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Eastern Wei Dynasty - Definition and Overview
Buddha triad, Eastern Wei (534-550), China.

The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the desintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 534 to 550.

They were followers of Buddhism. The Buddhist art of the Eastern Wei displays a combination of Greco-Buddhist influences from Gandhara and Central Asia (representations of flying figures holding wreaths, Greek-style folds of the drapery), together with Chinese artistic influences.

They were followed by the Northern Qi Dynasty.

This article is part of
the Southern and Northern Dynasties
series.
Southern Dynasties Northern Dynasties
Song Dynasty (420-479) Northern Wei Dynasty
Qi Dynasty Eastern Wei Dynasty
Liang Dynasty Western Wei Dynasty
Chen Dynasty Northern Qi Dynasty
　 Northern Zhou Dynasty

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