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The Arts of the East: China, Japan, India, & Tibet

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ID #: 
660
Film Type: 
VHS
Playing Time: 
23 minutes
Release Date: 
1994
Color or BW: 
N/A
Description: 
Travel from China to Tibet into India with a young American film-maker. See the major works of art and architecture in their original settings as well as masterworks from major collections. Visit Kyoto to see how the assimilated influences from China and India were sythesized into a totally unique Japanese art. Students will learn how to distinguish key features of each major school.
Keywords: 
China, East, film maker, India, Japanese art., Kyoto, major works of art and architecture, Tibet