SURVEY OF THE ARTS OF ASIA

ARH 254 T-Th 8:00-9:15 203 Garland Fall 2002

Dr. Catherine Pagani Office: 309 Garland Hours: By appointment Telephone: 348-1428 cpagani@bama.ua.edu

           This course surveys the major examples of painting, sculpture, architecture, and minor arts from the neolithic through modern periods, of India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.

 

The textbook for this course is:

Lee, Sherman E. A History of Far Eastern Art. 5th edition.  New York: Abrams, 1994.

It is available at the University Supply Store.  Be sure that you purchase the fifth edition.

 

The final grade will be calculated as follows:

            three tests                                90%

            attendance and participation     10%

 

Note:  This course will make use of (but will not follow exclusively) the textbook.  There will be images and material presented in class that are not covered in A History of Far Eastern Art.  Therefore, students must attend class regularly in order to do well in this course.  More than four absences will result in the drop of a letter grade, and more than eight absences will result in a failing grade.  Make-up tests will not be given.

 

Disability access: To request disability accommodations, please contact Disability Services (348-4285).  After initial arrangements are made with that office, contact your professor.

 

Schedule of classes:

Week 1(22 August):

            Introduction to course

INDIAN ART

Week 2 (27 and 29 August):

            Introduction to India

            Early Indian art

Week 3 (3 and 5 September):

           Art of the Gupta period

            Hindu art

Week 4 (10 and 12 September):

            Medieval Indian art

            Muslim art in India

Week 5 (17 and 19 September):

            Review of Indian art

            FIRST TEST 19 SEPTEMBER

CHINESE ART

Week 6 (24 and 26 September):

            Introduction to China

            Art of the Bronze Age

Week 7 (1 and 3 October):

            Art of the Han dynasty

            Art of the Tang dynasty

Week 8 (8 and 10 October):

            Art of the Song dynasty

            Art of the Yuan dynasty

Week 9 (16 and 18 October):

            CLASS WILL NOT BE HELD THIS WEEK

            (instructor will be out of town)

Week 10 (22 and 24 October):

            Art of the Ming dynasty

            Art of the Qing dynasty

Week 11 (29 and 31 October):

            Review of Chinese art

            SECOND TEST 31 OCTOBER

JAPANESE ART

Week 12 (5 and 7 November):

            Introduction to Japan and Early Japanese Art

            Visit to the Japan Culture and Information Center

Week 13 (12 and 14 November):

            Art of the Asuka and Nara periods

            Art of the Heian period

Week 14 (19 and 21 November):

            Art of the Kamakura period

            Art of the Muromachi period

Week 15 (26 November):

          Art of the Momoyama and Edo periods I

            THANKSGIVING BREAK 28 NOVEMBER

Week 16 (3 and 5 December):

            Art of the Momoyama and Edo periods II

            Course wrap-up and review

            THIRD TEST THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER at 2:00 PM