HIST - Japanese Art Flashcards

1
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a national style of painting based on geometric forms rather than the fluid forms of China

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Yamato

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2
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painting executed on vertical silk rolls

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Kakemono Painting

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3
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painting executed on horizontal silk rolls

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Makimono

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4
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a genre of Japanese ___________ and paintings produced featured motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theater, and pleasure quarters

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Woodblock Printing

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5
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the new craze for tea ceremonies created a demand for pottery vessels

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Ceramics

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6
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delicate angular flowering branches painted with red, two tones of green and blue, and subtle touches of gold

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Kakiemon-de Pattern

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7
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employed strong floral and brocade designs painted in heavily saturated colors

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Imari Pattern

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8
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layer upon layer added to a base material to a smooth brilliant surface; gold and silver dust particles were introduced into the top layer of the lacquer before finishing

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Lacquerwork

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9
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sword of the samurai; characterized by its distinctive appearance; a single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands

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Katana (sword)

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10
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sword of the samurai; characterized by its distinctive appearance; a single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accomodate two hands

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11
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a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving Japanese tea

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Chanoyu or Sado or Ocha

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12
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Japanese tea caddy

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Chai-re

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13
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Japanese hemp cloth

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Chakin

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14
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Japanese whisk; made of bamboo

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Chasen

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15
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Japanese tea scoop

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Chasaku

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16
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Japanese tea bowl

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Chawan

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17
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a square silk cloth used for the ritual cleansing of the Chasaku and the Natsume, and to handle a got Kama lid

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Fukusa

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18
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Japanese portable brazier

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Furo

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19
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Japanese Ladle

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Hishaku

20
Q

Japanese iron pot, or kettle

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Kama or Chanoyugama

21
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Japanese waste water receptacle or bow

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Kensui

22
Q

art of cultivating miniature trees

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Bonsai

23
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Japanese flower arrangement

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Ikebana

24
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Japanese art of folding paper

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Origami

25
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Japanese theater with actors wearing masks

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Noh

26
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Japanese theater play with all-actor emsemble wearing heavy make-up

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Kabuki

27
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architecture characterized by a synthesis of seminal ideas from China and native conditions producing a distinctive style characterized by lightness, delicacy, and refinement

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Japanese Architecture

28
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aka “the way of the gods;” to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the Kami

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Shintoism

29
Q

Shinto gods are called _________

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Kami

30
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open gateway, consisting of two pillars and an architrave; found along the approach path to a Shinto shrine

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Torii Gateways

31
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the main purpose is for the enshrinement and worship of a Kami

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Shinto Temples (Jinja)

32
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a building that contains the body of the Goshintai

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Honden

33
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aka the “Sacred body of the Kami”

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Goshintai

34
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hall of worship of the Shinto shrine, usually in fron of the honden, aopen to the laity

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Haiden

35
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a complex group of monastic buildings, pagodas (reliquary), Kodo (lecture hall), and Kondo (image hall)

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Buddhist Temples

36
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an assembly hall for monks in Japanese Buddhist temple, where sacred texts are read

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Kodo

37
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a Japanese Buddhist Pagoda

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To

38
Q

golden hall, where the main image of worship is kept in a Japanese Buddhist temple

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Kondo

39
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the principal south gateway to a Japanese Buddhist temple

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Nandaimon

40
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the inner gateway in a Japanese Buddhist temple

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Chumon

41
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fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone; evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th Century

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Palaces

42
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measured between 2 x 4 1/2 tatami to accomodate the cha-no-yu or tea ceremony

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Tea Houses or Cha-Shitsu

43
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a public bathing facility; architecture is known for its temple style; first public baths were located near Buddhist temples which was related to purification rituals

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Sento or Bath House

44
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the most famous and the oldest Shinto temple in Japan; enshrines the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami; known to be the Emperor’s office, and for other important occasions

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Ise Shrine

45
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the most impressive of the fortified residences; has 6 stories with pent roofs and curving eaves

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Himeji Castle by the Samurai under the Shogunate