Deck 19: Japan

Question 1

The winged form of the Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, evokes _____ as it appeared in Chinese painting.

A) ​European architecture
B) ​Buddha's palace in his Pure Land
C) ​Zen gardens
D) ​imperial palaces

Answer 1

​Buddha's palace in his Pure Land

Question 2

The ______ garden is a rock garden and should not be entered.

A) haboku​
B) ​haniwa
C) ​karesansui
D) ​kano

Answer 2

​karesansui

Question 3

The tomb of Emperor Nintoku is the largest of a type of Japanese tomb known as the _____.

A) ​wabi
B) ​shinto
C) ​tumulus
D) ​mandara

Answer 3

​tumulus

Question 4

Contact with China was halted during the _____ period.

A) ​Heian
B) ​Momoya
C) ​Edo
D) ​Momoyama

Question 5

Evident in the representation of the priest Chogen, the art in the Kamakura period is marked by _____.

A) ​a high degree of naturalism
B) ​the use of bronze
C) ​abstract forms
D) ​lavish and ornate materials

Question 6

The _____ period is characterized by the creation of large earthen burial mounds.

A) ​Kamakura
B) ​Heian
C) ​Muromachi
D) ​Kofun

Question 7

In the Heian period, the message of salvation all increased the spread of ______ Buddhism to all classes.

A) ​Esoteric
B) ​Zen
C) ​Pure Land
D) ​Shingon

Question 8

In 1185, _____ became the first shogun at Kamakura.

A) Goshirakawa​
B) ​Shunjobo Chogen
C) ​Ashikaga Takauji
D) ​Minamoto Yoritomo

Question 9

In Buddhist temple complexes, the _____ was the main hall for worship.

A) ​yamato-e
B) ​karesansui
C) ​haboku
D) ​kondo

Question 10

The Tale of Genji gives the viewer insight into Heian _____.

A) ​peasantry
B) ​warriors
C) ​court culture
D) ​religious beliefs

Question 11

_____ is the term applied to traditional Japanese ways.

A) ​Shaka
B) ​Kanawi
C) ​Shinto
D) ​Hiragana

Question 12

The _____ is a diagram of the cosmic universe that is used in meditation.

A) ​lotus sutra
B) ​mandara
C) ​ukiyo-e
D) ​kanawi

Question 13

Harunobu introduced the subject of _____ into ukiyo-e prints.

A) ​activities of beautiful women
B) ​the hunt
C) ​Christian images
D) ​architecture

Question 14

In the Edo period, the _____ was a popular school of painting that enjoyed government sponsorship.

A) ​Kano
B) ​Kei
C) ​Rinpo
D) ​Heian

Question 15

_____ were ceramic sculptures placed on Kofun tumuli.

A) Haniwa​
B) ​Shinto
C) ​Mandara
D) ​Sabi

Question 16

The ancient _____ culture is known for developing a distinctive ceramic technology.

A) ​Edo
B) ​Jomon
C) ​Muromachi
D) ​Momoyama

Question 17

In the _____ period, many continental features, including Buddhism, were established in Japan.

A) ​Edo
B) ​Asuka
C) ​Kojun
D) ​Kamakura

Question 18

_____ Buddhism rose to prominence in the Muromachi period.

A) ​Esoteric
B) ​Zen
C) ​Shingon
D) ​Pure Land

Question 19

_____ was the designer of the first independent Japanese teahouse.

A) Rikyu​
B) ​Kano Motonobu
C) ​Sesshu Toyo
D) ​Hamada Shoji

Question 20

Which artist traveled to China and studied Ming painting?

A) ​Katsushika Hokusai
B) ​Shunjobo Chogen
C) ​Tori Busshi
D) ​Sesshu Toyo

Question 21

What was the function of Haniwa figures?

Question 22

How does the Tale of Genji differ from its Chinese prototypes such as Gu Kaizhi's Admonitions scroll?

A) ​It focuses on lessons in exemplary behaviors.
B) ​It focuses on imperial court etiquette as it relates to the empress.
C) ​It focuses on emotionally charged personal relationships.
D) ​It focuses on diplomatic relations between China and Japan.

Question 23

What was the shogunate in Japan?

Question 24

The term _____ applies to objects that have a refined rusticity.

A) ​shinto
B) ​wabi
C) ​ukioy-e
D) ​kanawi

Question 25

In Zen Buddhism what are considered advancements on the path to enlightenment?

Question 26

The artworks of the _____ school used vivid color and gold and silver leaf.

A) ​Kano
B) ​Kei
C) ​Rinpa
D) ​Kaniwa

Question 27

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

A) ​Judaism
B) ​Christianity
C) ​Hinduism
D) ​Shinto

Question 28

_____ was the leading Momoyama painter of murals and screens.

A) ​Ando Hiroshige
B) ​Tori Busshi
C) ​Kano Eitoku
D) ​Honami Koetsu

Question 29

Which of the following was a renowned tea master?

A) ​Toyo Sesshu
B) ​Sen No Rikyu
C) ​Kano Eitoku
D) ​Ogata Korin

Question 30

Describe the importance of gardens in Zen Buddhism.

Question 31

_____ is the most influential Japanese art form in the modern period.

A) ​Architecture
B) ​Sculpture
C) ​Pottery
D) ​Painting

Question 32

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

A) ​merchants
B) ​European collectors
C) ​Chinese consulate
D) ​warlords

Question 33

_____ became a popular subject in the 18th century.

A) ​Animals
B) ​Hindu deities
C) ​Industry
D) ​Landscape

Question 34

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

A) ​Tori Busshi
B) ​Shunjobo Chogen
C) ​Lady Murasaki
D) ​Fujiwara Yorimichi

Question 35

What are the beliefs of Tendai and Shingon Buddhism?

Question 36

What were the trademarks of the Kei School of sculptors?

Question 37

Describe the production of the Tale of Genji.

Question 38

Describe the function of kofun tumuli.

Question 39

What was the protocol for entering a teahouse? What did it symbolize?

Question 40

What does the term hoboku mean?

A) Pictures of the floating world​
B) ​Raindrop stroke
C) ​Rinpa painting
D) ​Splashed-ink style

Question 41

What are the dominant elements, and how was it used?

Question 42

How did Tokugawa rulers limit social and cultural change in Japan?

Question 43

In what period was this created, and how is it typical of the period?

Question 44

How does this reflect the qualities of wabi and sabi?

Question 45

What form is evoked? What is the significance of the phoenix?

Question 46

Why do the names of designers and publishers appear on ukiyo-e prints?

Question 47

What aesthetic qualities were emphasized in the Katsura Imperial Villa?

Question 48

Which stylistic elements are European? Which are Japanese?

Question 49

How do these reflect Chinese influence?

Question 50

Which formal features are considered to be Japanese?

Question 51

Chinese influence on the arts is evident in several periods of Japanese history. Using examples, identify continental influence on the arts in Japan.

Question 52

What effects contribute to the flattening of space?

Question 53

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 .

Question 54

Using specific examples describe Chinese influence on Japanese Buddhist monuments.

Question 55

Identify the different painting schools or dominant artists in Japan. Using examples, identify the stylistic qualities that can be identified with each.

Question 56

Describe the style and subject matter of ukiyo-e. How does this style reflect its period? Use examples to support your .

Question 57

Discuss the importance of the Kano School in the spread of artistic ideas during the Edo period.

Question 58

What is represented, and how is it related to religious practices?

Question 59

Describe the principal art forms and monuments connected with Buddhism in Japan. Please provide specific examples.

Question 60

What is the "Hamada-Leach aestheti"c?

Question 61

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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Question 62

Contrast the Kogan from the Momoyama period with the work of Hamada Shoji. How does each reflect its period and particular aesthetic vision? What influences can be seen in each work?

Question 63

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 reshape Japanese esoteric thought and art? Use examples to support your .