Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023Class Size45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionA survey of the art and architecture of prominent Asian cultures focusing on India, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the Islamic world, and those areas under the sphere of influence. Class covers major religious (Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto, Islam, etc.), philosophical (Confucian, Daoist, etc.), and political currents that affected artistic production in these religions. Discussion of major art forms includes media and their uses, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, and the so-called "minor arts." Also, contemporary trends in Asian art, Western influence and borrowing, Asian art in Southern California, and local sites for experiencing Asian traditions/culture. C-ID: ARTH 130. 