KSCB073 Chinese Art of the Middle Period

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
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: Mgr. Jana Vávrová Mašková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:50–12:25 U23
Prerequisites
A good command of English. The class will be conducted in English.
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 Chinese art of the Song and Yuan period (10th to 14th cent.) . • 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 an unknown artifact´s value. • Gradually, students 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 and historical setting. • Archeological discoveries from the Liao territory • Northern Song literati painting and calligraphy • Emperor Huizong • Wooden architecture • Imperial tombs of Northern Song • Ceramic kilns of Song, Liao and Jin • Buddhist art, the caves at Dazu • the genre painting and Qingming shanghe tu • The revival of painting under Southern Song • Religious art under Yuan, caves near Hangzhou and wall paintings at Yongle gong • the court portraiture • the international trade in ceramics • literati painting of Yuan period •
Literature
    required literature
  • CAHILL, James. Hills Beyond a River: Chinese Painting of the Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368. Vintage Books, 1976.
  • THORP, Robert L. a VINOGRAD, Richard. Chinese Art & Culture. 1. vyd. : Harry N. Abrams, 2001. 440 s. ISBN 0-8109-4145-7.
  • HOWARD, Angela Falco. Summit of Treasures. Buddhist Cave Art of Dazu. Weatherhill, 2001.
  • OLIVOVÁ, Lucie. Tradiční čínská architektura. První vydání. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 157 stran. ISBN 9788073631789. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with pictures shown in class, electronic HANDOUTs available in Teaching Materials. Students´ presentations and discussions.
Assessment methods
There may be a short cognitive test each week. • Readings from recommended materials will be presented by all students, and discussed in class. • The course is concluded by a test (2/3 have to be answered correctly).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
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