EAST 357. Early Chinese Art.

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EAST 357
Early Chinese Art.
Credits: 3
Offered by: East Asian Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

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.

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