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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971657403321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bethlehem [Pa.], : Lehigh University Press

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2011

ISBN

1-61146-541-9

1-283-05163-X

9786613051639

1-61146-072-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KuceraKaril J

NietupskiPaul Kocot <1950->

O'MaraJoan

Disciplina

709.5

Soggetti

Art in education - United States

Art, Asian

Asia Study and teaching (Higher) United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.