DU2355 The art of China from antiquity to the present

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 K24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The lecture will introduce the main forms, types and formats of Chinese art and visual culture from the earliest times to the present, with emphasis on their social and religious meanings and functions. The course combines the form of a historical survey with topical probes to provide a deeper look at some of the key visual expressions, works and personalities of Far Eastern art.
Learning outcomes
The student will gain a deeper insight into the key artistic expressions, works and personalities of Far Eastern art.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, sources and resources for the study of Chinese art 2. Neolithic 3. Shang Dynasty 4. Western Zhou Dynasty 5. The Eastern Zhou-Qin period 6. The Western Han period 7. The Eastern Han period 8. The Six Dynasties period 7. The origins of Buddhist art 8. The Tang period 9. The Sung and Ming periods 10. Art of the Late Imperial Period 11. 20th and 21st Centuries
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HÁJEK, Lubor. Západ slunce na moři : studie o mimoevropském umění. Edited by Ladislav Kesner. Vyd. 1. Praha: H & H, 2009, 287 s. ISBN 9788070354155. info
  • WANG, Yaoting. Čínské malířství : průvodce filosofií, technikou a historií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Euromedia Group - Knižní klub, 2008, 207 s. ISBN 9788024222394. info
  • ZHANG, Anzhi. A history of Chinese painting. Translated by Dun Jen Li. 1st ed. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2002, 242 s. ISBN 7119030426. 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
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
final essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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