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The Art of India, China, & Japan
The Art of India, China, & Japan
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Art in Focus textbook and from class lectures and notes. Art Appreciation class
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1
What topics
Ukiyo-e
focus on?
Landscapes and bird-and-flower scenes
Brothel quarters and Kabuki theatre
Scenes of daily life
All answer above
2
Which two major religions originated in India, shaping its cultural and spiritual landscape throughout history?
Hinduism & Yamato-E
Hinduism & Islam
Hinduism & Confucianism
Hinduism and Buddhism
3
Which rivers were mentioned as locations for early Neolithic Chinese societies?
d) Yellow, Yangzi and Ganges rivers
a) Yellow, Yangzi and Nile rivers
c) Yellow, Yangzi and Wei rivers
b) Yellow, Yangzi and Amazon rivers
4
What can be said about Indian art created during British colonial times?
Adopted European artistic style and abandoned traditional form and theme
Artist produced many romanticized pieces meant to please the European buyer
Art was dominated by Islam and no figurative representations were allowed.
Artists produced many innovative and experimental pieces of modern art.
5
During which dynasty did Chinese art become completely Westernized ?
Qing
Song
Yuan
Ming
6
The Chinese began using a cobalt blue glaze on porcelain during the
Sung Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
7
Which of the following is the native religion of Japan?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Shinto
8
According to the archaeological evidence, what was the next form of cave art created in India after the petroglyphs?
Architecture
Cave painting
Manuscripts illustration
Sculpture
9
What distinctive features did their sculptures of the Buddha in Gandhara, influenced by Roman-trained sculptor?
Angular nose, thin lips, and straight hair
Pointed nose, wide lips, and braided hair
Roman nose, cupid-bow lips, and wavy locks of hair
Broad nose, full lips, and curly hair
10
Which of the following artists probably created the first multicolored woodblock prints?
Hokusai
Kiyonobu I
Hiroshige
Suzuki Harunobu
11
During the Heian period, artists developed
________
, or painting in the Japanese manner
sanskrit
Yamato-e
woodblock printing
Ukiy0-e
12
What is the significance of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in understanding ancient Chinese culture?
All of the above
They reveal early examples of Chinese characters.
They offer details about social practices.
They provide insights into religious beliefs.
13
Japanese history and art history are commonly divided into periods, often defined by major _____ changes.
Economic
Cultural
Political
Religious
14
What items were found in the tomb of Lady Fu Hao in Shang period?
Stone tablets and textiles
Silver coins and pottery
d) Wooden artifacts and animal bones
c) Bronze vessels, jades, chariots, lacquered items, weapons, and more
15
Which period is called the "classical" period of Indian art ?
The Kushan period (30–320 CE)
Gupta period ((320–500 CE)
Andhra period (First Century–320 CE)
16
One of the richest eras in Japanese art was during
Edo Period
Momoyama Period
Heian Period
Kamakura Period
17
Confucius, a teacher, philosopher, & scholar, was born around 51 B.C. His teachings were about
Both answers are correct
living around the principles of ethics
keeping order in society
18
How has Japanese art influenced the world?
Western artist were inspired by different uses of compositional space
Ukiyo-e prints were one of the main Japanese influences on Western art.
All of them are correct
flattening of planes, and abstract approaches to color of Ukiyo-e
19
In Indian art, _____ was a common practice for illustrating manuscripts.
Oil Painting
Abstract painting
Miniature painting
20
Sung-period artists refined the art of making
_____________.
porcelain
woodblock prints
use of line in their painting
casting bronze
21
which period in Indian art did they start using Western techniques like modeling, shading, and perspective?
Gupta period
Islamic India
The Vedic period
22
According to archaeological evidence, what was the next form of cave art to be created in India after the petroglyphs?
Cave painting
Architecture
Sculpture
Manuscripts illustration
23
When did Buddhism arrive in China?
d) 10th century CE
a) 5th century BCE
c) 3rd century CE
b) 1st century CE
24
To which countries did Gupta period Hindu art spread from southeast India ?
Cambodia and Thailand
Thailand and Vietnam
Cambodia and Myanmar
Cambodia and Laos
25
True or False:
Chinese philosophy and religion
had a large influence on the
subjects
and
the styles of art
.
False
True
26
What is Ukiyo-e?
All of them are correct
Ukiyo-e was used to reproduce landscape paintings
thrived from the 17th through 19th centuries.
The name for the woodcut technique that developed during the Edo period
27
The primary purpose of a Hindu temple is
to accomodate large numbers of worshippers
a place for burials
to serve as residence for the god Vishnu
28
In contrast to Chinese art, Western paintings make use of
silk
rice paper
multiple vanishing points
a single vanishing point
29
Which religion influenced and have profoundly shaped the development of Japanese art?
Confucianism
Shintoism
All answers are correct.
Buddhism
30
Artists created woodblock prints
none of the other answers are correct
because rice paper was cheap
so they would have one image of an artwork
So they could make many images at once
31
Harappan and Aryan beliefs eventually blended to form
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddism
Islam
32
Some ratha temples of the Gupta period were mainly built of what material ?
Plaster
Cement
Rock
Bronze
33
The Trimurti is represented by the gods
Brahma(destroyer), Vishnu (preserver) & Shiva (creator)
Brahma(creator), Vishnu (destroyer) & Shiva (preserver)
Brahma(creator), Vishnu (preserver) & Shiva (destroyer)
None of those answers are correct
34
What did the Ancient Chinese use to help protect art from bugs and other damage ?
Lacquer
Oil
Silk
Paper
35
Where did the Harappan civilization develop?
Japan
China
the Indus valley
the Nile valley
36
By the Shang dynasty, Chinese artisans were creating
wood carvings
scroll paintings
porcelain ware
bronze vessels
37
What artistic styles did "Chinoiserie" influence ?
Mannerism
Baroque
Neoclassicism
Rococo
38
One of the famous Impressionism artists influenced by the Japonism movement is…
Paul Gauguin
George Seurat
Vincent Van Gogh
39
Which of the following country invented paper?
Chinese
Harrapans
Japanese
Egyptians
40
Who created painting woodblocks
"The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō"?
Utamaro
Torii Kiyonaga
Sharaku
Hiroshige
41
What makes India art unique?
All of them are correct
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
42
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
is an ukiyo-e series of woodblock prints by the Japanese artist
Hiroshige
Hokusai
Harunobu
Kiyonobu I