ARTH 204 - Arts of East Asia

Institution:

Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

A survey of the major developments in the arts of East Asia from the bronze age to the present in a wide range of media, including sculpture, painting, ceramics, architecture, calligraphy, prints, and installations. The course explores factors behind the making of works of art, including social, political and religious meanings, while examining the historical contexts for the arts of China, Japan, and Korea. Attention will be paid to the relationship between art and the ideas and practices of Buddhism, Shinto, Daoism, and Confucianism. Our topics include: secular and sacred narrative scroll painting, ceramics and tea culture, landscape painting, Buddhist cave temples, ancient bronzes, mortuary art, expressions of resistance and reclusion in visual arts, cross-cultural exchanges within the region and with the West, and the role of East Asian artists in the contemporary international art market.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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