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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 Japan & Korea
(April - July, 2002)

The larger part of the course is devoted to the arts of Japan, beginning with the Neolithic corded pottery that gives its name to the Jomon period and then tracing artistic and technological developments in a variety of media down to the 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on Buddhist art, particularly of the Asuka, Nara, Heian and Kamakura periods, but discussion of Shintoism will also be included, media such as painting, calligraphy, prints, ceramics, lacquer, textiles and metalwork will be among those examined in detail. Architecture and gardens, the items used in the tea ceremony, arts associated with Noh theatre, carving and export art will all be discussed.

The other part of this course concentrates on the arts of Korea from the Three Kingdoms period, through the Unified Silla and Koryo, into the Choson period. Lectures on the burials of the Three Kingdoms period provide an introduction to Korean tomb architecture, painting and artefacts. Thereafter, the course concentrates on developments in Buddhist sculpture and painting, landscape painting, metalwork and the fine ceramics of the Koryo and Choson periods. Other aspects of the decorative arts, such as textiles and furniture will also be examined.

Links between the arts of Japan and Korea will be identified as will their relationship with Chinese art. Artistic traditions will be viewed against the social and political circumstances as well as the religious and literary movements of the times.

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)