors\/\">Shamshir<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/collections-areas\/islamic\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/collections-areas\/islamic\/\">Arts of the Islamic World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chinaciv\/painting\/4ptgintr.htm\">A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization: Painting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinapage.com\/painting.html\">Chinese Painting Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/candicehern.com\/regencyworld\/quizzing-glasses\/\">Quizzing Glasses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scitotech.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/history-of-magnifying-glass.html\">The History of the Magnifying Glass<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hubpages.com\/style\/Mughal-Jewelry-Royal-and-antique-jewelry-of-North-India\">Mughal Jwelry~ Royal and antique jewelry of North India<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianetzone.com\/1\/jewellery_moghul_period.htm\">Jewellery in Mughal Period, History of Indian Jewellery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsmia.org\/art-of-asia\/ceramics\/\">The Art of Asia: Ceramics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/silkroad\/exhibit\/index.shtml\">Art of the Silk Road<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/silkroad\/museums\/oam\/ceramics.html\">The Museum of East Asian Art, Berlin-Chinese Ceramics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinaonlinemuseum.com\/ceramics.php\">Chinese Online Museum-Chinese Ceramics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/a-beginners-guide-to-chinese-porcelain-vase-shapes-31882\">A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Chinese Porcelain Vase Shapes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsmia.org\/art-of-asia\/\">The Art of Asia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinaonlinemuseum.com\/\">China Online Museum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverislamicart.org\/index.php\">Discover Islamic Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/exhibitions\/iraq-and-china-ceramics-trade-and-innovation:event-exhib-1113\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/exhibitions\/iraq-and-china-ceramics-trade-and-innovation:event-exhib-1113\">Iraq and China: Ceramics, Trade and Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic_architecture\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic_architecture\">Islamic architecture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/collections-areas\/islamic\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/collections-areas\/islamic\/\">Arts of the Islamic World:&nbsp;Freer Sackler Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smarthistory.org\/arts-of-the-islamic-world\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/smarthistory.org\/arts-of-the-islamic-world\/\">Arts of the Islamic World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmus.dk\/islamic-art\/the-timurids-and-the-turkmen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.davidmus.dk\/islamic-art\/the-timurids-and-the-turkmen\">Timurids and Turkmen: The David Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmus.dk\/islamic-art\/the-ottomans\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.davidmus.dk\/islamic-art\/the-ottomans\">The Ottomans: The David Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmus.dk\/islamic-art\/the-safavids-and-their-successors\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.davidmus.dk\/islamic-art\/the-safavids-and-their-successors\">The Safavids and their Successors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodley.ox.ac.uk\/dept\/scwmss\/wmss\/medieval\/browse.htm\">Medieval Manuscripts of the Bodelian Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/about-the-museum\/museum-departments\/curatorial-departments\/medieval-art-and-the-cloisters\">Metropolitan Museum Medieval Arts Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiasocietymuseum.org\">Asia Society: The Collection in Context<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chinaciv\/\">A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elimmuseum.org\/\">Elim Museum of Ancient Chinese Ceramics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/silkroad\/exhibit\/index.shtml\">Art of the Silk Road<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.asia.si.edu\/exhibitions\/online\/luxuryarts\/default.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/archive.asia.si.edu\/exhibitions\/online\/luxuryarts\/default.htm\">Luxury Arts of the Silk Road Empires<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/silkroad\/museums\/oam\/oam.html\">The Museum of East Asian Art, Berlin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/afemuseums.easia.columbia.edu\/cgi-bin\/museums\/search.cgi\/topic?topic_id=148;page=1\">Online Museum Resources: Art &amp; Trade on the Silk Road<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/shnm\/hd_shnm.htm\">The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/explorethemed.com\/Venice.asp?c=1\">The Maritime Republics of Venice, Genoa and Pisa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/chinaciv\/\">A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Educators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astrolabe\">Astrolabe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixthtone.com\/news\/1009319\">Why Long Fingernails Were All the Rage in Ancient China<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronkorb.com\/asianflutes.html\">Asian Flute Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dizi_%28musical_instrument%29\">Dizi (Chinese Transverse Flute)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianetzone.com\/20\/jhanjh_musical_instrument_kutch.htm\">Jhanjh<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/mongols\/\">The Mongols in World History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/khan1\/hd_khan1.htm\">The Legacy of Ghengis Khan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsmia.org\/art-of-asia\/history\/chinese-dynasty-guide.cfm\">The Art of Asia: Chinese Dynasty Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/china.mrdonn.org\/silkroad.html\">Ancient China for Kids : The Silk Road<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu\/dwaugh\/srehist.html\">The Silk Road: Materials for an e-History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livius.org\/sh-si\/silk_road\/silk_road.html\">Silk Road<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/silkroad\/texts\/texts.html\">Silk Road Seattle Project- Historical texts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globaled.org\/chinaproject\/silkroad\/docs\/mapSilkRoad.gif\">Silk Road Map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/silkroad\/maps\/maps.html\">Silk Road Atlas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mistystudio.com\/silkroad_site\/home.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mistystudio.com\/silkroad_site\/home.html\">The Silk Road<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silk-road.com\/artl\/silkhistory.shtml\">History of Silk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.aramcoworld.com\/issue\/200106\/kashgar-china.s.western.doorway.htm\">Kashgar: China\u2019s Western Doorway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.synaptic.bc.ca\/gallery\/kashgar.htm\">Kashgar: The Mythical , The Legendary.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 2: Identify your Artifact Arms and Armour Ceramics Decorative Arts Astrolabe Step 3: The Artifact in Context Additional Resources Research 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