DU1249 Far East Art II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 B11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DU1248 Far East Art
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
The second part of the two-semester course. It aims to provide students with an overview of main forms, types and formats of visual arts and culture of Far East, with emphasis on their social and religious meanings and functions. It combines historical survey with focus some relevant themes and issues.
Syllabus
  • Early landscape painting in China Sony period art Southern Song academy painting Yuan dynasty literati painting Later Buddhist art Figural painting after Song Literati painting of MIng-Qing period Ceramics and applied art Art in China in 20th century Contemporary Chinese art Japanese painting Ukiyoe Modern Japanese art
Literature
  • WANG, Yaoting. Čínské malířství : průvodce filosofií, technikou a historií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Euromedia Group - Knižní klub, 2008, 207 s. ISBN 9788024222394. info
  • XU, Guohuang. Deset zastavení s čínským obrazem. Translated by Michaela Pejčochová. 1. vyd. Praha: DharmaGaia, 2007, 297 s. ISBN 9788086685731. info
  • FAIRBANK, John King. Dějiny Číny. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 656 s. ISBN 80-7106-249-9. info
  • CLUNAS, Craig. Art in China. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, 255 s. ISBN 0192842447. info
  • BARNHART, Richard M. Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997, 402 s. ISBN 0300070136. info
  • SILBERGELD, Jerome. Chinese painting style : media, methods, and principles of form. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1982, xi, 68. ISBN 0295959215. info
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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