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earthenware
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low fire, pourous (terracotta)
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stoneware
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high fire, stone-like hardness
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porcelain
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extremely fine, hard and white
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slip
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clay w/ water
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glaze
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coloring agents combined w/ sand, forms glasslike appearance
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sgraffito
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incising design through colored slip
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meiping (shape)
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tall slendor vase
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celedon ware
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korean pottery, greenish/gray glaze over white designs painted into incision
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gong (guang)
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libation vessel
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bilateral symmetry
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splayed in halves and laid flat
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describe how the chinese made hollow bronze sculpture
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make clay sculpture, place strips of clay around it, peel it off then apply spacers to make larger surface. pour bronze in between two molds
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Daoism
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adapted from Buddhism. includes lavish ceremonies, submission to universal path, yielding like water, flexibility, retreat from conflict, acceptance of one's lot in life, passive resistance
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Confucianism
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ancestor worship, sacred biographies, honor of social hierarchy
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Amitabha (Amida) Buddhism
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belief in pureland paradise of the west, afterlife. Buddha shown sitting in a landscape
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Chou (Zen) Meditation
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enlightenment gained through mundane acts
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How many sculptures were in the army of emperor Shi Guangdi?
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500
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what period are the sculptures in army of emperor Shi Guangdi from?
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Qin
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What was the size of the sculptures in army of emperor Shi Guangdi?
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full size
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What was the meaning of army of emperor Shi Guangdi?
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everyone is in attendance watching over the emperor
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How do the sculptures in army of emperor Shi Guangdi differ?
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Each one has personalized characteristics
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How do the sculptures in army of emperor Shi Guangdi embody confucianism?
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ancestor worship
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what are the 6 laws of painting?
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1. Animation through spirit resonance
2. Bone method in use of the brush. 3. Fidelity to the object in depiction 4. Conformity to tupe in applying colors. 5. Appropriate planning in placement. 6. Transmission by copying ancient models. |
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Who is the artist of the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?"
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Fan Kuan
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What is the period of the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?"
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Chinese Northern Song Dynasty
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How does the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams" use 3 of the 6 laws of painting?
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Fidelity to object - trees look like trees
Appropriate planning in placement - he knows where everything will be placed Bone Method - Brush strokes similar to calligraphy |
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What is the media and characteristics of the media in the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?"
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painted on silk, various washes of black ink. water paints are allowed to drip down
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How is perspective and distance depicted in the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?"
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Mountains are larger and in the distance. foreground is well defined and background is smoother
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How might the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams" be interpreted as Daoist?
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go with the flow, dripping of paint, life as an adventure
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How might the painting "Travelers Among Mountains and Streams" be interpreted by an Amitabha Buddhist?
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Painting is a reaction to nature and contains meditative elements.
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Pagoda
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Wooden tower. chinese or japanese interpretation of stupa
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Struts
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vertical beam out of horizontal beam in roof
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brackets
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form foundation for eaves
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rafters
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bamboo roofs
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eaves
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roof hanging off side, curved
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Chronology of Chinese History
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Neolithic Cultures
Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Disunity Sui Dynasty Tang Dynasty Norther Song Dynasty Southern Song Dynasty |
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When were the Neolithic cultures in China?
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5000-1500 BC
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When was the Shang Dynasty?
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1500-1050 BC
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When was the Zhou Dynasty?
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1050-256 BC
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When was the Qin Dynasty?
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221-206 BC
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When was the Han Dynasty?
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206 BC to 220 AD
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When was disunity in China?
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220-589 AD
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When was the Sui dynasty?
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581-618 AD
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When was the Tang Dynasty?
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618-906 AD
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When was the Northern Song Dynasty?
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960-1127 AD
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When was the Southern Song Dynasty?
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1127-1279 AD
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When was the potters wheel invented?
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c 4000 BC
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iron oxides
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ground minerals in liquid form
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runny glazes
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seen on Tang Dynasty animal sculptures
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Who was Confucius?
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founder of Confucianism 551-479 BC
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Legalism
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strict obedience to laws, harsh punishments
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arhats
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people who have achieved nirvana
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Jade and Nephrite
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hard translucent stones used for carving
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bi disk
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circle of heaven
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dragons
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mediate between heaven and earth, bring rain and good fortune
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brocade
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a rich fabric, usually silk, woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread
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embroidery
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decorations in cloth by sewing patterns with thread
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Silk
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a fine, strong, soft, lustrous fiber produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric.
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handscrolls
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continuous landscapes/narratives
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ink and wash
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reduce the appearance of the subject but capture its soul
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landscapes
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considered spiritual wanderings
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Japanese periods
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Joman
Yoyoi Kofun Asuka Hakuho Nara Heian Kamakura |
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When was the Joman period?
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10500-300 BC
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When was the Yoyoi period?
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300BC-300AD
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when was the Kofun period?
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300-552 AD
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When was the Asuka period?
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552-645 AD
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When was the Hakuho period?
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654-710 AD
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When was the Nara period?
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710-794 AD
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When was the Heian period?
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794-1185 AD
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When was the Kamakura period?
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1185-1332 AD
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Joman pottery
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japanese earthenware vessels with relief designs in forms of ropes or cords
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dotaku
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japanese ceremonial bronze bells with raised or incised designs
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haniwa statues
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japanese statues (figures and animals) made from cylinders of clay, placed in a circle around burial mounds (tumuli) as spiritual guardians
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Shintoism
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1. Agricultural rites surrounding planting and harvesting
2. Shamanism - priests who influence ancestral spirits, demons, and "gods" 3. Kami worship - worship of a variety of deities and spirits (often local gods). Kami reside in special natural features (such as waterfalls) and in certain charismatic people |
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Shinto architecture
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-simple wooden shrines, graineries, rebuilt every 20 years for purification
-mortise and tenon system -vertical posts, horizontal beams, ridgepole (purlin) on top -Chigi decorative cross pieces on top -Thatched roof |
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Kondo
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Buddhist golden halls for housing statues and other buddhist relics
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waterfall drapery
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folds of skirts or robes look somewhat like waterfall
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Sakyamuni Buddha
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Historical Buddha
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Bodhisattvas
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Buddhist enlightened beings, help others achieve enlightenment, often carved in sensual style, often flank statues of buddha
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mandorla
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almond shaped body halo, often gold
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Amida Buddha
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1. People cannot achieve enlightenment on their own because of corruption
2. faith in buddha's promise of entry into eternal pure land paradise 3. landscape elements symbolize heavenly paradise |
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phoenix "floating" hall
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-built on small lake to symbolize weightless celestial architecture
-roof has curving lines, like the winds of a phoenix -phoenix = symbolic flight into heavenly paradise, and associated w. imperial might |
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tale of gengi
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-written by murasaki, court handmaiden 1125 AD
-oldest novel in world -poetic style, love affairs of prince genji |
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Yamato-e style
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1. elevated viewpoint
2. strong diagonal compositions 3. no emphasis on brushwork 4. strong emphasis on flat shaps (no shading) 5. bright mineral pigments |
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kamakura sculpture
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painted wooden portraits, lack of idealism, emphasis on naturalism and "verrism" (wrinkles, blemishes)
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shogunate
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military government of kamakura period
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