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o The
Classical and Decorative Arts of the Islamic world
(23 April- July, 2001)
o The
Classical and Decorative Arts of India
(September - December, 2001 and September - December,
2002)
o The Classical
and Decorative Arts of China
(January - March, 2002)
o The
Classical and Decorative Arts of the Islamic world or
The Classical and Decorative Arts
of Japan & Korea
(April - July, 2002)
o The Classical
and Decorative Arts of China or
The
Classical and Decorative Arts of South East Asia.
(January - March, 2003)
The
Classical and Decorative Arts of China
(January
- March, 2002)
The arts of China are part of a continuous artistic tradition
of some seven thousand years. The course will be broadly structured in
a chronological fashion, concentrating particularly on the evolution of
the arts in ceramics, painting and calligraphy, metalwork, sculpture,
textiles, lacquer and jade carving, from Neolithic times down to the 20th
century. Lectures on religion, philosophy and literature will help set
the social and political histories of the differing periods into a wider
context.
The decorative arts, including furniture, architecture and garden design
will also be explored as will various themes such as archaism, imperial
and local patronage and the relationship between the use of motifs and
shapes on objects of the same period but of different media. The importance
of export markets and the adoption of foreign artistic styles will also
be assessed.
The course as in the other modules will study techniques and issues of
conservation and the use of scientific research work in helping both to
conserve and validate objects.
o The
Classical and Decorative Arts of the Islamic world
(23 April- July, 2001)
o The
Classical and Decorative Arts of India
(September - December, 2001 and September - December,
2002)
o The Classical
and Decorative Arts of China
(January - March, 2002)
o The
Classical and Decorative Arts of the Islamic world or
The Classical and Decorative Arts
of Japan & Korea
(April - July, 2002)
o The Classical
and Decorative Arts of China or
The
Classical and Decorative Arts of South East Asia.
(January - March, 2003)
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