2009 Fall ARTHIST 170-01
Bulletin Course Description Chinese sculpture, painting, and architecture in relation to Buddhist texts, practice, and ritual from the fourth through the ninth century C.E. Introduction to precedents in Indian and Central Asian Buddhist art. Emphasis on the relationship between Buddhist and non-Buddhist imagery. Instructor: Abe
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Title CHINESE BUDDHIST ART Department ARTHIST Course Number 2009 Fall 170 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Abe,Stanley Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
The course will follow Buddhist art from its origins in India to China from the 2nd through the 9th centuries. We will study the development of sculpture in particular with attention to the original contexts of the visual imagery especially in relation to architecture and painting. We will also consider the collecting of Buddhist art and its movement into fine art museums around the world. Many examples of Chinese Buddhist art have been moved from temples to sites of secular display. We will consider the shifts and conflicts in values. religious as well as aesthetic and monetary, created by the movement of Buddhist art objects.
Textbooks
Recommended Book:
Abe, Stanley K., Ordinary Images. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002
Assignments
1)Students will make class presentations on readings
2)Two tutorials
3)Research paper or final project
