Michael VanHartingsveldt
- 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