Video lecture
Japanese Visual Culture
As the visual culture of modern Japan, manga (comics), anime (animation) and games are world-famous, but behind this is a long history of rich visual culture that spans over a thousand years. This course will introduce you about 1500 years of Japanese art history, from A.D. to the Edo period, before Western culture officially entered Japan in the 19th century. The lectures will use a lot of images to visually convey the whole picture of the classical Japanese visual culture.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction (4:08)
2. Stone age (5:26)
3. Arrival of Chinese culture and Buddhism (7:59)
4. New Buddhist statues and dawn of Manga (9:37)
5. Samurai era and the Realism (8:19)
6. Muromachi era: Japanese beauty flourished (10:47)
7. Edo era: National isolation period (10:51)
1. Introduction (4:08)
2. Stone age (5:26)
3. Arrival of Chinese culture and Buddhism (7:59)
4. New Buddhist statues and dawn of Manga (9:37)
5. Samurai era and the Realism (8:19)
6. Muromachi era: Japanese beauty flourished (10:47)
7. Edo era: National isolation period (10:51)
Masaki Hayashi
Japanese culture talk
Hello!
I'm a Japanese, living in Sweden and teaching at a university.
I have always been interested in art and culture, and I finally got the opportunity to give a special lecture on the visual culture of my country at the university. When I spoke in front of many Western students there, I received a surprisingly large response.
Japanese comics, animation and games are world famous and many young people here in Sweden are enjoying and interested in it. However, few people know the background behind how these rich modern Japanese contents were born. In fact, Japan has accumulated a wealth of visual culture for over a thousand years, which is the basis of the modern contents.
Here, I would like to share my knowledge with you. I will introduce Japanese culture from a perspective as a native Japanese.