arh 151 quiz 16

FALSE

For the Chinese, calligraphy, painting, and poetry were three entirely separate artforms.

yin and yang

In "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," the curl of the wave intertwines with the sky to create an abstract ________.

False

In the nineteenth century, there was so little trade between Asia and the West that Japanese art had no real influence on what artists in Europe were doing.

Shinto

Mt. Fuji, the Japanese mountain that features in Hokusai's famous print "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," is sacred to believers of ________.

India

The Ajanta caves, filled with paintings and sculptures, are located in ________.

Tokyo

The Edo Period (also called the Tokugawa Period) was named for the 17th century capital city of Japan. What do we call that city today?

holds remains of Buddha

The Great Stupa ________.

True

The term Ukiyo-e means "pictures of the floating world."

the Mughals

These 16th-17th century Muslim Indian rulers patronized figurative art that was influenced by Western practice.

Akbar

This 16th century Muslim ruler (inspired by the Persian court) brought figuration to Islamic art and opened India to foreign diplomats.

stupa

This Buddhist dome structure has no interior, and is a metaphor for the cosmic egg, Mount Meru and the dome of heaven.

Qin

This Chinese emperor, of the third century BC, planned to maintain his power after death with over 8000 terra-cotta soldiers, discovered in his burial mound in 1974.

Shinto

This native Japanese religion worships many nature gods.

Buddhism

This religion started with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama in sixth century BC.

a mausoleum

What is the Taj Mahal?

A. Ukiyo-e (Edo Period) B. Mughal figuration C. Ming Dynasty (14th -17th century) D. Song Dynasty E. Hindu Art (Pallava Dynasty)

pictures