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Internet Guide for Chinese Studies is a guide to academic websites on China organized according to the Library of Congress classification system; it includes sections on Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy/Religion, Geography, and Bibliography. Published by the China WWW Virtual Library and maintained at the Sinological Institute, Leiden University, Netherlands, with support from the Institute of Chinese Studies (Heidelberg University), the Berlin State Library, and the German Research Foundation. Last updated in 2009. Thanks to Reference Librarian Michael Hunter for alerting me to this resource. A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey of the University of Washington. This is a must-see for students of Chinese art history! Topics include Buddhism, Painting, Homes, and Gardens (including a section devoted to the Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets). JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System) is the online Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and East Asian Scroll Paintings, created and maintained by the University of Chicago's Center for the Art of East Asia. This invaluable resource provides high-resolution, scrolling digital images of Chinese and Japanese handscrolls, including several important examples of landscape paintings. A bonus: the images are annotated. Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy documents the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. An incredible resource, this site includes object documentation and images for 82 paintings and three independent works of calligraphy. James Cahill's Hills beyond a River: Chinese Painting of the Yüan Dynasty, 1279-1368, first published in 1976 by Weatherhill, now out of print but available online at the Knowledge Bank at Ohio State University. This book is an essential resource on Yuan painting. History of Gardens in East Asia, maintained by François Louis, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York. This should be the first place you look online for general information on historic Chinese and Japanese gardens. The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden on Staten Island, created by the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden. If you ever visit New York City and want to see in person what a Chinese scholar's garden is like, this is a good place to visit. The Met, "The Chinese Garden Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art," YouTube, Sept. 25, 2008. The Japanese Garden, created by Clifton Olds of Bowdoin College. Includes useful information on elements and origins of gardens, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and list of relevant links. (There are also pages intended to provide pictures of specific gardens, but it is not clear whether these are up and running.) Last updated in 2008. Asian Historical Architecture, "a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Here you can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in fifteen countries, with extensive background information and 'virtual tours." Chinese Vernacular Architecture & General Chinese Architecture Links, created by Dr. Ronald G. Knapp, SUNY New Paltz. A good place to start research on the relationship between vernacular architecture and gardens in China. Last updated in 2010. A Selected Bibliography of Traditional Chinese Architecture, by Jerome Silbergeld, Cary Liu, Nancy Steinhardt, and Wei Yang (September 8, 2004), published by the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University. The link is to a PDF file. BuddhaNet's Buddhist Studies. This site provides an introduction to several aspects of Buddhism, with sections entitled Basic Buddhism Guide; Buddhist Studies for Primary and Secondary Schools; Online Study Guide; Buddhist History and Culture; and The Buddhist World. The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art. Especially valuable for its online exhibitions (not just of Buddhist art) and projects. Buddhism & Shintōism in Japan: A to Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Sculpture & Art, compiled by Mark Schumacher. H-Asia, an H-Net discussion list. The searchable discussion logs and Asian studies links may be useful in your research. H-Japan, an H-NET discussion list. The online discussion logs, book reviews and resources may be useful in your research. Virtual Library Museums Pages, started by Jonathan Bowen. Want to know about the collections and special exhibitions of museums all over the world? Go here first and find their websites. The HWS Library. Canvas, the electronic course center for HWS, with a mirror site to this one (but with an online grade book and discussion board). And, finally, Artstor, an essential database of online images of art and architecture. You can search the digital library without creating an account by logging in using our institutional proxy.
Links last checked 28 August 2023 |