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Re: "Oriental" Art VS "Asian" Art
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Nan Lawler <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 10 Mar 1994 17:10:09 CST
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> How about East Asian art?  "Asia" goes all the way west to Turkey --
> hardly Oriental.
 
Well, actually, "Oriental" traditionally included anything east of
Europe.
 
Best solution, of course, is to label it by country or culture.
Both "Oriental" and "Asian" are a little less meaningful than
"European."  Not an entirely worthless label, but not indicative of
the variety of cultures/styles within the large group.  Yes, I'd
agree--"East Asian" for Chinese/Japanese/Korean (an obvious parallel
would be "Northern European").
 
Nan Lawler, Special Collections
University of Arkansas Libraries
Fayetteville, AR  72701-1201
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