FINALS: Asian Visual Arts

Question 1

• One of the oldest civilizations in Asia
• Rich history in terms of culture and arts

Answer 1

Chinese Art

Question 2

-influenced by China in terms of the arts
-both Chinese and Japanese artworks are concrete manifestations of their cultural identity as people

Answer 2

Japan

Question 3

• feudal system during the Chou
Dynasty
- A period when culture particularly art flourished
- metal works befitting royal family were produced in abundance
- jade was a popular choice of material for artworks.

Answer 3

Chinese Art

Question 4

• dominant way of life
• principles of Confucius
• one must learn to sympathize others
• evident in most artworks

The Philosopher Confucius (551-479 B.C.) did not institute a religion but an ethical system which placed importance on man and the standards of personal and social conduct.

Answer 4

Confucianism

Question 5

The term _ is derived from Tao, the way or the order and harmony in nature. Given expression by the Philosopher Lao Tzu of about the 5th century B.C.

Answer 5

TAOISM

Question 6

TRUE OR FALSE?

The Japanese invented paper, which was very important for paper cuts. It first started in the Tang Dynasty. People then would hang them up to decorate windows, houses, clothes and even ladies hair. In these thin and fragile paper cuts, they would create animals, aerobics, Buddha, opera faces and other subjects.

Answer 6

False - Chinese

Question 7

It was introduced into China from India about the Is century. It gave value to moments of flashes of sudden enlightenment and insight.

Answer 7

Ch’an BUDDHISM (Zen)

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE?

It is customary for the ancient Chinese people to show respect for their ancestors and departed relatives

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

temples devoted to the memory of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism.

Answer 9

Confucian Temples

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE?

It is customary for the ancient Chinese people to show respect for their ancestors and departed relatives

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

• transitioned into a modern cultural mixing pot
• able to infuse local and indigenous materials with modern Western subjects

Answer 11

Japanese Art

Question 12

The native religion of Japan
• The Way of the Gods”
• polytheistic and animistic religion
• involves the worship of kami (spirits)
• form of animism
• variant of shamanist religion.
• has no binding set of dogma, no holiest place for vorshippers, no person or kami deemed holiest, and no defined set of prayers. Instead, Shinto 1s a collection of rituals and methods meant to mediate the relations of living humans and kami.
• The most striking theme is great love and reverence for Nature in all its forms and natural artifacts and processes.
• native religion of Japan
• existence of many gods
• Japanese style of painting is leaned toward abstract and naturalistic handling.
• although the Chinese influenced them, the Japanese adopted a more minimalist take on their paintings.

Answer 12

Shintoism

Question 13

T/F
Buddhism became an integral part of Japanese culture

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

Japan had an isolation policy during the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s.
This meant that they had no
relationships with other countries.

Answer 14

ISOLATION

Question 15

• a sacred power or force especially: one of the Shinto deities including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, and forces of nature.

Answer 15

Kami

Question 16

A ____ is a traditional festival of the native Shinto jaith of Japan, frequently involving the parading of : sortable shrine, or mikoshi, round the local parish. The deity of the home shrine supposedly rides in the mikoshi, and its bearers take the god round the parish to show him or her the congregation.
purification ritual.

Answer 16

matsuri

Question 17

Type pf Shinto Rituals

Answer 17

Kamidana
Kagura
Shide

Question 18

• A _____ is a house hold altar/shrine showing items such as rice, rice wine, water, salt and evergreen branches. Shide (zigzag strips of paper) are hanged in front.

Answer 18

Kamidana

Question 19

The ______ ritual dance is performed as part of many other rituals.

Answer 19

Kagura

Question 20

A shrine priest waving ____ over the head of a Shintoist is a typical

Answer 20

Shide

Question 21

• The most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.
• The festival begins on the first day of the lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th.

Answer 21

Chinese New Year

Question 22

• Also known as the Shang Yuan Festival.
• It officially ends the Chinese New Year

Answer 22

Lantern Festival

Question 23

• A very long and narrow human-powered boat used in team paddling sport.
• Traditionally held to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan.
• Dragons are traditionally believed to be the rulers of rivers and seas and dominate the clouds and the rains of heaven.

Answer 23

Dragon Boat

Question 24

• A form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture.
• It is most often seen in festive celebrations.
• the movements in the performance traditionally symbolize historical roles of dragons demonstrating power and dignity.

Answer 24

Dragon Dance

Question 25

• A multi faceted traditional activity based on Taoism and influenced by Zen Buddhism. • Powdered green tea, or matcha, is ceremonially prepared and served to others.

Answer 25

Tea Ceremony

Question 26

• A series of stone and earthen fortifications in China. • It was built, rebuilt, and maintained between 5th and 6th century BC to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from invaders during the rule of successive dynasties.

Answer 26

Great Wall of China

Question 27

• A tiered tower with multiple eaves • Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist, and were often located near temples

Answer 27

Pagoda

Question 28

• A natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. • This is obtained from cocoons made by larvae of the silkworm.

Answer 28

Silk

Question 29

• A fort of fine art developed since the dynastic periods. • A kind of pottery made during Paleolithic era.

Answer 29

Porcelain

Question 30

• The ancient Japanese art of paper folding. • The goal of his art is to create a given result using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper medium.

Answer 30

Origami

Question 31

• "pictures of the floating world" • A genre of Japanese woodblock prints and paintings featuring motifs of landscape, tales from history, the theatre and pleasure quarters.

Answer 31

Ukiyo-e

Question 32

• The Japanese art of flower arrangement. • It is based on the line of twigs and leaves, filled in with a small number of blooms. • It symbolizes heaven, earth and man and in others sun, moon and earth.

Answer 32

Ikebana

Question 32

• A style of Japanese panting which often tell narrative themes with text along with them, show the beauty of nature and the four seasons. • Pictures are non-symbolic and have the objective of depicting the beauty of nature.

Answer 32

Yamato-e