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LevelIntroduction to East-Asian art (B-KUL-F0TG3A)
This course is not taught this academic year, but will be taught next year.
Aims
To acquire a deeper insight into the generally acknowledged masterpieces of Chinese and Japanese art: bronze and ceramics, architecture and painting, calligraphy, etc., as well as to explain their qualities and message within the context of their origin and production.
Previous knowledge
There are no specific preliminaries.
Is also included in other courses
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Bachelor of Art Studies
180 ects.
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Master of Cultures and Development Studies
60 ects.
- Bachelor of Language and Area Studies: Sinology (Culture Historical Minor) 180 ects.
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Bachelor of Language and Area Studies: Japanology
180 ects.
Activities
4.0 ects. Introduction to East-Asian art (B-KUL-F0TG3a)
Content
The art history of Eastern Asia is highly determined by the aura of Chinese and Indian art, both with a history of over fourty ages. In this course the emphasis is on Chinese art history and its direct offshoots to Japan and Korea, without losing track of the Indian and Central-Asian sources of inspiration. Attention will be paid to technological innovations, characteristics of style and iconography, but also to the esthetics. Thus, a deeper insight into the generally acknowledged masterpieces of Chinese and Japanese art (bronze and ceramics, architecture and painting, calligraphy) will be possible.
