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Academic Year 2003/2004
Studies in Asian Art: Seminar on Japanese Narrative Scrolls
ARHA 380 SP
This course is an investigation of Japanese narrative scrolls of the 12th to 14th centuries. These scrolls are a specialized form of painting that utilizes a variety of almost cinematographic techniques to transcend the
fixed temporal and spatial viewpoint characteristic of most Asian and almost all Western art. The scrolls will be studied technically as a highly evolved form of narrative art and culturally in relationship to the rich
heritage
of medieval Japanese literature, history, and religion.
MAJOR READINGS
Murasaki Shikibu (Waley, transl.), THE TALE OF GENJI;
A. Sadler, TEN FOOT SQUARE HUT & TALES OF THE HEIKE;
G. Sansom, JAPAN: A SHORT CULTURAL HISTORY;
H. Okudairo, NARRATIVE PICTURE SCROLLS (Arts of Japan
Series, V.5);
M. Murase, EMAKI:
NARRATIVE PICTURE SCROLLS FROM JAPAN.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Pronunciation quiz; visual skills quiz; regular short written exercises (usually 1-2 pages; exhibition project or term paper (10-20 pages)
COURSE FORMAT:
Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
ARHA283 OR ARHA287
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Best,Jonathan W.
- Times: .M..... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: DAC300
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 3
- SR. non-major: 4 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: X FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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