Asian Art

Catalog description

This course provides a select overview of art and architecture from Asia from prehistory to modern times with an emphasis on content, context, and style. This course covers subject matter, function, iconography, patronage, artistic methods and influences, and social and cultural contexts of artworks and monuments. This course includes art from: the Indus Valley, Early Buddhist and Hindu Art in Ancient India, later Indian art including Mughal, Neolithic through early Imperial China, Northern Wei through Tang dynasties, later China through contemporary era, Korea,archeological Japan through Heian, and later Japan through contemporary era. (C-ID ARTH 130) (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-3, CSU-C1, IGETC-3A, Cal-GETC-3A)