History of Asian Art

The Ise Shrine is ritually rebuilt every__________.

20 years

Ming and Qing ceramics are known for_______.

Blue and White and Porcelain

Which of the following is the correct term to describe a being that has attained enlightenment but chooses to remain in this world?

Bodhisattva

Don Qichang codified the distinction between _____________.

Both Northern and Southern school and Literati and Academic artists

Which of the following describes the linga?

Both Phallus Shape and Symbolizes power of Shiva

Due to the placement of this Yakshi figure on a Torana at the Stupa at Sanchi, it represents which of the following?

Both Protection and Fertility and vegetation

Who is Lady Murasaki?

Both the author and character

Elements of art terms are____________.

Both the basic properties that make artwork and Line, color, texture, etc...

This image is characteristic of which of the following? (Towering pagoda)

Buddhism

A chaitya hall is_____________________.

Buddhist rock-cut cave temple

This image is characteristic of__________. (Crown)

Three Kingdoms Period

Why do sculptures of Buddha during King Kanishka's era (Kushan Era) reflect influences from the Greco-Roman west?

Trade over the Silk Road

A patron is someone who pays for a work of art.

True

Bamboo is a symbol of the ideal gentleman.

True

Chan Buddhism is connected to Don Qichang's theory on painters.

True

Chinese horizontal handscroll paintings requires participation from the viewer.

True

Garden Design is considered an important art form in China.

True

It was during the Heian Period that Japan's imperial government official terminated relations with China in 894.

True

Numerous religions originated in Asia.

True

Prince Siddhartha Gautama is now regarded as the Historical Buddha.

True

The Great Wall is more than one wall.

True

The Italian, Marco Polo wrote about the Yuan court.

True

The Silk Road is notable for transmitting religious ideas, such as Buddhism.

True

The Wine Cup reflects the austerity supported by Neo-Confucianism.

True

The literati were scholar-amateurs.

True

Woodblock images were first created in China, not Europe.

True

In his painting, Diamond Mountains, the Korean artist Jeong Seon evoked an actual scene. Which of the following describes this type of painting?

True view painting

This ink and color on paper medium/painting is _______________.

Two-dimensional

Style is what a work of art represents.

False

Subject describes the "how" something is depicted in a work of art.

False

The Gopura is the tower which was used to call Muslims to prayer.

False

The Kofun era is named after the fun people sought out in pleasure quarters.

False

The significance of Guan Daosheng is her single life at the art academy.

False

There is only one single text that provides a complete narrative of Buddha's life and death.

False

Yamato-e is purely a Chinese style that arrived in Japan, and involves Chinese narratives and landscapes.

False

Although this work of art, Bowl with Slip Decoration, is from the Neolithic era, it at least visually communicates which of the following?

Fishing was an important activity

Pure Land Buddhism

Focused on Amida Buddha

This miniature painting exemplifies the subject and style from which ruler's reign? (Elephants)

Akbar

What accounts for stories and depictions of Krishna under Akbar's patronage?

Akbar's tolerance to other religious ideas

Paintings in the Tang era, which were replicated by many future artists, are known for_________.

All of these answers

What is the meaning of the Shiva Nataraja?

All of these answers

Beliefs in the Neolithic era of China revolve around _________.

Ancestor worship

Dotaku

Ancient Japanese bronze ceremonial bell

Nirvana

Attainment of full enlightenment

Why is the Jomon Period called the "Jomon" period?

Because of the cord patterns on the vessels

Korean pottery of the twelfth century was recognized worldwide and highly sought. Which of the following is that pottery?

Celadon ware

Which of the following is an explanation for the sexually explicit images at Khajuraho?

Concern with fertility and the propagation of life

This work of art, Jing Ke's Assassination Attempt, is reflective of what belief system?

Confucianism

The Tale of Genji is most important because it tells the story of which of the following?

Court ladies

What architectural ornaments on the "Lotus Mahal" royal building, exemplifies the combination of Hindu and Islamic styles?

Distinctive multilobed arches and stepped pyramidal roofs

The caves of Ajanta are famed for which of the following?

Early Indian painting tradition

Where does the word "China" come from?

Emperor Qin

Torii

Entrance gate to a Shinto shrine

The Deposition from the Cross, made in India during Mughal rule, is most influenced by_________.

Europe

Kim Hongdo's painting, Roof Tiling, shows powerful Korean rulers.

False

Korean architecture is always on a central axis.

False

Northern Indian Hindu Temples have flat-roofed mandapas and pyramidal towers.

False

The Silk Banner discovered in the Tomb of Lady Dai, depicting dragons, immortal beings and possibly Dai herself, is thought to represent which of the following?

Heaven, human and underworld realms

Sin YunBok's images like, Women on Tano Day, resulted in the artist________________.

Getting kicked out of the Bureau of Painting

This image depicts which of the following? (Tall scary statue)

Guardian

This sculpture would be representative of_________________.

Harappan

The Dong-Ju tradition is most known for_____

Hemp-fiber strokes and Alum lumps

Garbhagriha

Holy inner sanctum: Hindu temple (womb chamber)

Avatar

In Hinduism, an incarnation of a god

The Mohenjo-daro and Harappa civilizations arose in ______________.

Indus River Valley

What accounts for the height of the Qutb Minaret in Dehli?

It is a monument to the victory of Islam in Dehli

The Torana image, The Monkey King, visually describes a _______________ tale.

Jataka

During the Qing dynasty, what European group was invited to the imperial court?

Jesuit Missionaries

This image is characteristic of_______. (Various shelves)

Joseon Dynasty

This image is characteristic of which early Japanese era? (Samurai clay figure)

Kofun

The Buddhist monument at Seokguram demonstrates the developing advancements in ______________.

Mathematics

The Taj Mahal was meant to function as a__________.

Mausoleum

Which dynasty designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden city?

Ming

Daoism focuses more on __________, whereas Confucianism focused more on ____________.

Nature, people

This image is characteristic of__________. (Combed cup)

Neolithic

Ren Xiong's Self Portrait is considered_________.

Non conventional

Which of the following is a characteristic of Ming literati paintings, such as Wen Zhengming's Living Aloft?

Personal with both image and poem

Ganesh

Removes obstacles and is invoked before starting any undertaking

Mandala

Sacred diagram of the universe

Esoteric Buddhism

Secret teachings

This miniature painting exemplifies the subject and style from which ruler's reign? (Man on Horse)

Shan Jahan

This bronze vessel exemplifies art from which dynastic era in China? (Bull/Dragon)

Shang

This image is characteristic of which of the following? (Torii gate and rocks)

Shinto

Which religion is associated with the Ise Shrine of the sun goddess Amaterasu?

Shinto

This landscape painting by Mi Youren is stylistic of the ________?

Southern landscape style of Song dynasty

During Mughal rule, the rulers of the Rajput court would commission popular subjects, such as _________ to depict in painting?

Stories of Krishna

Wang Xizhi, known for his famous gathering at the Orchid Pavilion, is known for calligraphy inspired by ___________.

Swimming geese

This work of art exemplifies art from which dynastic era in China? (Rider on a camel)

Tang

The plumpness of the Medicine Buddhism from the Nara period is a reflection of which culture/era?

Tang era in China

Emperor Qin is known for many things. What is he MOST known for today?

Terra cotta army

What makes Sahifa Banu, the artist of the Shah Tahmasp miniature, unique among the trained Mughal artists of the time?

The artist was a woman

This statue of a Shinto Deity (middle figure below) reflects?

The influence of depictions of Buddha in Japan

Iconography includes__________.

The study of symbols

The avatar Krishna is linked to which of the following Hindu gods?

Vishnu

Mappo

When Buddha's law would decline and disappear

Haniwa

Whimsical cylindrical pottery figures placed on tomb mounds

All of the following describe colophons except?

Written before the painting was painted

What are the two major rivers in China?

Yellow and Yangtze

This work of art exemplifies art from which dynastic era in China? (Plump goats)

Yuan

This sculpture is considered_______________.

three-dimensional