Exam 19: Japan

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Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date.Give the reasons for your attributions,using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.

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Suggested images,not in the text:
1. Another screen by Tohaku
2. Another monochrome landscape painting by Sesshu
3. Another woodblock print by Harunobu
4. Another chapter from the Tale of Genji
5. Another Haniwa figure

What are the features that demonstrate Chinese architectural styles and influences in this building?

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Kondo,Horyuji (Figure 19-5).The Kondo from the Horyuji was strongly influenced by Chinese prototypes.These influences can be seen in the roof braces and the graceful upturning lines of the roofs with their wide,overhanging eaves.

What is this and what type of space does it evoke?

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Sen no Rikyu,Taian teahouse (Figure 19-14).Emphasizes the guest's passage into a ceremonial space,where all are equal in theory.

Who was Tori Busshi?

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Compare and contrast the Nara and Heian periods.Include outside influences.How did these influences change Japanese art and society during these periods? Consider the importation of Buddhism as a religion.How did this new philosophy and religion re-shape Japanese esoteric thought and art? Use examples to support your essay.

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Compare and contrast the Rinpa and Kano Schools.What are the characteristics of each school? How do they describe Japanese visual art? How do they reflect Japanese aesthetics? Use examples to support your essay.

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What is the Taizokai (Womb World),and how does it reflect Shingon Buddhism?

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Contrast these two images,how are they different and how are they alike?

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How does this work reflect the Kano School?

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In the Tale of Genji,the metaphor,which came to mean fading life and love and the season of autumn,is which of the following?

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The sculptor who created the Shaka triad for the Horyuji Kondo was ____.

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What famous Western artist created his own version of Ando Hiroshige's Plum Estate Kaneido?

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What does this image portray?

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Ukiyo-e became popular because:

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The subject matter of Honami Koetsu's Boat Bridge is derived from:

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Briefly discuss the influences Zen Buddhism had on Muromachi art.

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Painters of the Momoyama Period were asked to create folding screens in ink,color,and gold leaf for ____.

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Assess the patronage system in the Early Heian and Kamakura periods.How did these systems shape Japanese art and architecture? Use examples to support your essay.

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Select three works of art.Describe them.How do these works reflect Japanese visual arts? How do they echo Japanese aesthetics? What outside influences,if any,also become important in shaping the works you have selected? How are the selected works innovative?

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In the Edo period,the Tokugawa rulers banned ____ and almost all foreigners from entering Japan.

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