Explores the major art mediums of China, Japan and India from Neolithic times to the present, contrasting it with that of the Western tradition and examining the influence of Buddhism and Hinduism upon it. Among the art forms to be studied are Chinese landscape painting, Japanese screen painting, the Japanese tea service, silkscreen painting, bronze vessels, ceramic pottery, Indian rock-cut temples, and the vast burial complexes of China and Japan, which include life-sized pottery soldiers. Students will examine fine examples of Asian works in The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Fulfills the general education requirement in fine arts. [3 credits]