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JAPANESE ART (154900110-A21/22)
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General Reading: The Arts of Japan (British Museum)
General Reading: DEAL, William_Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan_2006
Japanese Art Databases and Websites
Week 1 (5th October): Introduction to the Module and its Themes
Introductory Reading: Smith_An Approach to Japanese Art and Culture
Week 2 (12th October): Jomon to Kofun periods: Early material culture
Core Reading: Smith_Before Buddhism
Recommended Readings
Glossary week 2
Digital collection database British Museum
Digital collection database V&A
British Library Buddhism exhibition (2019/20) link
Week 3 (19th October): Asuka period: Transmission of Buddhism to Japan
Core Reading: Mizuno_The Beginnings of Buddhist Art in Japan
Recommended Readings
Further Readings
Glossary week 3
Week 4 (26th October): Nara period: Todai-ji and Imperial authority
Core Reading: Morse/Sugiyama_Todaiji
Recommended Readings
Glossary week 4
Week 5 (2nd November): Elegant tradition of Heian courtly culture
Core Reading: Lippit_GenjiScrolls
Recommended Readings
The Tale of Genji - A Japanese Classic Illuminated (MET publication)
Glossary week 5
Week 6 (16th November): Realism in Kamakura sculpture
Core Reading: Harris_IntroRenaissanceofJapaneseSculpture
Asia Society Lecture (2016): Kamakura exhibition: Realism and Spirituality in the sculpture of Japan
Recommended Readings
Glossary week 6
Week 7 (23rd November): Kamakura Religious and Secular Painting
Core Reading: Kaufman_Ippen Hijiri-e
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Glossary week 7
Week 8 (30th November): Muromachi: Zen Aesthetics and Ink Painting
Core Reading: Addiss_Zenga_Art of Zen
Recommended Readings
Glossary week 8
Week 9 (7th December): Tea Aesthetics of the Muromachi period
Core Reading: Pitelka_WarriorsTea
Recommended Readings
Week 9 Glossary
Week 10 (14th December): Momoyama Japan: Art and Power
Core Reading: Shimizu_EarlyKanoPainters
Recommended Readings
Week 10 Glossary
End of term 'exibition'
General Module Information - Term 2
Term 2: Overview
CORE TEXTS
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Week 11 (11 January 2022):
Recurring weekly Zoom Link
Edo Japan 1600-1868: what changes?
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Week 12 (18 January 2022):
The official Kano school: public authority and private resistance
Readings: Ebooks and PDFs
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Bibliography
Week 13 (25 January 2022) Cultural conservatism: The Tosa school
Readings: PDFs
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Week 14 (1 February 2022) Rinpa: the art of nostalgia
Core reading
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Week 15 (8 February 2022) The art of transition
Bibliography
Readings: PDFs
Week 17 (22 February 2022) Art of the floating world: escapism?
Core reading: Smith_Floating World
Further Readings
Week 18 (1 March 2022) Eccentricity and Patronage: contradicting concepts?
Core reading: Brecher_Strange tastes
Further reading: Ulak_Eccentrics
Week 19 (8 March 2022) Literati landscapes
Core reading: Graham_Lifestyle of literati painters
Further reading: Takeuchi_True Views
Week 20 (15 March 2022) Hokusai and Hiroshige: classical landscapes reclaimed for the common person
Core Reading: Hokusai
Core Reading: Hiroshige
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Hokusai:The end of an era (Sarah Thompson_MFA Boston)
Week 21 (22 March 2022) Censorship
Core Reading: Takeuchi_Earth Spider
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Week 23: Revision terms 1&2, Tuesday, 3rd May 2022
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