VISUAL CULTURES OF SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
South Asia
WEEK 1
Introduction to Asian geography and Culture
Art as Document: What is Art? What is Asian Art?
South Asia: Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
INDUS VALLEY CIVIZATION
Readings in Lee:
Urban Civilization and the Indus Valley,
pp. 18-23; figs. 1-8
WEEK 2:
INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM
Early Buddhist Art
Readings in Lee:
Maurya[n] Art, pp. 82-86,
Bhaja and Bharhut, pp. 86-89
Regional Developments: Buddhist Art of the “Andhra Period”
Readings in Lee:
The Andhra Period: Sanchi, Amaravati and Karle, pp. 89-99,
Development of the Buddha Image: Kushana Period
Readings in Lee: Styles of the Kushan Period
[Mathura], pp. 99-105;
Gandhara, pp. 105-109
Later Buddhist Art: Gupta Period and Beyond
(Ajanta, Pala Period)
Readings in Lee: 111-128
[Introduction to Gupta Period], pp. 111-122
Buddhist Art Beyond India [i.e., Pala!], pp. 129-130
WEEK 3:
Discussion: Hinduism
Read: Diana Eck, Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India, select pages
Video: Puja: Expressions of Hindu Devotion
Development of Hindu Temple Architecture:
Rock Cut Temples
(Elephanta, Mahamallapuram, Ellora)
Readings in Lee:
Chapter. 8. Early Hindu Art in India, pp. 190-200
Pallava Art and Its Influence, pp. 217-227
Development of Hindu Temple Architecture:
Free-Standing Temples
(Khajuraho, Madurai)
Readings in Lee:
Influence of Chalukyan Art, pp. 227-237
[Introduction to Later Hindu Art], pp. 238
Characteristics of the Northern Style, pp. 238-239
Southern Style in the Later Medieval Period pp. 247-250
Week 4:
Indian Painting: Rajput Painting
Readings in Lee:
Rajput Painting, pp. 256-262
Islamic Art in India: Painting
Readings in Lee:
Mughal Painting, pp. 251-256, figs. 312-316
Islamic Architecture in India: Painting
Readings in Lee:
Mughal Painting, pp. 251-256, figs. 312-316
Arts during the Raj and Post-Independence
Contemporary Indian Art
Southeast Asia
Week 5: Southeast Asia: Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
Southeast Asia: Thailand, Burma, and Indonesia
VISUAL CULTURES OF INNER ASIA
Inner Asia (Central Asian and Himalayan Regions)
Art of Central Asia: The Silk Route: Kizil and Khotan
Readings in Lee:
Buddhist art in Central Asia, pp. 151-154, figs. 191-197
Week 6: UNIT EXAM I: ARTS OF SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA
Arts of the Himalayas I : Nepal
Reading in Lee:
Nepal & Tibet, pp. 132-137, pls. 166-169, pl. 10 lower
Week 7 Arts of the Himalayas II: Nepal and Kashmir
Readings in Lee:
Buddhist Art Beyond India [i.e., Pala!], pp. 129-130, figs. 160 ,pls. 10 top
Kashmir, pp. 130-132, figs. 161-165
[Ladakh], pp. 132, figs. 165, pls. 9
Week 8: Arts of the Himalayas III: Tibet
Readings in Lee:
Buddhist Art Beyond India [i.e., Pala!], pp. 129-130, figs. 160 ,pls. 10 top
Kashmir, pp. 130-132, figs. 161-165
[Ladakh], pp. 132, figs. 165, pls. 9
EXAM REVIEW
Week 9: Exam 2: Art of Central Asia and Himalayas
(FIRST HOUR)
VISUAL CULTURES OF EAST ASIA
East Asia: China Introduction to East Asia
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age China
Readings in Lee:
Neolithic and Pre-Shang China, pp. 23-26
Chinese Art from the Shang through Mid Zhou, pp. 29-56
Week 10: Chinese Ritual Bronzes: Early Zhou and Late Zhou
Readings in Lee:
Early Zhou, pp. 41-44
Middle Zhou, pp. 45
The Late Zhou: pp. 45-56
Qin and Han China
Readings in Lee:
Chapt. 4: Growth and Expansion of Early Chinese Culture, pp. 57-78
Week 11: Early Chinese Buddhist Art : “Six Dynasties” and Sui
Periods
Readings in Lee:
Buddhist Art of China: Pre-Tang Styles: pp. 156-163
Buddhist art in Central Asia, pp. 151-154
Later Chinese Buddhist Art: Tang and Yuan Periods
Readings in Lee:
The Tang International Style: pp. 171-173
The Tang Intl. Style in Nara Japan, pp. 173-186;
The Yuan Dynasty: pp. 450, 453; figs. 590-592
| Note: The material on Dunhuang is astonishingly scattered in Lee. Dunhuang [which is arguably one of the most important sites in Asia] is not covered in a systematic manner but you will find it mentioned on pp. 151, 155, 159, 173, 180, 181-182, 183, 185, 302, 322, 345 and illustrated in figs. 201, 238, 241, and pls. 12, 15 (Good hunting!) |
Chinese Painting & Aesthetics: Northern & Southern Song Periods
Readings in Lee:
[Introduction to Song Dynasty Painting] 358-382
Week 12: Later Chinese Painting: Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty
Readings in Lee:
Chapt. 17. Later Chinese Art:
The Yuan Dynasty [Introduction], pp. 450-467
Contemporary Arts of China
Week 13: Exam 3: Visual Cultures of China
(FIRST HOUR)
(SECOND HOUR)
Arts of Early Japan: Neolithic Period to Pre-Buddhist Periods
Readings in Lee:
[Jomon culture only], pp. 27-28
[Yayoi and Kofun periods], pp. 74-78
East Asia: Japan
Week 14:
Early Buddhist Art: Asuka and Nara Periods
* The Horyuji and the Todaiji
Review: Chinese Buddhist Art of the Tang Dynasty
Read: Early Buddhist Art in Korea and Japan
[Japan], pp. 64-171
Later Buddhist Japan: Heian, Late Heian and
Kamakura Periods
Readings in Lee:
Chapt 13. The Beginnings of Developed Japanese Styles: 324-357
Chapt. 15: Japanese Art of the Kamakura Period.
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WEEK 15
Japanese Painting: Late Heian and Kamakura Periods
Readings in Lee:
Late Heian Secular Art, pp. 347-357, figs. 441-456, pls. 33-34
Chapt 15. Japanese Art of the Kamakura Period, pp. 397-416
Art and Aesthetics in the Ashikaga (Muromachi Period): Zen
Readings in Lee:
Japanese Art of the Muromachi Period, pp. 417-449
Rise of Decorative Painting and Woodblock Prints:
Momoyama, Edo Periods and Contemporary Traditions
Readings in Lee:
Later Japanese Art: The Art of the Momoyama and Edo Periods
[Introduction], pp. 510-511
Painting, pp. 531-551
Unit Four Exam: Visual Cultures of Japan
During Exam Week