Introduction to Asian Art
ART HIST 240-0         Professor Sarah E. Fraser
Papers
Paper 1: Authentic Representation

Karle Buddhist Cave Site. Ext. of Chaitya Hall: Mithuna (loving) couple.
Carved from living rock. India, 1st century BCE .

Necropolis of first Qin emperor. Kneeling archer. Terracotta.
Modern-day Xian, China, Qin Dynasty, ca. 210 BCE.

Paper 2: Hybridity - Qianlong's Approach to Portraiture Painting ( Option A )

Portrait of Qianlong Emperor at the age of 25. Color on silk.
242.2 x 179 cm. Attr. Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766). ca. 1736.

Paper 2: Japanese Garden Design - Traditional Viewing ( Option B )

Bridge leading to the Japanese Garden. Digital Color Photo.
Photo by T. O'Connell. Glencoe, IL USA, Recreation of 17th c.
garden elements [photo d. 2003]. Chicago Botanic Garden.

Bridge leading to the Japanese Garden. Digital Color Photo.
Photo by T. O'Connell. Glencoe, IL USA, Recreation of 17th c.
garden elements [photo d. 2003]. Chicago Botanic Garden.

Map of Japanese Garden (Sansho-En)

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