ArH 311U Survey of South and Southeast Asian Art

A survey of art and architecture of South and Southeast Asian art from prehistoric times to the 19th century. The art and architecture (including ceramics, sculpture, painting) of Asia will be presented in context of chronology, source (indigenous or foreign influence), site and in relation to the forces of each society's culture, religion, politics, geography, and history. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islamic architecture, painting, symbolism, and mythology are basic to the arts of Asia.