Chinese Art

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Course ID:	3600-3-SI2-WSCH2
Erasmus code / ISCED:	03.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Chinese Art
Name in Polish:	Wiedza o sztuce Chin
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Oriental Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The subject is divided into two parts, equivalent to two semesters of courses: ‘Chinese Decorative Arts and Architecture’, and ‘Chinese Painting and Calligraphy’. Attention is paid foremost to acquainting students with the basic artistic genres, most distinguished artists and their famous works, as well as understanding distinctive traits and the role of art and esthetic concepts in Chinese culture.
Full description:	The subject is divided into two parts, equivalent to two semesters of courses: ‘Chinese Decorative Arts and Architecture’, and ‘Chinese Painting and Calligraphy’. In the first part, lectures will include the following: introduction to Chinese art history, prehistoric art, ancient art (including bronzes, jade sculpture, lacquerware), funerary art of imperial China (especially that of the Han and Tang), history of ceramics and porcelain, history of handcraft (in other media), religious art (especially monumental Buddhist sculpture), architecture (including history of parks and gardens) and folk art. The second part will be devoted to the following aspects relative of the history of painting and calligraphy: theory of art, history, main artists and their works, collecting, copying, art criticism, historical and social issues. Attention is paid foremost towards the understanding of the place and role of art in Chinese culture, the Chinese aesthetic concepts, interpretation and deciphering of works of art, the role of written sources, expert knowledge.
Bibliography:	Recommended readings in Polish: 1. Zemanek, A. (red.): Estetyka chińska. Antologia, Universitas, Kraków, 2007 2. Jacoby, M. (et al.), Sztuka chińska w zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Warszawie, MNW, Warszawa, 2009 3. Li Weiming, „Zarys historii chińskich brązów” W: Piękno i rytuał. Starożytne brązy chińskie ze zbiorów Chińskiego Muzeum Narodowego w Pekinie, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, 2006, s. 22–37. 4. Soper, A., Sickman, L., Sztuka i architektura w Chinach, PWN, Warszawa, 1984 5. Miklos, P., Malarstwo chińskie, Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, Warszawa, 1987 6. Trzeciak, P., Idea i tusz, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa, 2002 7. Malinowski J. (red.), Sztuka Chin, Neriton, Warszawa, 2009 8. Eberhard, W., Symbole chińskie. Słownik, Universitas, Kraków, 2001 9. Künstler, M., Sztuka chińska, Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa, 1991 Recommended readings in foreign languages: 10. Hearn, Maxwell, How to Read Chinese Painting, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2008 11. Barnhart Richard M. (et al.), Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting, Yale UP, 1997 12. 薄松年 (主編): 中國美術史教程, 陜西人民美術出版社, 西安, 2000. Bo Songnian (red.), Zhongguo meishushi jiaocheng, Shaanxi renmin chubanshe, Xi’an, 2000. 13. 薛永年, 邵彥: 中國繪畫的歷史與審美鑒賞, 中國人民大學出版社, 北京 2000. Xue Yongnian, Shao Yan, Zhongguo huihua de lishi yu shenmei jianshang, Zhongguo renmin daxue chubanshe, Beijing, 2000.
Learning outcomes:	It is understood that after the conclusion of the course, students will have a general knowledge of the main genres in Chinese art and their history, will know how to appreciate Chinese pieces of art, and how to interpret Chinese paintings and calligraphies.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	attendance control, written test after 1st semester, written exam after 2nd semester

This course is not currently offered.

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