32, 33, 34 art history test #4
Where is the Taj Mahal?
Agra
Who was fascinated by European art?
Akbar
How did one enter a teahouse?
crawling on hands and knees
Daimyo were ________ in the Japanese shogunate.
feudal lords
The Emerald Buddha is carved from ________ .
green jade
Which of the following was considered the most prestigious subject matter for painting in Ming China?
landscape
The Victoria Terminus is modeled after which style?
14th- and 15th-century Venice
When did the British first arrive in India?
16th century
The Qing Dynasty ended in ________ .
1912
Which of the following represents a symbol for religious and secular authority for Thai kings?
Emerald Buddha
How have scholars referred to the period of the late 15th century through the late 16th century in Japan?
Era of the Imperial Shogun
The Mongols, led by ________ , invaded China in 1210 and destroyed the Jin dynasty's capital at Beijing.
Genghis Khan
Gateway towers, called ________ , were a very popular structural motif found in temple complexes.
Gopuras
Carnations and Garden Rock is an example of Ming painting that was imported from ________ .
Japan
Which of the following events ended the last Korean dynasty?
Japanese annexation
_______ is an avatar of Vishnu?
Krishna
Distinctive multilobed arches exemplify the stylistic crosscurrents that typify South Asian architecture in the second millennium. Which of the following structures has this element?
Lotus Mahal
An early European visitor to the court of Kublai Khan was ________ .
Marco Polo
Which dynasty drove the last Mongol emperor from Beijing?
Ming
________ are scenic arrangements of natural and artificial elements intended to produce irregularities.
Ming pleasure gardens
The screen Chinese Lions by Kano Eitoku became an important symbol for ________ .
Momoyama
Northwestern India resolutely resisted ________ .
Mughal expansion
During which period did Zen, or Chan, Buddhism flourish?
Muromachi
This style featured precisely applied ink in bold patterns.
Nihonga School
For lacquer ware, imperial patronage went to the ________ .
Orchard Factory
The Vijayanagar Empire was ended by the ________ .
confederacy of Deccan sultanates
Akbar received the Royal Polyglot Bible from ________
Portuguese Jesuits
The Manchus of Manchuria invaded China in the 17th century and established which of the following?
Qing dynasty
This school did not have continuity of lineage and training. It is characterized by vivid color and extensive use of gold and silver as well as decorative patterning.
Rinpa School
One of the most renowned tea masters of the Momoyama period was ________ .
Sen no Rikyu
Who was a practitioner of the splashed-ink (haboku) style?
Sesshu Toyo
The Great Temple at Madurai is dedicated to ________ .
Shiva and his consort
A nishiki-e, or brocade picture, is sumptuous, brilliant, and printed on the best quality paper using costly inks. An artist who played a key role in developing this style was ________ .
Suzuki Harunobu
Monumental tombs were not part of either the Hindu or Buddhist traditions, but had a long history in Islamic architecture. The ________ is a monumental tomb.
Taj Mahal
Who designed the stadiums for the 1964 Olympics held in Tokyo?
Tange Kenzo
The Rinpa School traced its roots to ________ .
Tawaraya Sotatsu
Who promoted the ideal of beauty that was inspired by the tea ceremony and could be achieved in functional objects made of natural materials by anonymous craftspeople?
Yanagi Soetsu
The Pine Forest by Hasegawa Tohaku, which evokes a calm, meditative mood, is suggestive of which discipline.
Zen
The phoenix is an allegorical symbol for ________ .
an empress
When did the Communists take control of China?
b. 1949
During the Yuan dynasty, ________ was a popular subject for painting.
bamboo
Krishna is always portrayed as which of the following?
blue
The Mughals of India presided over a court that can be described as ________ .
cosmopolitan
Northern Chan Buddhists believed that only after ________ could one achieve enlightenment.
long training
In Zen Buddhism enlightenment is achieved through ________ .
meditation
Which of these settings is depicted in the lovers tryst, Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion?
night garden with lightning flashes
Tatami accommodate which of the following Japanese customs?
not wearing shoes indoors
During the Yuan period, the Chinese mastered ________ .
porcelain
Which of the following describes the literati?
scholar-artists
The Sukhothai Walking Buddha expresses which of the following ideas?
supernatural being
How does Akbar and the Elephant Hawai from the Akbarnama become a metaphor for Akbar's rule?
taking charge of an unruly state
The Ming designed Beijing as which of the following?
three nested walled cities
Indian miniatures were designed for which of the following purposes?
to be held in the hands
The imperial palace compound was named the Forbidden City because it was ________ .
very restricted
The Chinese principle of active masculine energy is ________ .
yang
