East Asian Art in the World

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This course surveys art and architecture of East Asia with a particular focus on the early modern and modern periods (1500s to the present) from global perspectives. We will study how artistic traditions transmit and develop in distinctive yet interconnected societies in and beyond East Asia, as well as how those traditions interact with specific political, religious, social, and cultural contexts in which they grow. Issues investigated include the spread and metamorphosis of Buddhist art in China, the rise of “national” painting in twentieth-century Japan and China, chinoiserie and japonisme, and the idea of traditional and modern architecture in public spaces in colonial Korea. Prerequisite: None. Fulfillment: Humanities Other Introductory course; GCS China and the World.