Art History 209
SPRING 1999

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NOTE: Revised lecture schedule and readings for May 20 through June 3.

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Meets: Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 -10:50 Room. 177 Lawrence HALL

** Please note that, in the Web version of this document, the macron (straight line over a vowel) has been replaced with the circumflex (^), and selected Sanskrit diacritical marks have been omitted due to the limitations of HTML.**

Professor Cynthea J. Bogel
Telephone: 346-3690; email; cjbogel@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Office: Room 486, Lawrence Hall (to reach this office use the stairs next to the AAA Library, exit the 4th floor door--it’s the first office along the hall)
Professor's office hours: Wednesday 2-4 (no appt. necessary)

Graduate Teaching Assistants will conduct discussion sections and assist:
Ms. Oh Mee Lee/email: ohmee@darkwing.uoregon.edu/office hours: Tuesday 11-12
Ms. Cara Forrler/email: cforrler@gladstone.uoregon.edu/office hours: Monday 2-3
Office location: Mezzanine, Lawrence Hall, Rm. 278 (across from Hearth cafe); tel. 346-2232
Discussion Sessions: Thurs. evening, 6-7pm. Rm. 115, Lawrence Hall. Note:: Room differs from lecture room. SESSION MEETS THURS. APRIL 15 in Room 241 from 5:00-6:00pm.

This course introduces the visual arts of Japan, prehistory to the 19th century. Lectures will focus on selected works of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, architecture, gardens, and other arts while considering themes such as patronage, changes in Buddhist worship and practice, the relationship of Japanese art to that of China and Korea, modernity and tradition, and the function of art in ancient Japan. There will be two assigned visits to the UO Art Museum.

Required text (for purchase at the University Bookstore):
History of Japanese Art. Penelope Mason. Prentice Hall and Abrams, 1993.
Purchase of the required text is very strongly recommended. This recently published book is generously illustrated and, combined with the lectures, comprises most of the required course content. Copies are also on reserve AAA Library.

Reserves: Books will be placed on reserve in the AAA Library that provide more detailed coverage of particular topics, themes, or additional color illustrations for your review.

Web Site: An extremely useful resource is the Web Page for this course. It will provide you with a link to a database of images (mostly of works and sites not illustrated in your text); important terms, dates, and names; information on discussion sessions and exam reviews; and other important information. It will be updated at least once a week.
See: /~arthist/arh209/

Discussion Sessions (optional): Weekly sessions will be held on Thursday evenings (schedule is noted above). Our very knowledgeable Graduate Teaching Assistants will discuss important points from the lectures, clarify questions about the readings and lecture material, and help prepare you for tests with pre-exam review sessions. According to students in previous years' 209 classes, these meetings are very useful for your preparation.

Course Requirements
You are responsible for all material covered in lectures, readings and museum assignments.

MIDTERM EXAM: (Tuesday, April 27 ) slide identification, short essays. Constitutes 40% of the final grade. Midterm review: Sunday, April 25, 7-9pm., Room 177, Lawrence Hall.

FINAL EXAM (Tuesday, June 8. 1pm) slide identification and short essays on material from the 2nd half of the course (40%) and one essay question (to be provided in advance on the website) on a concept discussed throughout the course (20%). Final exam constitutes 60% of final grade. Final exam review session: Sunday, June 6, 7-9pm. Room 177, Lawrence.

If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please meet with me as soon as possible. Please ask the Counselor for Students with Disabilities to send a letter verifying your disability (Hilary Gerdes, Disability Services, 6-3211)

Please complete the readings before the lecture.

NOTE: When a page number given for Mason ends (or begins) in the middle of a section, read up to (or from) the nearest section heading.

March 30, April 1
The ways of humans and gods: prehistoric art, dwellings, and Shinto shrines
Mason Ch. 1: pp. 12-31; Ch. 2: pp. 33-38.

April 6, 8, 13
Buddhist ideals and imperial patronage:
the temples of Hôryuji, Kôfukuji, Tôdaiji, and the Shôsôin treasures
Mason Ch. 2: pp. 38-59; 62-74, 79-80 (E inga kyô scroll only)

April 15, 20, 22
The court at Heian-kyô and the Fujiwara:
Esoteric Buddhist art, Byôdôin, Buddhist painting
Mason Ch. 3: pp. 97-104; 108-110; 116-124; 128-9; 133-135.

April 27
Midterm examination

April 29
Emaki (handscroll) paintings
Mason Ch. 3: pp. 137-144.

May 4, 6
Military culture and the art of late medieval Japan:
Rebuilding Nara, Zen temples and garden
Mason Ch. 4: pp. 147-158 (top); 163-69 (top); 171-176; 193-194.

May 11
Zen-related art and architecture
Mason pp. 194-210

May 13, 18
A turbulent transition: fortresses, villas, and new painting styles
Mason Ch. 5: pp. 211-23; 225-228; 231-235.

May 20, 25 (REVISED)
A turbulent transition: fortresses, villas, and new painting styles
Mason Ch. 5: pp. 211-23; 225-228; 231-235.

May 27; June 1, 3 (REVISED)
Conformity and unrest:
Edo popular culture and prints, revivals, literati, and new painting styles
Mason Ch. 6: pp. 243-246; 273-276; 278-81; 285-295; 304-318.

NOTE: (Chapter 7 deleted from original plan)