ART 302 - Arts of the Landscape and the Garden in China and Japan

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

In China and Japan, the natural landscape becomes a primary theme of artistic expression, and the cultivated garden is perceived as a related entity. This course examines East Asian traditions of landscape painting, pictorial representations of gardens, and the historic gardens (often understood as microcosmic landscapes) of Suzhou and Kyoto. Students explore how these diverse works of art play upon the dichotomy between nature and artifice and consider their social, political and religious implications. Students read landscape and garden texts from both cultures in translation, as well as selections from the secondary literature dealing with these themes. (Blanchard, Fall, offered alternate years)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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