KSCB054 Chinese Art

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 9:10–10:45 zrusena M25
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course chief objective is to give students basic understanding of early Chinese art.
At the end of the course, the students should be able to to distinguish artifacts from distinct periods;
analyze a variety of particular works of art;
work with information on other objects produced in East Asia;
create a reasonable aesthetic judgement; and
make reasoned decision about unknown artifacts´ value.
Gradually, they should be able to make their own deductions based on acquired knowledge, once they are confronted with a relic or artifact similar to those which had been explained in the class.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the issue: Chinese terms & transliteration, geographical setting, historical chronology. Neolithic art.
  • Archeological discoveries from the Bronze Age, 2500-200 BCE: Shang and Zhou dynasties; ritual art from Sanxingdui
  • Art from the tombs of Qin, and Han (221 BCE - 220 CE]
  • The period of division 220-589: North & South
  • Early Chinese painting
  • Early Buddhist art, the caves at Dunhuang, the Silk Road
  • Religious and court art of the Tang dynasty (618-906)
  • Tang and Song and ceramics
  • Painting of the Song period (960-1279): the genre painting Qingming shang he tu
  • An excursion to Náprstek Museum, exhibition Říše středu
Literature
    required literature
  • SULLIVAN, MICHAEL. The Arts of China. 5th ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009, 368 pp. ISBN 0-520-25569-0. info
  • THORP, ROBERT L. and VINOGRAD, RICHARD. Chinese Art & Culture. 1st ed. Harry N. Abrams, 2001, 440 pp. ISBN 0-8109-4145-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussions, excursion to a museum collection, short tests, reading
Assessment methods
In order to keep the students alert, there will be a short cognitive test each week.
Readings from recommended materials will be presented by students in class.
The course is concluded by a take-home written exam, as well as a test on factography (22 out of 30 questions have to be answered correctly).
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cy/auth/predmety/sylaby
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