CHAPTER 6 JAPAN after 1336
An alcove used to display prized objects or hang scrolls of painting or calligraphy is called which of the following?
Tokonoma
Zen emphasized rigorous discipline and personal responsibility. Which of the following groups showed a greater affinity for Zen teachings?
Upper echelons of the warrior class
During the Muromachi period, superior knowledge and refinement legitimized the elevated status of the warrior elite. Which of the following would support this elevation?
Familiarity with Chinese Zen culture
Which school did not have the continuity of lineage: father training son or master and pupil?
Rinpa School
After the overthrow of the Tokugawa, a new period ensued, called the Meiji, which translates to ___
Enlightened Rule
Civil war disrupted Japan starting in which of the following centuries?
14th century
Which of the following describes the function of the tatami?
Accommodates the custom of not wearing shoes indoors
The great strength of Japanese art has been its innovation through which of the following?
Adaptation
What is the Chinese term for the Japanese Zen?
Chan
The Saihoji temple gardens show the continuities and changes in the religious art of the Muromachi period, which combines Pure Land Buddhist and Zen Buddhist traditions. Which of the following describes a characteristic trait of Zen Buddhism?
Emphasized rigorous discipline and personal responsibility
After years of upheaval between the imperial family and the clans, Ashikaga Takauji managed to come to power. Which of the following would account for this?
He accrued sufficient power to establish domination of his clan.
Which school of painting style featured vivid color, extensive use of gold and silver, and decorative patterns?
Kano School
Which painting style is characterized by bold outlines and presentation of objects along the vertical plane of the painting surface?
Kano style
Honami Koetsu was a calligrapher and ceramicist, but he also designed which of the following?
Lacquers
Dry landscape or rock gardens became very popular in Japan during which of the following periods?
Muromachi
Which style of painting incorporates some Western techniques such as chiaroscuro, perspective, and bright hues in basically Japanese-style paintings?
Nihonga
What became a major genre in Japan in the late 19th century?
Oil painting
During the Muromachi period, which of the following made up the traditional religious elements that were already present in the Saihoji Temple gardens?
Pure Land elements
A splashed-ink picture often hovers at the edge of legibility. Which of the following describes this style?
Rapid brush strokes, sometimes even dripping the ink onto the paper
Describe the aesthetic principles that were developed around the late 15th century and grew to have importance in the tradition of the tea ceremony and the utensils used.
Sabi, value found in the old and weathered, and wabi, value found in refined simplicity
Which of the following was a renowned tea master and tea house designer?
Sen No Rikyu
Which of the following artists went to China and studied with Ming masters?
Sesshu Toyo
Shino ware can be typically described by which of the following?
Simple forms and elaborate surfaces
The Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto was constructed during the height of the popularity of the tea ceremony. Which of the following describes the Katsura Imperial Villa?
Tastefully subtle with elements of courtly gracefulness
What was the favorite exercise of cultivation and refinement in the Momoyama period?
Tea ceremony
Which of the following schools combined colorism with Chinese ink brush outlines in the 16th century?
The Tosa and Kano Schools
Tokugawa rulers banned Christianity and all Westerners except which of the following?
dutch
Which of the following describes one of the most important features of the Katsura Imperial Villa, and why?
The doors can open to the outside in order to achieve the harmonious integration of building and garden.
During the Momoyama period, the tea ceremony became a very important tool to express humility. How did this expression of humility affect the design of the teahouse?
The interior space was dim and tiny.
How did the Taian teahouse encourage intimacy among the guests and tea host?
The room's dimness and tiny size encouraged the feeling of intimacy.
Kano Masaobu founded the Kano style. Who was his major patron?
The shogun
What did Tokugawa Ieyasu revive after he consolidated power?
The title of shogun
Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa combines Western and Japanese traditions. Which of the following describes the Japanese tradition?
The wave is more traditionally flat and in the foreground.
Kano painters of the Momoyama period were asked to create folding screens in ink, color, and gold leaf for which of the following?
Warlords
Who promoted an ideal of beauty in functional objects made of natural materials?
Yanagi Soetsu
The counterculture of the Edo period produced works whose subject matter depicted which of the following?
Yoshiwara brothels
During the Muromachi period, which of the following religions flourished alongside the older Buddhist sects?
Zen
Starting around the late 15th century, the Chinese objects associated with the tea ceremony utensils were being replaced with which of the following?
c. Korean ceramics
Nishiki-e, or brocade, pictures were highly valued because of their sumptuous and brilliant colors as well as being printed on best-quality paper. During which of the following periods were such works created?
ego
Which of the following characteristics describes a Wabi aesthetic
redefined rusticity
