Reading Asian art and artifacts : windows to Asia on American college campuses / edited by Paul K. Nietupski and Joan O'Mara ; image editor, Karil J. Kucera.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kucera, Karil J.

Nietupski, Paul Kocot, 1950-

O'Mara, Joan

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ASIANetwork.

Art in education--United States.

Art in education.

Art, Asian.

Asia--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Campus eBookstore Inc - CEI, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Asian art and material artifacts are expressive of cultural realities and constitute a 'visible language' with messages that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. These essays by scholars of Asian art, philosophy, anthropology, and religion focus on objects held in ASIANetwork schools. The collections are reflective of Asian societies, historical and religious environments, political positions, and economic conditions. The chapter authors tell the stories of the collections, and the collections themselves tell stories of the collectors.

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Editors' Note; Introduction; 1 Re-Iconizing Artifacts: Using the Curriculum to Recontextualize Asian Art; 2 Making Sense of Material Culture: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Collection Items; 3 The Arts of South Asia; 4 Tibetan Art; 5 Chinese Painting; 6 Craftsmanship in Japanese Arts; 7 Japanese Prints; 8 Are There Decorative Arts in Asia?; Appendix: The ASIANetwork/Luce Asian Arts Consultancy Project; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print Version Record.

ISBN:

1-61146-631-8

1-61146-541-9

1-283-05163-X

9786613051639

1-61146-072-7

OCLC:

710974716