AH 0102 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Chinese Language, Japan, Tea
12 Oct 2018
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AH 0102
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Notes for Day 1: January 16, 2018
• AH 102: Art of East Asia: A Tour of the Course
• Important topics:
o Zen
o Calligraphy
o Tea
o Art
o Garden
o Pottery
• Descriptions of the 1st painting:
o The image is depicting a bamboo tree
o Seems to have been painted with regular ink on a silk canvas
o The leaves on the tree take on a similar structure to that of the calligraphy written
next to the painting, as if they are one whole painting
o The context of the words written in Chinese Calligraphy probably represent the
bamboo tree in some way
o The calligraphy in the painting is actually a poem
▪ It is a religious poem that is urging the reader to take on the characteristics
of a bamboo tree in order to “purify his/her karma”
▪ Most ancient Chinese art and calligraphy were written and drawn by
Chinese monks who wanted to send religious messages to their peers
o This painting and the assigned calligraphy was produced by a Chinese monk, but
was made in Japan, so it is considered as Japanese art
• Course Goals
o Through studying the East Asian arts of tea ceremony, calligraphy, painting,
garden design, and ceramics, students will:
▪ Know the materials, formats, techniques and stylesof these arts
▪ Understand the social, political, and religious functions of East Asian
artistic traditions
▪ Learn the cultural, political, and economic relationships of China, Korea,
and Japan – and of East Asia with the West - as shown through the arts
▪ Relate East Asian artistic traditions to contemporary events and to one’s
own experience
• Concepts that will be taught for the majority of the semester:
o Calligraphy and painting
o East Asian Garden Design
o Zen Buddhism and the Arts
o Ceramics including Lacquer
o Tea Ceremony, its origins, where it spread, and its purpose
• Learning objectives:
o Demonstrate factual knowledge about the role art has played in the development
of East Asian civilizations
▪ Example: what role did Chinese calligraphy play in East Asian Art as well
as in society?
o Demonstrate understanding and appreciation of art as a cultural activity
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o Apply course material in order to improve critical thinking and problem solving
▪ Example: understanding how the time period and location of an art piece
is reflected by the image it is depicting
o Learn how to find and use resources effectively to answer questions and solve
problems
▪ Example: a research essay will be written towards the end of the semester
and it requires the use of accurate and reliable information from multiple
internet sources, such as databases or prominent art museum websites
(such as the Metropolitan)
• Important upcoming information:
o Museum Trip: Metropolitan Museum of Art Friday, Feb. 2nd (afternoon)
▪ There will be an East Asian Art exhibit at the Metropolitan, which will
close the Sunday after February 2nd
▪ Japan’s Global Baroque (1550-1650) at Yale University Art Gallery: Visit
on Sat April 14th
▪ Fairfield University Art Museum
• At the Bellarmine Art Gallery
• Opens February 2nd and closes May 19th
• “The Holy Name: Art of Gesu—Bernini and his Age
• Reading Assignments:
o Reading assignments and due dates for the semester are listed on the schedule on
the syllabus, which is an online google sheet
o Reading will come from websites, podcasts, journal articles, exhibition
catalogues, and books on reserve.
▪ The “Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History” is one example source where
most of the readings will come from
• Participation:
o Attend regularly (2 “free” absences); and be on time
o Complete reading and listening assignments before class
o Complete group work and in-class writing (Marked for completion)
o 15% of final grade
• Journal Entries:
o Deep engagement with course material
o 11 journal entry assignments over the semester and they have to be 250 words
each
o Questions and prompts will be posted on Bb
o Can miss one without penalty
o 10% of final grade
• Written Assignments:
o Visual Analysis Assignment; 3 pages, based on a Chinese painting at the
Metropolitan
▪ 15% of final grade
▪ Must see object in person prior to the due date of this assignment either on
the Metropolitan trip or at another museum depending upon availability of
the student
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Document Summary
Notes for day 1: ah 102: art of east asia: a tour of the course. It is a religious poem that is urging the reader to take on the characteristics of a bamboo tree in order to purify his/her karma : most ancient chinese art and calligraphy were written and drawn by. 128 - 136: write a journal reflection answering assigned question; must be completed before class. Art of japanese tea culture continued: aesthetics, culture and history. China painting 2: northern song dynasty landscape painting: announcements: Importance of brush strokes in chinese painting (treatise on painting from xie he. Determine the types of strokes existent in the. Announcements: visit tumblr blog to read articles. Chinese painting 3: southern song (1127-1279) and yuan (1271-1368) dynasties. Today"s goals: become familiar with concepts of connoisseurship and attribution, southern song and yuan, historical and political context, ma yuan and xia gui, characteristic subjects, formats, styles and compositions, group painting analysis/thesis formations.
