Admission requirements
No admission requirements
Description
This course aims to provide students with the basic skills to search for classical sources and materials related to Chinese painting. During the course a number of different text genres and formats and their patterns will be discussed to enable effective reading. Each text will focus on a different theme, giving the student an overview of both the traditional issues and motifs of Chinese painting and the necessary knowledge to comprehend the texts. The text will be translated and commented by students and later read together in class. The student will be familiarized with the following types of texts:
Painter’s biography
Description of a painting in a catalogue
Painting inscriptions
Practical recipes (from an encyclopedia)
Lists of principles
‘Historical’ account on the origin of painting
Preface to a painting treatise
Discussion on style (strokes and textures)
Anecdotes about painters and paintings
Rhymed mnemonic formulas for painting
Q&A between student and master
Course objectives
Familiarize students with different texts and genres used in art historical research;
Develop research skills in classical Chinese;
Improve students’ ability to interpret classical texts;
Timetable
The timetable is available on the Asianstudies website
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Total 280 hours (10 EC x 28 hours)
Seminar 2 ×13 hours: 26 hours (6 extra hours for students of the Research MA)
Compulsory readings: 86 hours
Class Assignments: 62 hours
Term paper: 100 hours
Assessment method
The final mark for the course is established by the weighted average of:
Take-home exercises and participation in class: 40%
Final annotated translation: 60%
Students must obtain a mark of 6 or higher to pass this course.
Exam Review
Students may request an oral elucidation of the assessment within 30 days after publication of the grade.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
Syllabus
Selected course readings
Submitting assignments
Reading list
Reading material will be made available through Blackboard and a reserve shelf.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch