Art History 224 - PICTORIAL ARTS OF EAST ASIA

The pictorial traditions of painting and printmaking are the focus of this course. Examining these two related, but widely divergent traditions in China, Japan and Korea, the course explores the origins and development of paintings and prints from earliest times to the present day. Among the topics to be considered are production and consumption; social, political and religious uses; technical and aesthetic issues; interactions and influences within the region, as well as the adaption and manipulation of foreign ideas; and the emergence of distinct regional aesthetic forms throughout East Asia. Group II, Group III.(E)