Art of China

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Pre-req: Completion of the Core Curriculum Research & Professional Writing requirement. This course explores the art and visual culture of China (including mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan). Political, religious, social, and visual aspects of the art will be stressed in class. In order to understand Chinese art and civilization, we will look at art objects from terra-cotta pottery of the Neolithic period, bronze vessels, Buddhist murals and sculptures of the Tang era, literati paintings and imperial tastes of medieval China up to contemporary art.