The wave of Japanese woodblock prints that flooded into Paris in the 19th century brought new ways of seeing to Western art. This course examines the profound aspects of the Japanese influence on European art through the study of master artists and their techniques in both cultures. Key figures such as Hiroshige, Utamaro, Sesshu and Hokasai are considered for their contributions to the work of Monet, Cassatt, Degas, Manet, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Toulouse-Lautrec. The extensive Asian and French 19th century collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art serve as a central means of study. Course content applies to a range of subject areas, including visual arts, history, multicultural studies and the humanities at all grade levels. A visit to the Shofuso Japanese Teahouse in Fairmount Park is planned.