Module 12 Inquisitive

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Which of the following facts about this famous archaeological discovery are true?

It includes over 8,000 terra-cotta figures of soldiers and horses. It was made for the first emperor of China. The figures are lifesize.

How did Japanese prints influence the American artist Mary Cassatt's The Child's Bath?

- the use of substantial outlining to render bodies with little volume - the use of different perspectives for different parts of the painting

Why was Angkor Wat built?

to worship the preserver of cosmic harmony as a royal burial site as a re-creation of heaven on earth

How is this cup associated with the traditional Japanese tea ceremony?

Its austere simplicity, subtle variations of color, and pleasantly tactile surface were all designed to inspire a contemplative sense of living in the moment.

This colossal statue, and another one adjacent to it, were the largest Buddhas in the world. They were both destroyed with dynamite by the Taliban in 2001, because they were thought to lead to the worship of false idols. Where was this statue located?

Afghanistan in a cliff

How is the Buddha depicted on this gateway?

Buddha is not shown, just his prescience in the form of footprints and a throne

The subject matter of Monika Lin's Ten Thousand embraces the ideals of the literati, scholar-artists who contemplated nature, practiced calligraphy, and painted detailed landscapes. T or F

F, she just writes the character for rice 10,000x

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to complete this passage of text. The Chinese script used today goes back to at least the ______ Dynasty. Talented calligraphers, who can communicate through their script elegance, formality, sadness, or joyful exuberance, are accorded the highest respect. During the Song Dynasty, painters called literati wrote poems next to their paintings. Inscriptions known as colophons, which comprise poems or historical information about the artwork, are often added by the artist or an admirer of the painting.

Qin

Who constructed this site in Sikandra, India, and whom was it built to commemorate?

This vast mausoleum and surrounding walled garden complex were built by Jahangir and Akbar in the early seventeenth century to house the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

What does the shape of this temple represent?

a cosmic mountain a link between heaven and Earth the desire for nirvana

On this silk banner from the second century BCE, belonging to the noblewoman Lady Dai Hou Fu-ren, where are the following details found?

bi = 2 dragons crossing a jade circle (symbol for heaven) Lady Di = about 1/2 way up Imperial ancestor = at the top in red circle

"blown-off roof" perspective

birds eye view

This scene from a Japanese hand scroll, which was designed to be viewed in portions as the scroll was unrolled from right to left, employs what kind(s) of perspective?

blown-off roof

Within a Buddhist context, which terms belong with each of these definitions?

burial mound = stupa story of the Buddha = jataka gateway = torana

The Japanese word for the traditional tea ceremony is _____meaning "Way of the Tea." Rooted in ______ it embodies a set of rituals that helps one find peace and solace from the ordinary world. It was originally performed in modest bamboo and mud-walled tearooms, with straw _______ (floor mats), and no decoration except for a scroll or some flowers placed in a niche called a __________. The tea ceremony is still performed today.

chanoyu Zen Buddhism tatami tokonoma

During which Chinese dynasty was each of these artworks created?

clothing: Han statues: Qin Shang: Bowl

Who constructed this site in Agra, India, and whom was it built to commemorate?

constructed by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz

Which, if any, of the following terms correctly describe aspects of this seventh-century Japanese painted panel?

continuous narrative jataka

Following the opening of Japan's border to trade with the West in 1853, Japanese prints became extremely popular imports in Europe and America, where they influenced many artists of the time. How did each of these Western artists reveal this Japonisme in their works?

incorporated slanted viewpoints, bright colors, and busy patterns into their work: Mary Cassatt Vincent van Gogh Claude Monet Edgar Degas made paintings that were influenced by Japanese techniques: Edgar Degas Vincent van Gogh Mary Cassatt

What contextual themes are associated with Do Ho Suh's Some/One?

traditional armor the artist's experiences in the Korean military

Which of these terms, if any, can correctly be applied to this ancient Chinese bronze object?

t'ao t'ieh & ding

What aspects of a tea bowl such as this one would participants in the Japanese tea ceremony appreciate?

the abstract design of its decoration the materials it was made from the way it feels

Page(s) 426-4273.3.5 Southeast Asia What are the five central towers of Angkor Wat meant to represent?

the home of the gods lotus flowers

Which aspects of this sculpture tell the viewer that the Buddha is being represented as a teacher?

the orb of the sun—symbolizing the Wheel of Law and his disciples at the bottom

What does this fourteenth-century Chinese scroll painting depict?

the power of nature an alchemist searching for minerals the journey through life

What is represented and suggested by these relief sculptures from the Kandariya Mahadeva temple in northern India?

the unity of the cosmos sexual intercourse dancing

Why are Japanese ukiyo-e prints of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries known as "pictures of the floating world"?

they depict the idea that life is fleeting and every moment should be savored

Which Japanese artist, and which type of work by him, was a particularly direct stylistic influence on The Child's Bath by the American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt?

two Chinese women, Kitagawa Utamaro Mary Cassatt became deeply influenced by the work of the eighteenth-century Japanese printmaker Kitagawa Utamaro after seeing an exhibition of more than a hundred of his works in Paris.

In this scroll painting, known as Ge Zhichuan Moving His Dwelling, where is Ge Zhichuan's final destination located?

village in the upper left


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