EAST 357. Early Chinese Art.
Credits: 3
Offered by: East Asian Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
Survey of Chinese art and visual culture during the pre-imperial and early imperial periods (1500BCE-900CE). A wide range of visual images and media (painting, architecture, inscription, funerary art) will be examined in the historical context of the rise and development of the
empire.
- Prerequisite: One 200-level Art History or East Asian Studies course, or by permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students taking or who have taken ARTH 357.