Zhengtong [Cheng-t'ung] Period1436 – 1449

Jingtai [Cheng-t'ai] Period 1450 – 1456

Tianshun [T'ien-shun] Period1457 – 1464

Chenghua [Ch'eng-hua] Period 1465 – 1487

Hongzhi [Hung-chih] Period 1488 – 1505

Zhengde [Cheng-te] Period1506 – 1521

Jiajing [Chia-cheng] Period1522 – 1566

Longqing [Lung-ch'ing]1567 – 1572

Wanli [Wan-Li] Period 1573 – 1610

Tiachang [T'ai-ch'ang] Period 1620

Tianqi [T'ien-ch'i] Period1620 – 1627

Chongzhen [Ch'ung-chen] Period 1627 – 1644

Qing [Ching] Dynasty (Manchu)1644 – 1911

Shunzhi [Shun-chih] Period1644 – 1661

Kangzi [K'ang-His] Period1622 – 1722

Yongzheng [Yung-cheng] Period1723 – 1735

Qianlong(Ch’ien-lung) Period1735 – 1796

Jiaqing [Chia-Ch'ing] Period1796 – 1820

Daoguang [Tao-kuang] Period1821 – 1850

Xianfeng [Xsien-feng] Period 1851 – 1861

Tongzhi [T'ung-chih] Period1862 – 1874

Guangxu [Kuang-hsu] Period1875 – 1908

Xuantong [Hsuan-t'ung]1908 – 1911

Republic of China1912 – 1949

Hongxian Period (Yuan Shikai)1915 – 1916

People’s Republic of China 1949 – Present Day

You should also become familiar with Japanese history, the Shogunates and the influence each exerted on the artisans and arts of each epoch.