a final paper of 10-12 pages due on Friday, December 17 (45%)
Lecture Schedule
1) Sept. 7 (T) Introduction: The The Japanese Aesthetic from a Contemporary Perspective
Reading Assignment:
Anezaki, pp. pp. 3-49
Hendry, “The Sacred Power of Wrapping.”
Takashina, “Beauty in Japan and the West”
Tsuji, “Ornament”
Pre-Buddhist Japan
Varley, ch. 1
2) Sept. 9 (TH) The Beginnings of Japanese Art
Reading Assignment:
Kitagawa, "Prehistoric Background"
Kageyama, The Arts of Shinto, pp. 79-94
Mason, pp. 13-38
Watanabe, Shinto Art, pp. 27-84
Suggested Reading/Viewing:
de Bary, ch. 2
Shinto: Nature, Gods, and Man in Japan (BL2220 .S4)
Sept. 11 (F) Opening of Confronting Tradition–Contemporary Art from Kyoto
Smith College Museum of Art, 5:00 pm
Early Buddhist Japan
Varley, ch. 2
3) Sept. 14 (T) The Introduction of Buddhist Art to Japan: Prince ShÇtoku and HÇryã-ji
Reading Assignment:
Kurata, Temple, intro and skim entries
Mason, pp. 38-59
Suggested Reading:
de Bary, ch. 3
4) Sept. 16 (TH) State Buddhism and the Nara Capital
Reading Assignment:
Mason, pp. 59-74
Moran, "Ashura"
Sugiyama, Classic Buddhist Sculpture, pp. 37-73; 84-126
Suggested Reading:
de Bary, ch. 5
5) Sept. 21 (T) Internationalism in the Eighth Century: the Silk Road, the ShÇsÇ-in and TÇshÇdai-ji
Reading Assignment:
Hayashi, The Silk Road and the ShÇsÇ-in, pp. 11-33, 85-103
Mason, pp. 74-80
Sugiyama, Classic Buddhist Sculpture, pp. 127-157
The Arts of the Heian Period: Esoteric Buddhism and the Development of Aristocratic Taste
Varley, chs. 3, 4
6) Sept. 23 (TH) The Heian Capital: The Imperial Palace, TÇji and Early Heian Buddhist Art
Reading Assignment:
Mason, pp. 97-116
Morse, “Jingoji”
Nishikawa, The Great Age, pp. 27-30, 42-54
Paine and Soper, pp. 325-344
Suggested Reading:
de Bary, ch. 7
Ishimoto, Mandala look at plates
Kitagawa, "Master and Savior"
7) Sept. 28 (T) The Rise of the Aristocratic Tradition: the ByÇdo-in and Chãsonji
Reading Assignment:
Akiyama, "The Door Paintings"
Fukuyama, Heian Buddhist Temples, pp. 46-78; 106-128
Mason, pp. 116-135
Morris, pp. 47-63
Suggested Reading:
de Bary, ch. 10
8) Sept. 30 (TH) The Courtly Aesthetic: the Illustrated Handscroll of The Tale of Genji, Calligraphy and the Heike nÇgyÇ
Reading Assignment:
de Bary, pp. 172-176
Mason, pp. 123-141
Meech-Pekarik, "Disguised Scripts."
Seidensticker, Tale of Genji, pp. 301-317
Suggested Reading:
Morris, The Tale of Genji Scrolls (look at plates)
Mostow, “E no Gotoshi”
Seidensticker, pp. 636-722
9) Oct. 5 (T) Dynamic Narrative: Shigisan engi, Ban dainagon ekotoba, Kibi nittÇ ekotoba and ChÇju giga
Reading Assignment:
Mills, A Collection of Tales from Uji, pp. 286-291, 319-321
Miya, ChÇju giga, plates and English summary, pp. 1-12
Paine, “Kibi”
Murase, Emaki, pp, 15-28
Tanaka, Ban dainagon ekotoba, English pages 1-12
Suggested Reading:
Alpers, “Describe or Narrate”
Shimizu, "The Shigisan Engi Scrolls"
First Quiz
Trends in Kamakura Art
Varley, pp. 91-111
10) Oct. 7 (TH) The Founding of Military Rule and the Reconstruction of Nara
Reading Assignment:
Courtly Splendor, pp. 148-159
Mason, pp. 141-165
MÇri, Sculpture of the Kamakura Period, pp. 9-70.
Reischauer, pp. 271-289, pp. 345-7
Suggested Reading:
de Bary, ch. 10
Kamo no ChÇmei, An Account of My Hut, in Keene
Morse, “Style as Ideology”
11) Oct. 14 (TH) Images of Heaven and Hell: Later Kamakura Sculpture and Painting
Reading Assignment:
Akiyama, "New Buddhist Sects and Emakimono in the Kamakura Period."
Kaneko, “Priest Shinran”
Ienaga, Jigoku zÇshi, English pages 1-13
Mason, pp. 165-174
MÇri, pp. 70-122
Suggested Reading:
Kaufman, "Nature"
Ruch, “The Other Side”
Oct. 14 Lecture – Yasuki Masako, Kyoto Seika University
FAY 113, 4:30 pm
The Muromachi Period and the Introduction of Zen Buddhism
Varley, pp. 105-139
12) Oct. 19 (T) The Zen Monastic Institution and Early Ink Painting
Reading Assignment:
Colcutt, Five Mountains, pp. 1-21
Fontein and Hickman, Zen Painting and Calligraphy, pp. xiii-liv
Mason, pp. 174-201
Suggested Reading:
de Bary, pp. 226-240, 250-260
13) Oct. 21 (TH) Kitayama and the Three ShÇkoku-ji Masters–Josetsu, Shubun and Sesshã
Reading Assignment:
Mason, pp. 202-5
Tanaka, Japanese Ink Painting, pp. 65--105
Varley, "Ashikaga Yoshimitsu"
14) Oct. 26 (T) Higashiyama and The Establishment of the Kano School
Reading Assignment:
Gerhart, “HonchÇ Gashi and Painting Programs”
Kono, “The Organization of the KanÇ School of Painting”
Mason, pp. 205-207, 219-235
Tanaka, Japanese Ink Painting, pp. 105-129
Suggested Reading:
Shimizu, "Workshop Management"
Wheelright, “Kano Painters”
The Momoyama Period and the Taste of the Warlords
Varley, ch. 6
15) Oct. 28 (TH) Castles, Barbarians and the Taste of the Warlords
Reading Assignment:
Hirai, Feudal Architecture of Japan, pp. 9-67
Kosode, pp. 39-49 and entries 1-14
Mason, pp. 211-214
Spectacular Helmets, pp. 14-32 and skim entries
Tani, Namban Art, pp. 13-24 and scan entries
Wheelright, “A Visualization”
Suggested Reading:
Meech-Pekarik, Momoyama, pp. xiii-xviii; 95-113
Vlam, “Kings”
16) Nov. 2 (T) The Social Life of Objects: Japanese Screen Painting
Reading Assignment:
Appuradai, "Commodity"
Mason, pp. 235-238
Okada, Genre Screens, skim entries
Takeuchi, “The Golden Link.”
Suggested Reading:
Murase, Screen Painting, introduction and skim entries
17) Nov. 4 (TH) Temple Gardens, Tea Gardens and The Development of the Tea Ceremony
Reading Assignment:
Cort, “Looking at White Dew.”
Hayakawa, The Garden Art of Japan, pp. 58-99
Mason, pp. 209-210, 238-242
Varley, "The Culture of Tea from Its Origins to Sen no Rikyu"
Yanagi, “Kizaemon”
Suggested Reading/Viewing:
Hashimoto, Architecture in the Shoin Style, pp. 39-63
Itoh, Japanese Gardens
Tegashihara, Hiroshi. Rikyu (PL834.O4.R51)
Yanagi, "The Way of Tea"
Second Quiz
Nov. 4 Lecture – Louise Cort, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution FAY 113, 4:30 pm
The Arts of the Edo Period
Varley, ch. 7
18) Nov. 9 (T) Trends in Early Edo Architecture: Katsura Villa, NijÇ Castle and TÇshÇgã Shrine
Reading Assignment:
Hashimoto, Architecture in the Shoin Style, pp. 117-134
Mason, pp. 215-217, 243-249
Naito, Katsura: A Princely Retreat, pp. 85-112
Suggested Reading:
Okawa, Edo Architecture
Nov. 9 Lecture – Akiyama YÇ, Kyoto Municipal University of Arts
FAY 113, 4:30 pm
19) Nov. 11 (TH) Rimpa and the Revival of Yamato-e Painting
Reading Assignment:
Glum, “Layers of Meaning.”
Mason, pp. 256-278
Sano, Exquisite Visions, pp. 20-41
Yamane, “KÇrin”
Suggested Reading:
Grilli, The Art of the Japanese Screen, pp. 92-120
20) Nov. 16 (T) Variety in Edo Painting: the "Realists" and the "Eccentrics"
Reading Assignment:
Hickman and Sato, ItÇ Jakuchã, ch 1 & 2
Mason, pp. 279-283
Meadows, "Matsumura Goshun"
Sasaki, OkyÇ, pp. 23-61
Suggested Reading:
Screech, The Shogun’s Painted Culture, pp. 167-207
21) Nov. 18 (TH) Literati Painting–Early Masters, Taiga, Buson and Gyokudo
Reading Assignment:
Cahill, The Nanga School, pp. 15--85
Mason, pp. 285-304
Suggested Reading:
Addiss, Tall Mountains, pp. 86-137
French, Buson, ch. 1-3
Japanese Prints: The Fleeting Floating World
Hibbett, The Floating World in Japanese Fiction, pp. 3-35; 65-82; 154-204
Varley, ch. 8
22) Nov. 30 (T) Genre Painting and the Rise of Ukiyoe
Reading Assignment:
Kobyashi, “Mitate.”
Lane, pp. 97-111
Mason, pp. 304-308
Volker, Ukiyoe Quartet
Suggested Reading:
Hillier, Harunobu, pp. 7-21
Hillier, Japanese Colour Prints, pp. 5-27
Lillehoj, Woman in the Eyes of Man, p. 1-11
22) Dec. 2 (TH) Tsutaya JãsaburÇ and His World
Reading Assignment:
Clark, “Nakasu”
Lane, pp.122-140
Kobyashi, Utamaro’s Portraiture.
Mason, pp. 308-313
Suggested Reading/Viewing:
Clark, “Utamaro’s Portraiture.”
Mizoguchi, Kenji. Utamaro and his Five Women
(PN1997 .U77)
Naruzaki, Sharaku, pp. 33-44
23) Dec. 7 (T) Later Prints: The Landscape Artists and the “Decadents”
Reading Assignment:
Lane, pp. 156-184; 185-193
Mason, pp. 313-318
Naruzaki, Famous Views, pp. 9-26, and scan plates
Naruzaki, The 53 Stations, scan plates
Suggested Reading:
Addiss, The TokaidÇ
Clark, 100 Views of Mount Fuji
Izzard, pp. 5-40
Third quiz
Japan and the West
Varley, chs. 9, 10, 11
24) Dec. 9 (TH) The Meiji Period: Japan's Response to the West
Reading Assignment:
Conant, “Introduction,” “Tradition in Transition,” “The Tokyo School of Fine Arts and the Development of Nihonga, 1889-1906,” in
Nihonga
Guth, “Japan 1868-1945"
Mason, pp. 278-279, 357-387
Suggested Reading:
Bakeland, Imperial Japan, intro. and skim entries
Meech-Pekarik, World of the Meiji Print, pp. 111-137
Rosenfield, “Nihonga”
Rosenfield, "Western Style Painting"
Dec. 10 (F) Print Viewing Session at the Mead Art Museum. 1:00-3:00
25) Dec. 14 (T) Trends in Contemporary Japanese Art--Living National Treasures, Poured Concrete Buildings, Pleated Clothes, Photos of Theaters and “Primal” Sculptures
Reading Assignment:
Colours of Light, pp. 11-22
Holborn, Issey Miyake, text and look at plates
Kelleinn, Time Exposed, pp. 9-16 and look at plates
Munroe, “Circle: Modernism and Tradition”
Ogawa, The Enduring Crafts, pp. ix-xxi, 2-35 and 44–79
Primal Spirit, pp. 9-14; and skim plates
Suggested Reading/Viewing:
Michael Blackwood, Tadao AndÇ ( NA1559.A5 A35)
Coaldrake, Architecture and Authority, pp. 251-277
Skov, “What is So Japanese”
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