Reading Asian art and artifacts : windows to Asia on American college campuses /  edited by Paul K. Nietupski and Joan O'Mara ; image editor, Karil J. Kucera.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Teodora O. Amoloza, Stanley L. Mickel, Joan O'Mara, and Paul K. Nietupski -- Re-iconizing artifacts : using the curriculum to recontextualize Asian art / Roger T. Ames -- Making sense of material culture : multidisciplinary approaches to collection items / Karil J. Kucera -- The arts of South Asia / Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker and Paul K. Nietupski -- Tibetan art / Paul K. Nietupski -- Chinese painting / Ellen Johnston Laing -- Craftsmanship in Japanese arts / Patricia J. Graham -- Japanese prints / Sandy Kita -- Are there decorative arts in Asia? / Samuel K. Parker -- Appendix. The ASIANetwork/Luce Asian Arts Consultancy Project.