The Non-western object that I am researching at the DAI is AMIDA BUDDHA, 13 century. 107 Japanese art gallery. The accession number is 1935.1. I am going to compare it to seated buddha preaching the first sermon, Sarnath, India, 5th century. Chunar sandstone, hight 5’3 (1.60 m). Archeological Museum, Sarnath. Page Number is 72.
2. This is the research paper
Paper should be minimum 3 pages of text, 12 point type, double-spaced, 1 inch margins Cover page and sources page do not count in the 3 page count.
In your paper:
Identify the piece: artist (if known), country of origin, date, period, materials, approximate size
Include the gallery number in which the piece is located and the acquisition number Describe the art object.
Compare it to a work in Art Beyond the West (compare AMIDA BUDDHA to Seated Buddha)
Place the object in its cultural context. For example, a Chinese bronze Ding from the Shang Dynasty was likely found in the context of a burial (O’Riley, 112).
Describe the process by which the piece was made. The Ding would have been made by the piece mold process (see O’Riley 114).
Rubric:
Proof of visit to Dayton Art Institute 20%
Identification 5%
Gallery number and accession number 5%
Description 10%
Comparison 15%
Cultural Context 15%
Process 15%
Writing style, grammar, spelling 15%
Citations: Cite at least 3 scholarly sources (not Wikipedia or encyclopedia, but your text may be one source).
Length of paper – 3 pages full credit, 2 pages 66%, 1 page 33%, etc.
Double-spaced, 12 point type, one inch margins.
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