Deck 18: China and Korea

Question 1

Which of the following describes Shang bronze vessel ornamentation?

A) only selected designs are used for each vessel form
B) only a single design is fully integrated with the vessel form
C) only abstract designs are used for each vessel form
D) multiple designs and fields are fully integrated with the vessel form

Answer 1

D

Question 2

China is credited with the invention of which of the following?

A) clay
B) terracotta
C) porcelain
D) earthenware

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Why did many Chinese people refuse to serve the new emperor during the Yuan period?

A) not enough prestige attached to the new positions
B) fearful of reprisals from the Yuan if they served
C) the new overlords were foreigners and considered barbarian usurpers
D) public service was no longer satisfying

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?

A) Qing
B) Ming
C) Yuan
D) Song

Question 5

The phoenix may represent the yin,a principle characterized by which of the following?

A) active masculine energy
B) eternal change
C) harmonious disorder
D) passive feminine energy

Question 6

In addition to his work on the Great Wall,the Qin ruler Shi Huangdi,the first emperor of China,is remembered in art history for which of the following?

A) the numerous bronze vessels buried with him
B) the army of life-sized ceramic and bronze tomb figures
C) the beautiful jade suit in which he was buried
D) his recognition of Buddhism as the official religion of China

Question 7

How do Chinese gardens reflect the spirit of Chinese landscape painting?

Question 8

One of the most important tasks of the Chinese artist was to ____.

A) serve as an instrument through which nature could reveal itself
B) impose a mathematical structure on the chaos of nature
C) demonstrate man's domination of nature
D) demonstrate his own individuality

Question 9

Which of the following garden designs would NOT conform to the Chinese aesthetic?

A) geometric floral designs
B) uncultivated irregularities
C) contrived visual surprises
D) reflecting pools with trees and flowers

Question 10

Bronze ritual vessels were most characteristic of which period?

A) Han
B) Song
C) Six Dynasties
D) Shang

Question 11

The Ming bureaucracy allowed China to be overrun by ____ who then established the Qing Dynasty.

A) Manchus
B) Mongols
C) native Chinese
D) Han

Question 12

Which of the following motifs found on the Yuan Temple vase might suggest the donor's high status?

A) phoenix/dragon motif
B) holly leaves
C) laurel flowers
D) mushrooms

Question 13

The Unified Silla Kingdom in Korea was roughly contemporary with which Chinese dynasty?

A) Tang
B) Song
C) Ming
D) Qin

Question 14

How does Fan Kuan reflect the Daoist sensitivity of individuality in Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?

A) by minimizing the human element
B) by focusing on the mountains
C) by focusing on the mountains and minimizing the human element
D) by combining the mountains and the human element

Question 15

The Great Wall of China was constructed as a defense against the nomadic peoples of the north,in particular the ____.

A) Goths
B) Han
C) Mongols
D) Huns

Question 16

The Flying Horse from the Tomb of Governor-General Zhang suggests that:

A) Zhang will be assassinated by his own people
B) Zhang will live to a very old age
C) Zhang will die at the hands of foreign rulers
D) Zhang will fly heavenwards into the afterlife

Question 17

Yan Liben's The Thirteen Emperors displays rulers as exemplars of moral and political virtue to conform with the ____.

A) Daoist ideal
B) Confucian ideal of learning from the past
C) ideal set forth by the First Emperor
D) ideal of good government as seen in Gandharan India

Question 18

Which of the following is thought to be China's oldest royal dynasty?

A) Shang
B) Anyang
C) Xia
D) Early Zhou

Question 19

The stylized tree and antler forms on the Silla Crown symbolize:

A) life and supernatural power
B) the royal family of Korea
C) the Buddha
D) peace

Question 20

The Namdaemun in Seoul was designed as a:

A) garden
B) temple
C) gateway
D) palace

Question 21

How does this figure mirror the subject matter of Buddhism?

Question 22

How does this image reflect the religious and philosophical traditions of the Tang Dynasty?

Question 23

Explain Shang bronzes and what they say about the period.

Question 24

How does this object define the visual vocabulary of its period?

Question 25

Compare and contrast the Paradise of Amitabha with Shitao's Man in a House beneath a Cliff.How does each image reflect its particular philosophy and its period?

Question 26

How do these images reflect the essence of Chinese landscape painting?

Question 27

How does this illustrate the emperor?

Question 28

Describe the function and layout of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Question 29

Discuss the development of painting in China,noting the materials and techniques used.What philosophical systems distinguish Chinese painting? How does painting describe these systems? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 30

How does this image reflect the Song painting tradition?

Question 31

How does this image represent the emperor?

Question 32

How does the layout of the Forbidden City relate to the emperor?

Question 33

Who was Qin Shi Huangdi?

Question 34

Why was it significant that when this work was first exhibited it was anonymous?

Question 35

How does this garden reflect Ming landscape?

Question 36

Describe the method used to create the army of statues for the First Emperor's tomb.

Question 37

During the Yuan Dynasty why was bamboo used to symbolize a Chinese gentleman?

Question 38

Evaluate the impact of the Tang Dynasty.

Question 39

What is the artist attempting to illustrate?

Question 40

How do the Chinese symbols of the dragon and phoenix represent status?

Question 41

Compare and contrast the Han period,Period of Disunity,and Tang period.What are the similarities in design elements and how do these elements satisfy the political and social relationships of each period? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 42

Compare and contrast the Tang and Song Dynasties.How are they different? How are they similar? How does each dynasty use the visual arts to describe itself? Include in your discussion the energy and style of the Tang period.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 43

Evaluate the impact the Mongol invasion had on China.How did the imperial court react? What repercussions occurred as a result of the reaction between the imperial court and the new dynasty? Consider the political and social implications and the ramifications for the visual arts.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 44

Compare and contrast the Ming Dynasty with the Manchu.How are they different? Include in your essay the impact the Manchu invasion had on China.Also consider the political and social implications and the ramifications for the visual arts.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 45

Select three works of art.How do they represent Chinese aesthetics? How are they significant? How are they reflective of their respective dynasties? What influences,if any,can be discerned? What were the motivations for the commissioning these works of art? How did they speak to Chinese culture and art? How do they resonate within the context of Chinese culture and visual arts?

Question 46

Evaluate the architecture of the Forbidden City.What is the emperor's role in its design? Use examples to support your essay

Question 47

Contrast Qing visual arts with the visual arts of the People's Republic of China.How are they different? What were the political motivations,if any,for the "tone" of the differences? How did each period use the visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 48

Compare and contrast the Vairocana Buddha,Longmen Caves,with the Paradise of Amitabha,Dunhuang Caves.How does each reflect the Indian prototype? How has each been modified to reflect the Chinese aesthetic?

Question 49

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.