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Arts of Asia
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Welcome to ARTH305, Arts of Asia. Below, please find general information on this course and its requirements.
Primary Resources: This course makes use of a variety of different online resources, including:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- Archaeological Survey of India
- PBS: The Story of India
- National Gallery of Art: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology
- Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s “A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization”
- Asian Historical Architecture
Requirements for Completion: To complete this course, you must work through all the assigned resources (readings, interactives, lectures, and videos), complete three assignments (“Guided Observation 1: Buddhist Iconography and Kushan Buddhist Sculpture,” “Guided Observation 2: Northern Song Monumental Landscape Painting,” and “Guided Observation 3: Japanese Woodblock Prints”), and pass the Final Exam with a grade of 70% or more.
Time Commitment: Approximately 135 hours.
Tips/Suggestions: Before beginning this course, it may be useful to review ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Art Techniques, Units 1–4, which focus on general art history vocabulary, materials, and techniques. This knowledge, combined with the more specific vocabulary covered in this course, will be useful when discussing pre-modern Asian art and architecture.
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- Identify major pre-modern Indian, Chinese, and Japanese works of art and architecture.
- Identify the major art historical time periods in India, China, and Japan and the important artistic developments that occurred during each of them.
- Recognize how art and architecture can be used to understand the politics, history, and culture of India, China, and Japan.
- Look at, analyze, and compare and contrast different types of Asian art.
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√ Have access to a computer.
√ Have continuous broadband Internet access.
√ Have the ability/permission to install plug-ins (e.g., Adobe Reader or Flash) and software.
√ Have the ability to download and save files and documents to a computer.
√ Have the ability to open Microsoft files and documents (.doc, .ppt, .xls, etc.).
√ Be competent in the English language.
√ Have read the Saylor Student Handbook.
√ Have completed ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques, ARTH110: Introduction to Western Art History—Pre-Historic to High Gothic, and ARTH111: Introduction to Western Art History—Proto-Renaissance to Contemporary ArtUnit Outline show close
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Unit 1: The Art and Architecture of India
India has a long and rich tradition of art and architecture that dates back to the third millennium BCE. This unit will cover the arts of India from the Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2600-1900 BCE) through the Mughal Empire (1526-1858). Focusing on Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic art, this unit examines the religious role of Indian art while also stressing the impact that political patronage had on the development of religious art and architecture. After completing this unit, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the major artistic traditions of India and how they have been shaped by Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam.
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1.1 The Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2600-1900 BCE)
- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Mohenjo-Daro Interactive
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Archaeological Ruins of Mohenjo-Daro Interactive Map (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images that appear on the map to “visit” the ruins of the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Web Media: PBS: The Story of India’s “Indus Valley”
Link: PBS: The Story of India’s “Indus Valley” (HTML, Adobe Flash)
Instructions: After the above webpage loads, click on “Explore this Topic” and the read the overview of the Indus Valley civilization. Then click on “Show Hotspots.” The hotspot “Harrapa” will appear. Click on it and then read the text and watch the short video.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Mohenjo-Daro Interactive
- 1.2 Buddhist Art and Architecture
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1.2.1 Overview of Buddhism and Indian Buddhist Art and Architecture
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Buddhism and Buddhist Art”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Buddhism and Buddhist Art” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this brief overview of Buddhism and Buddhist Art. After you have read the text the page, click on “View Slideshow” and view some examples of Buddhist Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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- Reading: B. Annapurna Sastri’s “Buddhist Art and Architecture”
Link: B. Annapurna Sastri’s “Buddhist Art and Architecture” (HTML)
Instructions: Plead read this overview of Buddhist Art and Architecture.
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- Reading: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Buddhism and the Life of the Buddha”
Link: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Buddhism and the Life of the Buddha” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read this page as an introduction to the life of the Buddha.
Terms of Use:The linked material above has been reposted by the kind permission of the Victoria and Albert Museum and can be viewed in its original form here. Please note that this material is under copyright and cannot be reproduced in any capacity without explicit permission from the copyright holder.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Buddhism and Buddhist Art”
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1.2.2 Emperor Ashoka (c.269-233 BCE) and Early Buddhist Art
- Reading: PBS: The Story of India’s “Edicts of Ashoka”
Link: PBS: The Story of India’s “Edicts of Ashoka” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: First, read the text about Emperor Ashoka (c.269-233 BCE) and his conversion to Buddhism. After closing this box by clicking on the X at the top left corner, click on “Show Hotspots” and two hotspots will appear. Click on each and read the accompanying text. Afterwards, click on the Video link on the right side of the page and watch the video about the edicts of Ashoka. Note that the Buddha was not portrayed in human form in early Buddhist art.
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- Web Media: YouTube: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “The Stupa”
Link: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “The Stupa” (YouTube)
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Instructions: Please watch the video in its entirety to get a good overview of the different forms and functions of stupas.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Sanchi
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Sanchi (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images that appear on the map to “visit” the site of Sanchi.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: PBS: The Story of India’s “Edicts of Ashoka”
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1.2.3 The Kushan Empire (c. 2nd century BCE-3rd century CE)
- Reading: University of Washington’s “Art of the Silk Road: The Kushan Empire”
Link: University of Washington’s “Art of the Silk Road: The Kushan Empire” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the introduction about the Kushan Empire and then click on each of the images on the left. Please focus on the two Buddhist sculptures that represent the two different styles of Buddhist sculpture (Mathuran and Gandharan) under the Kushan Empire, when the Buddha was depicted in human form for the first time.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Kurt A. Behrendt’s “The Art and Architecture of Gandhara: A Cultural History, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Behrendt’s “The Art and Architecture of Gandhara: A Cultural History, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 47 and 48 by Kurt A. Behrendt from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Passport to Asia: An Odyssey through Asian Art and History” lecture series.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Assessment: The Saylor Foundation’s “Guided Observation 1: Buddhist Iconography and Kushan Buddhist Sculpture”
The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: University of Washington’s “Art of the Silk Road: The Kushan Empire”
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1.2.4 The Ajanta Caves
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Ajanta Caves”
Link: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Ajanta Caves” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this website about the Ajanta Caves.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Ajanta Caves
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Ajanta Caves (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images that appear on the map to “visit” several of the caves at Ajanta.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Ajanta Caves”
- 1.3 Hindu Art and Architecture
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1.3.1 Overview of Hinduism and Hindu Art
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Hinduism and Hindu Art”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Hinduism and Hindu Art” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this brief overview of Hinduism and Hindu Art. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view some examples of Hindu Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Hinduism and Hindu Art”
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1.3.2 Chola Bronzes (c. 9th-13th centuries CE)
- Reading: The Freer and Sackler Gallery’s “The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India”
Link: The Freer and Sackler Gallery’s “The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: Click on and read each of the headings that appear on the page: “Who’s Who in Bronze,” “Process: From Wax to God,” “Practice: Hinduism in India and America,” and History of the Chola Dynasty.”
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- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Beliefs Made Visible: Hindu Art in South Asia (Part I)”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Beliefs Made Visible: Hindu Art in South Asia (Part I)” (YouTube)
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Instructions: Please view the video in its entirety (30 minutes).
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- Reading: The Freer and Sackler Gallery’s “The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India”
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1.3.3 Ellora: Kailasanatha
- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Beliefs Made Visible: Hindu Art in South Asia (Part I)”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s“Beliefs Made Visible: Hindu Art in South Asia (Part I)” (YouTube)
Also available in:
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Instructions: Please view the video in its entirety (30 minutes).
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- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Ellora Caves—Brahmanical Group: Cave 16 (Kailasa)”
Link: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Ellora Caves—Brahmanical Group: Cave 16 (Kailasa)” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the text under the heading, “Cave 16 (Kailasa).”
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Panorama of Kailasanatha
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Panorama of Kailasanatha (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: “Visit” Kailasanatha through this interactive panoramic image.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Beliefs Made Visible: Hindu Art in South Asia (Part I)”
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1.3.4 Mahabalipuram
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Mahabalipuram” and “Mahabalipuram: The Monolithic Temples”
Links: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Mahabalipuram” (HTML) and “Mahabalipuram: The Monolithic Temples” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the text on both pages as an introduction to the Monolithic Hindu temples at Mahabalipuram.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Mahabalipuram
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Mahabalipuram (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images that you see on the map to “visit” Mahabalipuram.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Mahabalipuram” and “Mahabalipuram: The Monolithic Temples”
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1.3.5 Dravidian/Southern Temple Architecture: The Chola Empire
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “General Features of a Chola Temple” and “The Great Living Chola Temples”
Link: Archaeological Survey of India’s “General Features of a Chola Temple” (HTML) and Archaeological Survey of India’s “The Great Living Chola Temples” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the brief overview of the general features of Dravidian/Southern Temples and then the first section on the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s “Brihadisvara's Temple”
Link: 1001 Wonders’s “Brihadisvara's Temple” (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: “Visit” the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur through this interactive panoramic image.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “General Features of a Chola Temple” and “The Great Living Chola Temples”
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1.3.6 Nagaran/Northern Temple Architecture
- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Khajuraho”
Link: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Khajuraho” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the text about the site of Khajuraho.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonder’s Interactive Map of Khajuraho
Link: 1001 Wonder’s Interactive Map of Khajuraho (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images on the map to “visit” Khajuraho.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “The Hindu Temple and Its Evolution in North and South India, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “The Hindu Temple and Its Evolution in North and South India, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 11 and 12 by Professor Mary-Ann Milford from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Divine and Earthly Visions: Arts of South and West Asia” lecture series.
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- Reading: Archaeological Survey of India’s “Khajuraho”
- 1.4 Islamic Art of the Mughal Empire (1526-1858)
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1.4.1 General Characteristics of Islamic Art
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Birth of Islam,” “Figural Representation in Islamic Art,” and “Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art”
Links: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Birth of Islam,” (HTML) “Figural Representation in Islamic Art,” (HTML) and “Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art,”
Instructions: Read these brief overviews of Islam and the characteristics of Islamic Art. After you have read the text on each page, click on “View Slideshow” and view some examples of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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- Reading: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Calligraphy in Islamic Art,” and “Plant Motifs in Islamic Art”
Links: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Calligraphy in Islamic Art,” (PDF) and “Plant Motifs in Islamic Art” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the development and use of Arabic calligraphy and plant motifs in Islamic art.
Terms of Use: The linked material above has been reposted by the kind permission of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The “Calligraphy” page can be viewed in its original form here and the “Plant Motif” page can be viewed in its original form here. Please note that this material is under copyright and cannot be reproduced in any capacity without explicit permission from the copyright holder.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Birth of Islam,” “Figural Representation in Islamic Art,” and “Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art”
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1.4.2 Mughal Art and Architecture
- Reading: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “The Age of the Mughals” and “Life and Art in the Mughal Court”
Links: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “The Age of the Mughals” and “Life and Art in the Mughal Court”
Instructions: Please read these two pages as an introduction to the Mughals and Mughal Art. After you are finished reading each page, click on the link at the bottom of the page to view “Related images from the collections” and read about objects related to the Mughals in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Terms of Use: The linked material above has been reposted by the kind permission of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The “Age of the Mughals” page can be viewed in its original form here and the “Life and Art” page can be viewed in its original form here. Please note that this material is under copyright and cannot be reproduced in any capacity without explicit permission from the copyright holder.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: PBS: The Story of India’s “Fatehpur Sikri”
Link: PBS: The Story of India’s “Fatehpur Sikri” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: Click on “Display All” above the top right corner of the photograph. Read all of the sections of text that will then appear below the photograph and watch the two videos, “Emperor Akbar” and “Fatehpur Sikri.”
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive map of Fatehpur Sikri
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of Fatehpur Sikri (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images to “visit” Fatehpur Sikri.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of the Taj Mahal
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of the Taj Mahal (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images to “visit” the Taj Mahal.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Catherine Asher’s “Visions of Paradise: The Tradition of the Taj Majal, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Catherine Asher’s “Visions of Paradise: The Tradition of the Taj Mahal, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 34 and 35 by Professor Catherine Asher from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Passport to Asia: An Odyssey through Asian Art and History” lecture series.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: PBS: The Story of India’s “Taj Mahal”
Link: PBS: Story of India’s “Taj Mahal” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: Click on “Display All” above the top right corner of the photograph. Read all of the sections of text and watch the video, “Taj Mahal.”
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- Reading: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “The Age of the Mughals” and “Life and Art in the Mughal Court”
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Unit 2: The Art and Architecture of China
This unit introduces the art and architecture of China from the Shang (c.1600-1050 BCE) through the Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Examining art from first millennium BCE through second century CE tombs, it begins by looking at the “Great Bronze Age of China” and the role that art played in the founding of the first Chinese Empires. We will then focus on the introduction of Buddhism to China and its role in Chinese art through the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The unit concludes by exploring the development of three artistic traditions—calligraphy, painting, and porcelain—in the Song (960-1279) through Qing Dynasties. After completing this unit, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the major artistic traditions of China and their relationship to contemporary political, social, and religious developments.
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2.1 The Great Bronze Age of China: Shang and Zhou (1766-221 BCE)
- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Michael Knight’s “Bronze as a Symbol of Power During China’s Bronze Age” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Michael Knight’s “Bronze as a Symbol of Power During China’s Bronze Age” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 7 and 8 by Michael Knight from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Art and Propaganda” lecture series.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Michael Knight’s “Bronze as a Symbol of Power During China’s Bronze Age” Lectures
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2.1.1 The Shang (c.1600-c.1050 BCE)
- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “Bronze Age China”
Link: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “Bronze Age China” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the overview of the Xia and Shang dynasties and then click on the first of the six images at the top of the text (Object 5: Inscribed ox scapula), read the accompanying text, and click on “Next.” Repeat until you have reached Object 9: Bronze human head with gold leaf.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on Bronze Vessels”
Link: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on Bronze Vessels” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this webpage that summarizes how bronze vessels were made and what they were used for.
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- Reading: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Shang Tomb of Lady Fu Hao,” “Bronzes from Fu Hao’s Tomb,” and “Jade from Fu Hao’s Tomb”
Links: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Shang Tomb of Lady Fu Hao,”(HTML) “Bronzes from Fu Hao’s Tomb,”(HTML) and “Jade from Fu Hao’s Tomb”(HTML)
Instructions: Please read the above webpages to learn about the tomb of Lady Fu Hao.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More about the Finds at Sanxingdui”
Link: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More About the Finds at Sanxingdui” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the text about the archaeological finds at Sanxingdui.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “Bronze Age China”
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2.1.2 The Western Zhou (c. 1050-771-BCE)
- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Western Zhou” and “Object 10: Shi Qiang bronze vessel (pan)”
Links: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Western Zhou” (HTML)and “Object 10: Shi Qiang bronze vessel (pan)” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Shi Qiang bronze pan focusing on the changing decoration and significance of bronze vessels from the Shang to the Western Zhou dynasty.
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- Reading: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Zhou Tomb of the Count of Yu” and “Bronzes from Count Yu’s Tomb”
Links: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Zhou Tomb of the Count of Yu” (HTML) and “Bronzes from Count Yu’s Tomb” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the above websites to learn about the Tomb of Count Yu.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Western Zhou” and “Object 10: Shi Qiang bronze vessel (pan)”
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2.1.3 Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (771-221 BCE)
- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “Chu and Other Cultures”
Link: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “Chu and Other Cultures” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the text as an overview of the tomb art of this period. Then click on the first of the four objects at the top (Object 11: Chime of twenty-six bells), read the accompanying text, and click on “Next.” Repeat until you have reached Object 14: Embroidered gauze weave.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng”
Link: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the short text about the Marquis Yi of Zeng’s tomb.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “Chu and Other Cultures”
- 2.2 Qin and Han (221 BCE-220 CE)
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2.2.1 The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Qin Dynasty”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Qin Dynasty” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the entire webpage for an overview of major developments during the Qin dynasty.
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- Reading: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Tomb of the First Emperor” and “Terracotta Figure”
Links: The National Gallery: Teaching the Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology’s “More on the Tomb of the First Emperor” (HTML)and “Terracotta Figure” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the above websites about the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Panorama of the Main Pit of the Tomb of the First Emperor
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Panorama of the Main Pit of the Tomb of the First Emperor (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: “Visit” the main pit of the Terracotta Army through this interactive panoramic image.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Jeffrey Riegel’s “Archaeology of the First Emperor’s Tomb, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Jeffrey Riegel’s “Archaeology of the First Emperor’s Tomb, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to view them, please watch the entirety of Lectures 3 and 4 by Professor Jeffrey Riegel from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “China: Art and Culture” lecture series.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Qin Dynasty”
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2.2.2 The Han Dynasty (206 BCE- 220 CE)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Vibrant Role of Mingqi in Early Chinese Burials”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Vibrant Role of Mingqi in Early Chinese Burials” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the text about the importance of mingqi in Chinese burials. After you are finished, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of mingqi dating to the Han dynasty and later periods in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: Archaeology’s “Photo Gallery: The Excavation of Lady Dai’s Tomb” and “Photo Gallery: A Selection of Artifacts from Mawangdui”
Link: Archaeology’s “Photo Gallery: The Excavation of Lady Dai’s Tomb” (Adobe Flash) and “Photo Gallery: A Selection of Artifacts from Mawangdui” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: Look at the above two photo galleries that showcase the Han dynasty tomb of Lady Dai at Mawangdui. Click on each picture and read the captions. Make sure to click on the arrows at either end of the pictures to make sure you have viewed all the images.
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- Reading: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Liu Sheng’s Tomb,” “Liu Sheng’s Bronzes,” and “Liu Sheng’s Jades”
Link: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Liu Sheng’s Tomb,” (HTML)“Liu Sheng’s Bronzes,” (HTML)and “Liu Sheng’s Jades”(HTML)
Instructions: Please read the above websites to learn about the tomb of Liu Sheng.
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- Web Media: Cornell University’s “The Journey: A Han Dynasty Tomb”
Link: Cornell University’s “The Journey: A Han Dynasty Tomb” (Adobe Flash)
Instructions: Clink on the link to explore a fictional Han dynasty tomb.
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- Reading: Princeton University Art Museum’s “’Wu Family Shrines’ Pictorial Stones”
Link: Princeton University Art Museum’s “‘Wu Family Shrines’ Pictorial Stones” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the text to learn about the third century Wu Family Shrines.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above. Note that the images are rubbings of stone tomb reliefs.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Web Media: Princeton University Art Museums “Wu Family Shrines’ Interactive”
Link: Princeton University Art Museums “Wu Family Shrines’ Interactive” (Quicktime)
Instructions: Explore the interactive site above to see different types of imagery that appear on Han dynasty stone tomb reliefs. Note that the images are rubbings of stone tomb reliefs.
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- Web Media: Professor Anthony J. Barbieri-Low’s Computer Reconstruction of the “Wu Family Shrines” Cemetery Site
Link: Professor Anthony J. Barbieri-Low’s Computer Reconstruction of the “Wu Family Shrines” Cemetery Site (Quicktime)
Instructions: “Visit” the site of the Wu Family Shrines in this interactive.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Patricia Berger’s “Rethinking Han Dynasty Tombs, Part 1 and 2” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Patricia Berger’s “Rethinking Han Dynasty Tombs, Part 1 and 2” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 3 and 4 by Professor Patricia Berger from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Passport to Asia: An Odyssey through Asian Art and History” lecture series.
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- Reading: The British Museum’s “China: Han Dynasty (206 BC–AD 220),” “Pilaster from a Tomb,” “Ceramic Liubo Players,” “Glazed Stoneware Jar,” “Glazed Pottery Pond with Figures,” “Chinese Han Lacquer Cup,” “Jade Eye Plaques,” “Jade Cicada,” “Lacquered Box,” and “Bronze Belt Hook”
Links: The British Museum’s “China: Han Dynasty (206 BC–AD 220),” (PDF), “Pilaster from a Tomb,” (PDF), “Ceramic Liubo Players,” (PDF), “Glazed Stoneware Jar,”(PDF), “Glazed Pottery Pond with Figures,” (PDF), “Chinese Han Lacquer Cup,” (PDF), “Jade Eye Plaques,” (PDF), “Jade Cicada,” (PDF), “Lacquered Box,” (PDF) and “Bronze Belt Hook” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the Han dynasty and Han Dynasty Art.
Terms of Use: The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. It can be viewed in its original form here.
(HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Vibrant Role of Mingqi in Early Chinese Burials”
- 2.3 Period of Disunion, Sui and Tang Dynasties (220-906)
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2.3.1 The Period of Disunion and Chinese Buddhism
- Reading: "Spiritual Traditions of China" Internet Resources Site’s “The Buddha and Buddhism: China”
Link: "Spiritual Traditions of China" Internet Resources Site’s “The Buddha and Buddhism: China” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the text for an overview of the introduction of Buddhism to China and Chinese Buddhist Art.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Northern and Southern Dynasties”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Northern and Southern Dynasties” (HTML)
Instructions: Read the brief introduction that covers the major developments during the Northern and Southern dynasties. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Buddhist Cave Temples”
Link: Patricia Buckley Ebrey’s A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: “Buddhist Cave Temples” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the entire webpage to learn about the three major centers of Buddhist caves in China: Dunhuang, Yungang, and Longmen.
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- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of the Yungang Caves
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of the Yungang Caves (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images on the map to “visit” the Yungang Caves.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Web Media: YouTube - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Chinese Buddhist Cave Shrines”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Chinese Buddhist Cave Shrines” (YouTube)
Also available in:
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Instructions: Please watch the video in its entirety (4.5 mins).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Robert Sharf’s “Chinese Buddhism, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Robert Sharf’s “Chinese Buddhism, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to watch them, please view the entirety of Lectures 7 and 8 by Professor Robert Sharf from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “China: Art and Culture” lecture series.
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- Reading: "Spiritual Traditions of China" Internet Resources Site’s “The Buddha and Buddhism: China”
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2.3.2 The Tang Dynasty (618-907)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Internationalism in the Tang Dynasty”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Internationalism in the Tang Dynasty” (HTML)
Instructions: Read about the international, cosmopolitan capital of the Tang dynasty, Chang’an. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Eugene Wang’s “Art of Tang China, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Eugene Wang’s “Art of Tang China, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 9 and 10 by Professor Eugene Wang from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “China: Art and Culture” lecture series.
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- Reading: The British Museum’s “China: Tang Dynasty (AD 618–906),” “The Silk Route,” “Earthenware Tile with a Monster Mask,” “Chinese Tang Tomb Figures,” “Painted Clay and Wood Figure of a Horse,” “Silk Embroidery Panel with Flowers and Ducks,” “Silk Altar Valance,” “Paradise of Maitreya, Ink and Colours on Silk,” “Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara, Ink and Colours on Silk,” and “Agate Belt Set”
Links: The British Museum’s “China: Tang Dynasty (AD 618–906),” (PDF), “The Silk Route” (PDF), “Earthenware Tile with a Monster Mask,” (PDF) “Chinese Tang Tomb Figures,” (PDF) “Painted Clay and Wood Figure of a Horse,” (PDF) “Silk Embroidery Panel with Flowers and Ducks,” (PDF), “Silk Altar Valance,” (PDF) “Paradise of Maitreya, Ink and Colours on Silk,” (PDF), “Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara, Ink and Colours on Silk,” (PDF) and “Agate Belt Set” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the Tang dynasty and Tang Dynasty Art.
Terms of Use: The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. It can be viewed in its original form here (HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Internationalism in the Tang Dynasty”
- 2.4 Song and Yuan Dynasties (960-1368)
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2.4.1 The Song Dynasty (960-1279)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Northern Song Dynasty”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Northern Song Dynasty” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview of the major developments during the Northern Song dynasty. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Southern Song Dynasty”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Southern Song Dynasty” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview of the major developments during the Southern Song dynasty. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Northern Song Dynasty”
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2.4.2 The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
- Reading: The British Museum’s “China: Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279–1368),” “Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature, a Handscroll Painting,” “Blue-and-White Porcelain Fish Dish,” “The Thirteenth Arhat, Ingada, a Hanging Scroll Painting,” and “Qian Xuan, Young Nobleman on Horseback, a Handscroll Painting”
Links: The British Museum’s“China: Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279–1368),” (PDF) “Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature, a Handscroll Painting,” (PDF), “Blue-and-White Porcelain Fish Dish,” (PDF), “The Thirteenth Arhat, Ingada, a Hanging Scroll Painting,” (PDF) and “Qian Xuan, Young Nobleman on Horseback, a Handscroll Painting” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the Yuan dynasty and Yuan Dynasty Art.
Terms of Use: The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. It can be viewed in its original form here (HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The British Museum’s “China: Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279–1368),” “Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature, a Handscroll Painting,” “Blue-and-White Porcelain Fish Dish,” “The Thirteenth Arhat, Ingada, a Hanging Scroll Painting,” and “Qian Xuan, Young Nobleman on Horseback, a Handscroll Painting”
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2.4.3 Calligraphy and Chinese Landscape and Literati Painting
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Landscape Painting in Chinese Art”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Landscape Painting in Chinese Art” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the major characteristics of Chinese landscape painting. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of Chinese landscapes in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text. Pay attention to the time period in which each work was created as the slideshow includes post-Yuan dynasty landscape painting as well.
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See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Chinese Calligraphy”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Chinese Calligraphy” (YouTube)
Also available in:
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Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Scholar Officials of China”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Scholar Officials of China” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview of scholar-officials and their place in Chinese society and relationship to the arts. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art associated with the Chinese scholar-officials in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Melissa Abbe’s “Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Melissa Abe’s “Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to watch them, please view the entirety of Lectures 13 and 14 by Melissa Abbe from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “China: Art and Culture” lecture series.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Assessment: The Saylor Foundation’s “Guided Observation 2: Northern Song Monumental Landscape Painting”
The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: The British Museum’s “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Basic Materials” and “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Formats”
Links: The British Museum’s “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Basic Materials,” (PDF) and “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Formats” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the basic materials used and formats of Chinese painting and calligraphy.
Terms of Use: The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. The “Basic Materials” calligraphy page can be viewed in its original form here, (HTML) and the “Formats” calligraphy page can be viewed here (HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Landscape Painting in Chinese Art”
- 2.5 The Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911)
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2.5.1 The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- Lecture: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Richard Vinograd’s “Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty Painting, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes)
Link: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Richard Vinograd’s “Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty Painting, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to watch them, please view the entirety of Lectures 15 and 16 by Professor Richard Vinograd from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “China: Art and Culture” lecture series.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “The Forbidden City”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “The Forbidden City” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the Forbidden City.
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- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “The Forbidden City”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “The Forbidden City” (YouTube)
Also available in:
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Instructions: Please watch this video in its entirety (4.5 mins).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Web Media: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of the Forbidden City
Link: 1001 Wonders’s Interactive Map of the Forbidden City (Adobe Flash or Quicktime)
Instructions: Click on the images that you see on the map to “visit” the Forbidden City.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: The British Museum’s “China: Ming Dynasty (AD 1368–1644),” “Cloisonné jar,” “Lacquer dish,” “Fahua vase,” “Doucai jar,” “Stoneware figure of Budhai (“Laughing Buddha”),” “Gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni,” “Wen Zhengming, Wintry Trees, a hanging scroll painting,” “Chen Shun, Zhoujintang ('Hall of Daytime Elegance'), followed by the Zhoujintang ji ('Record of the Hall of Daytime Elegance'
Links: The British Museum’s “China: Ming Dynasty (AD 1368–1644),” (PDF), “Cloisonné jar,” (PDF), “Lacquer dish,” (PDF), “Fahua vase,” (PDF), “Doucai jar,” (PDF), “Stoneware figure of Budai (“Laughing Buddha”),” (PDF), “Gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni,” (PDF), “Wen Zhengming, Wintry Trees, a hanging scroll painting,”(PDF),“Chen Shun, Zhoujintang ('Hall of Daytime Elegance'), followed by the Zhoujintang ji ('Record of the Hall of Daytime Elegance'), a handscroll painting,” (PDF), and “Archaistic jade gui (ritualistic sceptre)” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the Ming dynasty and Ming Dynasty Art.
Terms of Use The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. It can be viewed in its original form here (HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Lecture: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Richard Vinograd’s “Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty Painting, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes)
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2.5.2 The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911): Painting”
Links: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911): Painting” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview of the major characteristics of Qing Dynasty Painting. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of Qing Dynasty Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The British Museum’s “China: Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)”
Link: The British Museum’s “China: Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)”
Instructions: Please read this page an introduction to the Qing dynasty.
Terms of Use: The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. It can be viewed in its original form here (HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911): Painting”
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2.5.3 Ming and Qing Porcelain
- Reading: The British Museum’s “Chinese Porcelain,” “Chinese Porcelain Decoration: Underglaze Blue and Red,” and “Chinese Porcelain Decoration: Overglaze Enamels”
Links: The British Museum’s “Chinese Porcelain,” (HTML) “Chinese Porcelain Decoration: Underglaze Blue and Red,” (HTML)and “Chinese Porcelain Decoration: Overglaze Enamels” (HTML)
Link: Please read these three pages that give an overview of Chinese Porcelain and Porcelain decoration.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Jar, Ming Dynasty,” “Cup, Ming Dynasty,” “Jar, Ming Dynasty,” “Vase, Qing Dynasty,” and “Vase with Peaches”
Links: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Jar, Ming Dynasty," (HTML) “Cup, Ming Dynasty,” (HTML) “Jar, Ming Dynasty,” (HTML) “Vase, Qing Dynasty,” (HTML) and “Vase with Peaches” (HTML)
Instructions: Please click on the links and read the text accompanying each image.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Robert Mowry’s “Jingdezhen: Porcelain Capital of China and the World, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Robert Mowry’s “Jingdezhen: Porcelain Capital of China and the World, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to watch them, please view the entirety of Lectures 7 and 8 by Professor Robert Mowry from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Passport to Asia: An Odyssey through Asian Art and History” lecture series.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The British Museum’s “Chinese Porcelain,” “Chinese Porcelain Decoration: Underglaze Blue and Red,” and “Chinese Porcelain Decoration: Overglaze Enamels”
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Unit 3: The Art and Architecture of Japan
This unit serves as an introduction to the art and architecture of Japan from the Jomon (c.10,500-300BCE) through Edo (1615-1868) Periods. After looking at the art of prehistoric and proto-historic Japan, this unit examines seventh through twelfth century Japanese art and its adoption and adaptation of Buddhist and royal artistic traditions from Korea and China. This unit then focuses on Japanese art from the thirteenth through nineteenth centuries, when Japan was controlled by the warrior class, which was comprised of active patrons of the arts and Buddhism. After completing this unit, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the major artistic traditions of Japan and their relationship to contemporary political, social, and religious developments.
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- 3.1 Jomon, Yayoi and Kofun Periods (c. 10,500 BCE-538 CE)
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3.1.1 Jomon (c.10,500-300 BCE)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Jomon Culture”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Jomon Culture” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of Jomon Culture. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of Jomon Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Jomon Culture”
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3.1.2 Yayoi Period (c. 4th century BCE-3rd century CE)
- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s Prehistoric Japan: Jomon to Yayoi: Early Ceramics, Part I and II Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Prehistoric Japan: Jomon to Yayoi: Early Ceramics, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to watch them, please view the entirety of Lectures 1 and 2 by Professor Mary-Ann Milford from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Art of Japan” lecture series.
Terms of Use: Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above.See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The British Museum’s “Japan: Yayoi Period (about 300 BC–AD 300),” “Pottery vessel,” “Trumpet-necked storage jar,”“Two d?taku (ritual bells),” and “D?hoko (ritual spear blade)”
Links: The British Museum’s “Japan: Yayoi Period (about 300 BC–AD 300)” (PDF), “Pottery vessel” (PDF), “Trumpet-necked storage jar” (PDF), “Two d?taku (ritual bells)” (PDF), and “D?hoko (ritual spear blade)” (PDF).
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the Yayoi period and Yayoi Period Art.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s Prehistoric Japan: Jomon to Yayoi: Early Ceramics, Part I and II Lectures
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3.1.3 Kofun Period (c. 3rd century -538CE)
- Reading: The British Museum’s “Japan: Kofun Period (about 3rd–7th century AD),” “Stemmed Haji ware bowl with handle,” “Sword,” “Bronze mirror,” “Haniwa,” “Sue ware coffin,” and “Long-necked Sue jar”
Links: The British Museum’s “Japan: The Kofun Period (about 3rd–7th century AD),” (PDF), “Stemmed Haji ware bowl with handle,” (PDF), “Sword,” (PDF), “Bronze mirror,” (PDF), “Haniwa,” (PDF), “Sue ware coffin,” (PDF), and “Long-necked Sue jar” (PDF).
Instructions: Please read these pages as an introduction to the Kofun period and Kofun Period Art.
Terms of Use: The material above has been reposted with permission for academic, noncommercial use by The British Museum. It can be viewed in its original form here (HTML).See a broken link? Please let us know!
- Reading: The British Museum’s “Japan: Kofun Period (about 3rd–7th century AD),” “Stemmed Haji ware bowl with handle,” “Sword,” “Bronze mirror,” “Haniwa,” “Sue ware coffin,” and “Long-necked Sue jar”
- 3.2 Asuka, Nara and Heian Periods (538-1185)
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3.2.1 Asuka and Nara Periods (538-794)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Asuka and Nara Periods”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Asuka and Nara Periods” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this introduction to the history and art of the Asuka and Nara Periods. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from these periods in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “H?ry?-ji”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “H?ry?-ji” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the Buddhist temple complex of H?ry?-ji in Nara. Make sure to look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the page.
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- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “T?dai-ji”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “T?dai-ji” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the Buddhist temple complex of T?dai-ji in Nara. Make sure to look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the page.
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- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Ancient Temples of Nara”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Ancient Temples of Nara” (YouTube)
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Tang Culture at the Nara Court, Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Tang Culture at the Nara Court, Part I and II” Lectures (iTunes U)
Instructions: These lectures are optional. Should you choose to watch them, please view the entirety of Lectures 5 and 6 by Professor Mary-Ann Milford from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Art of Japan” lecture series.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Asuka and Nara Periods”
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3.2.2 Heian Period (794-1185)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Heian Period”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Heian Period” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the history and art of the Heian Period. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples Heian Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: George Mason University: Women in World History’s “Painting, Scroll of Genji 1” and “Painting, Scroll of Genji 2”
Links: George Mason University: Women in World History’s “Painting, Scroll of Genji 1” and “Painting, Scroll of Genji 2” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read the entire text from these two web pages. Note that there is some overlap in text at the beginning of each page, please read through the second page for a synopsis of the events depicted in the images.
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- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “By?d?-in”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “By?d?-in” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the By?d?-in in Kyoto. Make sure to look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the page.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Heian and Kamakura Scroll Paintings, Part I” Lecture
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Haein and Kamakura Scroll Paintings, Part I” Lecture (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lecture 13 by Professor Mary-Ann Milford from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Art of Japan” lecture series.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Heian Period”
- 3.3 Kamakura and Muromachi Periods (1185-1573)
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3.3.1 Kamakura and Nanbukuch? Periods (1185-1392)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Kamakura and Nanbukucho Periods”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Kamakura and Nanbukucho Periods” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the history and art of the Kamakura and Nanbukuch? Periods. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from these periods in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Heian and Kamakura Scroll Paintings, Part II” Lecture
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Haein and Kamakura Scroll Paintings, Part II” Lecture (iTunes U)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lecture 14 by Professor Mary-Ann Milford from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Art of Japan” lecture series.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Kamakura and Nanbukucho Periods”
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3.3.2 Muromachi Period (1392-1573)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Muromachi Period”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Muromachi Period” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the history and art of the Muromachi Period. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Muromachi Period”
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3.3.3 Samurai and Shoguns
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Samurai”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Samurai” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the samurai and their role in the culture and art of the twelfth through nineteenth centuries. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art related to samurai culture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Shoguns and Art”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Shoguns and Art” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview about shoguns and the arts. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art related to the shoguns. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Samurai”
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3.3.4 Zen Buddhism
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Zen Buddhism”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Zen Buddhism” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview of Zen Buddhism and its role in the arts of Japan. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of Zen art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “Ry?an-ji”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “Ry?an-ji” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the Buddhist temple complex of Ry?an-ji. Make sure to look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the page.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Zen Buddhism”
- 3.4 Momoyama and Edo Periods (1573-1868)
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3.4.1 Momoyama Period (1573-1615)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Momoyama Period”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Momoyama Period” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the history and art of the Momoyama Period. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: Columbia University’s “Taian Tearoom,” “Layout of Taian,” “Tearoom,” “Anteroom,” “Katte,” “Toko,” “Bamboo Grill,” “The Reconstruction of Taian,” and “Sen no Rikyu”
Link: Columbia University’s “Taian Tearoom,” (HTML), “Layout of Taian,” (HTML), “Tearoom,” (HTML), “Anteroom,” (HTML), “Katte,” (HTML), “Toko,” (HTML), “Bamboo Grill,” (HTML), “The Reconstruction of Taian,” (HTML) and “Sen no Rikyu” (HTML).
Instructions: Please read these webpages for an overview of the Taian Teahouse.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Kano School of Painting”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “The Kano School of Painting” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the influential Kano School of Painting. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art Kano School Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Lecture: iTunes U: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Momoyama: Castle Architecture (Kano School), Part I and II” Lectures
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Professor Mary-Ann Milford’s “Momoyama: Castle Architecture (Kano School), Part 1 and 2” Lectures (iTunes)
Instructions: Please view the entirety of Lectures 19 and 20 by Professor Mary-Ann Milford from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Art of Japan” lecture series.
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Momoyama Period”
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3.4.2 Edo Period (1615-1868)
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Art of the Edo Period”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Art of the Edo Period” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this introduction to the history and art of the Edo Period. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of art from this period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “Katsura Imperial Villa”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “Katsura Imperial Villa” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of the Imperial Villa of Katsura. Make sure to look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the page.
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- Reading: Asian Historical Architecture’s “Nij? Castle”
Link: Asian Historical Architecture’s “Nij? Castle” (HTML)
Instructions: Please read this overview of Nij? Castle. Make sure to look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the page.
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- Web Media: YouTube: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “From Castle to Palace: Samurai Architecture”
Link: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “From Castle to Palace: Samurai Architecture” (YouTube)
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- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Rinpa Painting Style”
Link: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Rinpa Painting Style” (HTML)
Instructions: Read this overview of Rinpa Painting Style. After you have read the text, click on “View Slideshow” and view examples of Rinpa Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click on each individual image and read the accompanying text.
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- Reading: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the Floating World”
Link: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the Floating World” (PDF)
Instructions: Please read this page as an introduction to ukiyo-e. When you are finished, click on the link at the very bottom of the page. Follow the instructions to view “Related images from the collections” and read about the first two objects, which are examples of ukiyo-e in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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- Web Media: YouTube: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection”
Link: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s “Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection” (YouTube)
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Instructions: Please watch the video in its entirety (12 mins).
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- Assessment: The Saylor Foundation’s “Guided Observation 3: Japanese Woodblock Prints”
The Saylor Foundation does not yet have materials for this portion of the course. If you are interested in contributing your content to fill this gap or aware of a resource that could be used here, please submit it here.
- Reading: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History’s “Art of the Edo Period”
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Final Exam
- Final Exam: The Saylor Foundation's "ARTH305 Final Exam"
Link: The Saylor Foundation's "ARTH305 Final Exam"
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- Final Exam: The Saylor Foundation's "ARTH305 Final Exam"
