Explore the art and culture of India, China, and Japan with Dr. Dale Hoover.

This course has a Required Text:  LaPlante, John D.. Asian Art and a Suggested Text:  O'Riley,Michael Kampen. Art Beyond the West. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2001

Tentative schedule:  India and China May 1 – 7: Indus Valley and Yellow River Valley Civilizations (pp. 1 – 8; 83 – 95) May 8 – 14: Indian Maurya to Kushan dynasty; Chinese Zhou to Wei Dynasty (pp. 9 – 42; 96 – 134) May 15 – 21: Indian Kushan to Mogul; Chinese Tang to Yuan dynasty (pp. 43 – 60; 135 – 165) May 22 – 28: Indian Rajput to Tantric; Chinese Ming to Modern (pp. 61 – 80; 166 – 191) Japan May 29 – June 4: Ancient, Jomon and Yayoi Periods (pp. 193 – 198) Kofun Period and Continental Contacts: Shinto (pp. 199 – 206) June 5 – 11: Buddhism in Japan : Asuka period (pp. 207 – 213) Chinese culture in Japan: International Buddhism (pp. 214 – 218) June 12 – 18 : Early Heian (Jogan) Period and Late Heian (Fujiwara) Period (pp. 219 – 226) Kamakura and Ashikaga Periods (pp. 227 – 236) June 19 – 24: Momoyama and Edo Periods (pp. 237 – 261) Modern Art in Japan: Meiji, Taisho and Showa Periods (pp. 262 – 281)

This course is worth three (3) graduate level semester credit hours.  Credit is provided by the University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio.