ART 3 (ART IN THE ASIAN WORLD)

Spring 2006

California State University, Sacramento

Professor: Pat Chirapravati

Office: Kadema room 186, Phone: 916-278-3880

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30-11.15 a.m. And by appointment

e-mail: [email-masked]

Course website: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/c/chirapravati/ART3

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The course introduces students to art and architecture of Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Tibet, China, Japan and Korea). The styles, subjects, and significance of Asian art will be presented in a broad context that includes consideration of the history, geography, ethnic populations, languages, and religions of these countries (i.e., Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Islam, Daoism, and Shinto). There is no prerequisite for this class.

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS:

Students will identify singular and regional features of Asian art.

Students will learn to apply an acquired knowledge base in identifying unfamiliar art objects.

Student will classify works according to particular cultural periods.

Students will develop terminology appropriate in the discussion of Asian art.

Students will become familiar with important cultural heritage sites in each country studied.

GRADING:

This course counts for 3 units and is letter graded. Regular participation in class is of the utmost importance and attendance will be taken. There will be four exams. Grades for the course will be determined according to the following formula: 25% each for Exams I, III, and IV; 10% for Exam II (a slide identification test); and 15% for the short term paper on Chinese painting.  Exams I, III, and IV will consist of slide identification and essays. The slide identification should include the title or name of the object, the name of the artist (if known), and the specific period or culture represented. Essays will require discussion of the significant art historical features and their relationships to aesthetic issues. Students can write reviews of videos for extra credit (please speak to the instructor).

Attendance will be used as an independent variable applied after other grades have been averaged. Specifically 4 unexcused absences will result in one full grade reduction.

EXAMS:

Exams will be based on information from both lectures and readings. A slide review, scheduled before each exam, will cover the 40-50 (approximately) works of art that a student is expected to know for the test.  All of the digital images shown in class will be posted on the instructor’s website for individual review on a regular basis.

TERM PAPER (DUE IN CLASS ON MARCH 21, 2006):

This will be an essay of 3-5 double-spaced, typed pages (12 point type, one inch margins). Students will write a term paper on Chinese paintings. They will compare one of the masters’ works learned in class with works of contemporary painters Arnold Chang or Shimo. Chang’s works are currently on view at the Crocker Art Museum (210 O Street, Sacramento) to March 19, 2006. Shimo’s works are currently on display at the University Union Gallery (on CSUS campus) until February 24, 2006. Students are encouraged to view the exhibitions soon. Illustrations should be included in the paper.

Students need to write the paper in their own words. If any passages from books, articles, or web sites are quoted or paraphrased, footnotes must be used to identify the sources. All quoted material must be set within quotation marks or otherwise set off from the rest of the text (long quotations may be indented and have a different spacing: see a style guide).  Plagiarism is not acceptable and will result in a failing grade on the assignment.   If you have any doubts about the meaning of this term, consult the University Library website:                        http://library.csus.edu/content2.asp?pageID=353

Writing style:

Students need to follow the guidelines of one of the major writing style guides such as the Chicago Manual of Style.

READINGS:

Required text (Reading assignments are taken from the textbook and the list on the web site):

Kleiner, Fred S. and Mamiya, Christin J. Gardner’s Asian Art in Perspectives (US: Thomson Wadworth, 2006)

Each lecture has a reading assignment listed in the class schedule. Students should make sure to read it before class. Some books will be put on reserve at the library. Students are advised to read all assignments in the texts for each week, keeping up with the related lecture topics.

MAKE-UP EXAM POLICY:

Make-up exams will be given only under special circumstances. If a student knows in advance that he or she has a serious conflict with a scheduled exam, it is his or her responsibility to discuss the situation with the instructor as soon as possible. If an illness or unexpected emergency prevents a student from coming to the exam, the student should contact the instructor within 24 hours of the day on which the exam was held.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Jan 24: Geography and Religious of Asia

Jan 26: Religious of Asia: Buddhism (i.e., Hinayana, Mahayana, and Tantrism),   Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam

-Video of Religious of Asia

Jan. 31: INDIA (Ch. 1, pp. 1-11)

-Indus Civilization

-Asoka pillars and Sanchi stupa

-Ajanta Caves

Feb.2: INDIA  (Ch., 1, pp. 12-18)

- Dravidian temples: Rathas, (Mamallapuram), Rajarajeshvara temple (Thanjuvar), and Great Temple (Madurai)

-Nagara temples: Vishnu temple (Deogarh) and Vishvanatha Temple (Khajuraho)

-Video of Hindu monuments

Feb. 7: INDIA (Ch. 2, pp. 23-30)

- Kabba at Mecca: Islamic’s holiest site (Saudi Arabia)

-Taj Mahal: Islamic architecture in India

Feb. 9: - SRI LANKA (Ch. 1, pp. 18-19)

-Anuradhapura and Polonnaruva (Sri Lanka)

Feb. 14: REVIEW for EXAM I on India and Sri Lanka

Feb. 16: EXAM I (Please bring a blue book or lined papers)

Feb. 21: Religion of Asia: Daoism, Confucianism, Ch’an, Zen Buddhism

CHINA (Ch. 3, pp. 38-47)

-The Silk Route: Land Trading route

-Emperor of Ch’in Tomb

Feb. 23: CHINA (Ch. 3, pp. 46-53)

-Yung Kang and Dun Huang Caves

-Tang Tombs and Figurines

Feb. 28: CHINA (Ch. 3, pp. 54-60)

: Calligraphy and Landscape paintings

-Fan Kuan and Huizong  (Northern Song Dynasty)

-Ma Yuan, Zhou Ji Chang, and Liang Kai (Southern Song Dynasty)

March 2: CHINA (Ch. 3, pp. 64-75)

-Wu Zhen, Guan Daosheng, and Huang Gongwang (Yuan Dynasty)

-Shang Xi, Shen Zhou, Dong Qichang, Shitao and Castiglione (Qing Dynasty)

March 7: CHINA (Ch. 3, pp. 68-70)

-Beijing: Forbidden City

March 9: AFGHANISTAN AND TIBET

-Bamiyan Buddha: Great Buddha

-Potala-Palace on the Himalaya Mountain

SPRING RECESS March 13-18, 2006

March 21: REVIEW for EXAM II on China, Afghanistan, and Tibet

*TERM PAPER DUE IN CLASS*

March 23: Exam II (Please bring a blue book or lined paper)

March 28: KOREA (Ch. 3, pp. 60-62) and (Ch. 4, pp. 77-78)

-Silla tombs

-Ceramics

March 30: JAPAN (Ch. 4, pp. 80-90)

-Emperor Nintoku tomb and Haniwa figurines

-Shinto shrine: Ise

-Buddhist temples: Horyu-ji, Todaiji, and Byodo-in

April 4: JAPAN: Painting (Ch. 4, pp. 90-94)

-Tale of Genji

-The Burning of the Sanjo Palace

April 6: JAPAN (Ch. 4, pp. 97-107)

-Ryon-ji: Zen Garden, Tea Ceremony, and ceramics

-Katsura Imperial Villa

April 11: JAPAN (Ch. 4, pp. 100-103)

-Hemaji Castle

-Tosa and Kano school

April 13: JAPAN (Ch. 4, pp. 108-109)

-The Floating World: Japanese Woodblock Prints

-Performing Art of Japan

April 18: REVIEW for EXAM III on Korea and Japan

April 20: Exam III (Please bring a blue book or lined paper)

April 25: CAMBODIA (Ch. 1, pp. 20-22)

-Angkor Wat

-Angkor Thom

April 27: THAILAND (Ch. 2, pp. 32-34)

-Sukhothai

-Ayutthaya

-Emerald Buddha Temple

May 2: MYANMAR (Ch. 2, pp. 34-35)

-Animistic Practice: Nats

-Schwedagon, Rangoon

May 4: VIETNAM (Ch. 2, pp. 35)

-Ceramics

May 9: INDONESIA (Ch. pp. 18-19)

-Buddhist monument of Borobudur (Indonesia)

-Hindu monument of Prambanan (Indonesia)

May 11: REVIEW for EXAM IV on Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia

FINAL EXAM on THURSDAY, MAY 18 FROM 10.15 A.M. TO 12.15 P.M. The final exam will be a non-cumulative test on the art of Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia.  Please bring a blue book or lined paper.