Michael VanHartingsveldt


Michael Vanhartingsveldt standing in front of a shrine
  • PhD Candidate
  • Japanese Buddhist Sculpture: Eighth through Fourteenth Centuries
  • Patronage of Religious Sites in Pre-Tenth Century East Asia
  • Manga: Histories, Theories, and Aesthetics
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Biography

Michael began his coursework in Fall 2019. He is primarily interested in East Asian Buddhist Art. Specifically, the transmission and transformation of esoteric Buddhist art as represented in the Japanese Shingon and Tendai traditions.



Fields of Study

Japanese Buddhist Sculpture: Eighth through Fourteenth Centuries

Patronage of Religious Sites in Pre-Tenth Century East Asia

Manga: Histories, Theories, and Aesthetics

Education

M.A. in East Asian Art and its Markets, Claremont Graduate University
B.A. in English Language and Literature, Redeemer University