ARTH 376 - The Path to Enlightenment: Zen and Zen Art In China and Japan

Institution:

Williams College

Subject:

Art History

Description:

This undergraduate seminar emphasizes writing, critical reasoning, and analytical skills. It explores a variety of Zen art forms {painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, tea ceremony, and gardens} as expressions or visualizations of the ideals and doctrines of Zen Buddhism in the context of Chinese and Japanese cultures. Highlights include Zen's aesthetic principles as manifested in painting; dry gardens; the tea ceremony and its related art forms; iconographic development in Zen art; political functions of Zen in China and Japan's samurai culture; and feminine motifs of the Bodhidharma (founder of Zen Buddhism) symbology.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.williams.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 597-3131

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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