ARHA180

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ARHA180

Great Traditions of Asian Art ARHA180 SP

Crosslistings: EAST180

Next Offered in 9899 SP

An introductory sampling of some of the most significant aspects of the artistic heritage of India, China and Japan. The course is selective, choosing one distinctive artistic tradition of each society and analyzing it in terms of its peculiar aesthetic, historical and religious or philosophical context. Topics treated may vary, but likely selections are Indian Buddhist sculpture, Chinese landscape painting of the "classic period," and Japanese garden architecture.

MAJOR READINGS

R. C. Craven, A CONCISE HISTORY OF INDIAN
ART
Michael Sullivan, SYMBOLS OF ETERNITY (an introduction to
the philosophy and history of Chinese landscape painting)
Hayakawa, THE GARDEN ART OF JAPAN

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Quizzes, two hour-exams, several short papers, a final miniature garden project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

An Indian sculpture of a bodhisattva in meditation

Reference:

Deneck, Marguerite-Marie. INDIAN ART. London: Paul Hamlyn Ltd., 1967

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