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Academic Year 2005/2006

Studies in Asian Art: Seminar on Japanese Narrative Scrolls
ARHA 380 SP
Crosslistings:
EAST 380

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 EAST283] OR [ARHA287 or EAST287] Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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