JAP308 Japanese Buddhist Art and Architecture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 13:20–14:55 K32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course draws on the course JAP206 Japanese Buddhism. The aim of the course is an artistic perspective of Japanese Buddhism. By means of specific displays of Japanese arts and architectural monuments the students will be introduced to the artistic expression of Japanese Buddhism in various periods of Japanese history. Regular class attendance is recommended.
Syllabus
  • Buddha VS Bódhisattva- attributes, symbolism
  • Early Japanese Buddhism and its artistic expressions- Hóryúdži, early Buddhist statues
  • Construction of grand temples in the Nara and Heian capitals (Kasuga, Tódaiji, Tóshódaiji,...)
  • Esoteric Buddhist iconography- mandalas, temple layouts, esoteric deities
  • Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
  • Byódoin and Amida's Paradise (raigozu)
  • Daibutsu- Nara VS Kamakura
  • Kinkakuji, Ginkakuji- Zen architecture
  • Gozan art, masters' portraits chingo, Zen calligraphy, the Heart Sutra
  • Tokugawa art- Nikkó
  • Shintó architecture
Literature
  • Winkelhöferová, Vlasta: Mingei - lidové umění a řemeslo v Japonsku. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006.
  • Bowring, Richard John: The religious traditions of Japan, 500-1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf: Living images: Japanese Buddhist icons in context. Stanford: Stanford University Press, c2001.
  • Swann, Peter C.: Umění Číny, Koreje a Japonska. Praha: Odeon 1970.
Teaching methods
Lecture, students' presentations, discussions.
Assessment methods
Class attendance
Presentations
Final week test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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