History of Japanese Art
6-8 pages, excluding illustrations, notes and bibliography). Students are expected to develop an issue related to the course material. Typical topics include studies of a single monument or work of art, work produced under the patronage of a particular individual or clan, a particular aspect of a single artist’s work, or a carefully delimited discussion about the development of a particular type of subject matter. Your paper should be typed, double-spaced, using 12-point font. You should also include images of the art works discussed in your paper at the end of the paper. Do not insert the images into the text. References to your sources and to publications of the works of art you cite in the text should be supplied as footnotes, endnotes, or in-text notes. Failing to credit the sources of ideas that have been suggested to you by someone else’s work is plagiarism. The grade will be based on clarity of presentation, effectiveness of evidence presented, and soundness of conclusions.
