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 110-138 Japanese Art: From Zen Painting to Edo Prints

Note

This subject is offered through the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies.

Availability

3rd and 4th year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Professor W Coaldrake

Prerequisites

111-218/318 (107-026) Studies in Asian Art and Architecture included as part of the normal prerequisites for entry to 3rd/4th-year subjects in Art History.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject explores the dynamic artistic tradition of Japan from Zen ink painting of the late medieval period to the ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the dawn of modern urban society (cc. 1400-1850). Major forms of artistic expression will be examined, including screen and scroll painting, lacquer and ceramics, prints and drawings. There will be opportunities for examination of original works of art from collections in Melbourne

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words for 3rd-year; 5000 words for 4th-year.

Prescribed Texts
  • S Addiss with S A Yoshiko, How to Look at Japanese Art. Abrams 1996.
  • P Mason, History of Japanese Art. Abrams 1993.
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