13601

Arts and Material Culture

Piaopiao Yang

Information for students

During course sessions the instructor speaks mainly in English, but participants are free to communicate either in English or German.

Comments

The course serves as an introduction to the subjects of study of East Asian art history. Through a combination of object description exercises and discussions of selected readings, individual topics—including bronzes, Buddhist art, painting, calligraphy, ceramics, lacquer art, and architecture—will be explored. The course aims to provide an initial understanding of the key genres, stylistic periods, and theoretical concepts in the field. Assessment will be based on a written exam held during the final session.

Suggested reading

China: - Craig Clunas: Art in China (Oxford History of Art), Oxford/New York, 1997. - Kulturstiftung Ruhr Essen (ed.): Das alte China, exh. cat., Essen: Villa Hügel, 1995. - Martin Powers, Katherine Tsiang (eds.): A Companion to Chinese Art, Hoboken, 2015. - Jessica Rawson (ed.): The British Museum Book of Chinese Art, London, 1999. Japan: - Stephen Addiss: How to Look at Japanese Art, New York, 1996. - Penelope Mason: History of Japanese Art, 2. ed., Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. - Tsuji Nobuo, transl. by Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere: History of Art in Japan, New York, 2019. - Robert T. Paine, Alexander C. Soper: The Art and Architecture of Japan, New Haven, 1992. Korea: - Kulturstiftung Ruhr Essen (ed.): Korea: Die alten Königreiche, exh. cat., Essen: Villa Hügel, 1999. - Soyoung Lee, Denise Patry Leidy: Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom, New York, 2013. - Jane Portal: Korea: Art and Archaeology, London, 2000. - Roderick Whitfield (ed.): Dictionary of Korean Art and Archaeology, Seoul, 2004. - Hyunsoo Woo (ed.): Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392–1910, New Haven, 2014. Buddhist art: - Meher McArthur: Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols, New York, 2002. - Hans Wolfgang Schumann: Buddhistische Bilderwelt: Ein ikonographisches Handbuch des Mahayana- und Tantrayana-Buddhismus, Köln, 1986. - Washizuka Hiromitsu, Park Youngbok, Kang Woo-bang (eds.): Transmitting the Forms of Divinity: Early Buddhist Art from Korea and Japan, New York: Japan Society, 2003. close

13 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Fri, 12:00 - 14:00 13 Class schedule

Fri, 2025-04-25 12:00 - 14:00

Lecturers:
Piaopiao Yang