Era I
Ritual ground
to c. 200 BCE
Earth, vessel, and rite. Before the long path of image.
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The journey
Six contact eras. Not one Western clock. Region clocks stay separate.
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Era II
Image of the path
c. 200 BCE–800
Belief takes form. Paths and figures travel by hand and eye.
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Era III
Courts and canons
c. 800–1400
Workshops, courts, and canons set the measure of beauty.
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Era IV
Cities, prints, faiths
c. 1400–1850
Cities press ink. Faiths and trades share the same streets.
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Era V
The cracked mirror
c. 1850–1945
Empire, rupture, and new mirrors. Makers answer the break.
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Era VI
After the nation
1945–now
After flags and partitions. Living artists claim the next line.
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