Question 1

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Which artist painted this Muromachi landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kano Motonobu 
B)  Sesshu Toyo 
C)  Tawaraya Sotatsu 
D)  Ogata Korin 
A)  Kano Motonobu 
B)  Sesshu Toyo 
C)  Tawaraya Sotatsu 
D)  Ogata Korin B

Question 2

Which of the following describes a Japanese element in Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The background has a low horizon line. 
B)  The flat triangles of the wave are flattened in the foreground. 
C)  The wave has been colored with Prussian blue. 
D)  Mount Fuji is shown in receding perspective. 
A)  The background has a low horizon line. 
B)  The flat triangles of the wave are flattened in the foreground. 
C)  The wave has been colored with Prussian blue. 
D)  Mount Fuji is shown in receding perspective. B

Question 3

Which major artistic genre was introduced in Japan in the late 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goldworking 
B)  Portrait sculpture 
C)  Woodcarving 
D)  Oil painting 
A)  Goldworking 
B)  Portrait sculpture 
C)  Woodcarving 
D)  Oil painting D

Question 4

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This lacquer writing box Boat Bridge by Honami Koetsu is an example of which style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nihonga 
B)  Haboku 
C)  Rinzai school 
D)  Rinpa School 
A)  Nihonga 
B)  Haboku 
C)  Rinzai school 
D)  Rinpa School

Question 5

Which of the following Japanese artists went to China and was able to study with Ming masters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sesshu Toyo 
B)  Kano Motonobu 
C)  Hasegawa Tohaku 
D)  Kano Eitoku 
A)  Sesshu Toyo 
B)  Kano Motonobu 
C)  Hasegawa Tohaku 
D)  Kano Eitoku

Question 6

Kano painters of the Momoyama period were asked to create folding screens and sliding panels for structures built for which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  European traders 
B)  Jesuit monks 
C)  Warlords 
D)  Zen philosophers 
A)  European traders 
B)  Jesuit monks 
C)  Warlords 
D)  Zen philosophers

Question 7

Which of the following describes one of the most important features of the Katsura Imperial Villa, and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  The doors can be opened to the outside in order to achieve the harmonious integration of building and garden. 
B)  All the rooms are small and rectangular in order to achieve a harmonious integration of building and garden. 
C)  The inner courtyard provides access to the garden views in order to achieve harmonious integration of building and garden. 
D)  All the windows can be opened to the outside in order to achieve the harmonious integration of building and garden. 
A)  The doors can be opened to the outside in order to achieve the harmonious integration of building and garden. 
B)  All the rooms are small and rectangular in order to achieve a harmonious integration of building and garden. 
C)  The inner courtyard provides access to the garden views in order to achieve harmonious integration of building and garden. 
D)  All the windows can be opened to the outside in order to achieve the harmonious integration of building and garden.

Question 8

Which early Japanese literati painter was famed for the lyricism of both his haiku poetry and his painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ande Hiroshige 
B)  Sesshu Toyo 
C)  Yosa Buson 
D)  Suzuki Harunobu 
A)  Ande Hiroshige 
B)  Sesshu Toyo 
C)  Yosa Buson 
D)  Suzuki Harunobu

Question 9

Which of the following describes the function of the tatami?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special sliding door to exit house interior into the garden 
B)  Folding panel that makes two interior rooms into one space 
C)  Serves as a private and shaded inner courtyard in country villas 
D)  Flooring material put down in place of wearing shoes indoors 
A)  Special sliding door to exit house interior into the garden 
B)  Folding panel that makes two interior rooms into one space 
C)  Serves as a private and shaded inner courtyard in country villas 
D)  Flooring material put down in place of wearing shoes indoors

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate description of Shino ware?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaborate forms and smooth surfaces 
B)  Elaborate forms and rough surfaces 
C)  Simple forms and smooth surfaces 
D)  Simple forms and rough surfaces 
A)  Elaborate forms and smooth surfaces 
B)  Elaborate forms and rough surfaces 
C)  Simple forms and smooth surfaces 
D)  Simple forms and rough surfaces

Question 11

During which period were nishiki-e, or brocade, pictures created?

Accepted Answer

A)  Showa 
B)  Muromachi 
C)  Edo 
D)  Momoyama 
A)  Showa 
B)  Muromachi 
C)  Edo 
D)  Momoyama

Question 12

Which artist designed the woodblock print Plum Estate, Kameido , which inspired the European painter Vincent van Gogh with its coloration and abstract quality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Takahashi Yuichi 
B)  Katsushika Hokusai 
C)  Yosa Buson 
D)  Ando Hiroshige 
A)  Takahashi Yuichi 
B)  Katsushika Hokusai 
C)  Yosa Buson 
D)  Ando Hiroshige

Question 13

The rise of the Ashikaga clan in the 14th century introduces which art historical period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Momoyama 
B)  Edo 
C)  Meiji 
D)  Muromachi 
A)  Momoyama 
B)  Edo 
C)  Meiji 
D)  Muromachi

Question 14

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Which design aspect of the Katsura Imperial Villa can be considered most emblematic of Japanese residential architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ornamentation that emphasizes owner's wealth 
B)  Open doors create harmonious integration with garden 
C)  Bright primary colors for walls and beams 
D)  Large open-plan interior areas 
A)  Ornamentation that emphasizes owner's wealth 
B)  Open doors create harmonious integration with garden 
C)  Bright primary colors for walls and beams 
D)  Large open-plan interior areas

Question 15

What is the Chinese term for the Japanese Zen ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zhuan 
B)  Chan 
C)  Zhao 
D)  Hoitsu 
A)  Zhuan 
B)  Chan 
C)  Zhao 
D)  Hoitsu

Question 16

Honami Koetsu was a talented Edo calligrapher and ceramicist who also designed which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portrait sculpture 
B)  Dry gardens 
C)  Country villas 
D)  Lacquered objects 
A)  Portrait sculpture 
B)  Dry gardens 
C)  Country villas 
D)  Lacquered objects

Question 17

Which of the following accurately describes the aesthetic of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rich and complex ornamentation with elements from the Tang dynasty 
B)  Tastefully subtle with elements of courtly gracefulness and proportion 
C)  Lush and opulent with elements from the Unified Silla Kingdom of Korea 
D)  Stark and severe with elements of Zen simplicity 
A)  Rich and complex ornamentation with elements from the Tang dynasty 
B)  Tastefully subtle with elements of courtly gracefulness and proportion 
C)  Lush and opulent with elements from the Unified Silla Kingdom of Korea 
D)  Stark and severe with elements of Zen simplicity

Question 18

The misty rendering and near formlessness of Hasegawa Tohaku's Pine Forest invokes which precept of Zen Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sense of incompleteness before enlightenment 
B)  Illusory nature of mundane reality 
C)  Symbolic withdrawal from the ordinary world 
D)  The tranquility reached in old age 
A)  Sense of incompleteness before enlightenment 
B)  Illusory nature of mundane reality 
C)  Symbolic withdrawal from the ordinary world 
D)  The tranquility reached in old age

Question 19

Which school did not have a continuity of lineage in which father trained son or master trained pupil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kano School 
B)  Rinzai school 
C)  Rinpa School 
D)  Soto school 
A)  Kano School 
B)  Rinzai school 
C)  Rinpa School 
D)  Soto school

Question 20

What is the name of the genre in which Western techniques, such as chiaroscuro, perspective, and bright hues, are used in Japanese-style paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yoga 
B)  Nihonga 
C)  Mingei 
D)  Ukiyo-e 
A)  Yoga 
B)  Nihonga 
C)  Mingei 
D)  Ukiyo-e

Exam 35: Japan, 1333 to 1980

​ Which artist painted this Muromachi landscape?

Which of the following describes a Japanese element in Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa ?

Which major artistic genre was introduced in Japan in the late 19th century?

​ This lacquer writing box Boat Bridge by Honami Koetsu is an example of which style?

Which of the following Japanese artists went to China and was able to study with Ming masters?

Kano painters of the Momoyama period were asked to create folding screens and sliding panels for structures built for which group?

Which of the following describes one of the most important features of the Katsura Imperial Villa, and why?

Which early Japanese literati painter was famed for the lyricism of both his haiku poetry and his painting?

Which of the following describes the function of the tatami?

Which of the following is an accurate description of Shino ware?

During which period were nishiki-e, or brocade, pictures created?

Which artist designed the woodblock print Plum Estate, Kameido , which inspired the European painter Vincent van Gogh with its coloration and abstract quality?

The rise of the Ashikaga clan in the 14th century introduces which art historical period?

​ Which design aspect of the Katsura Imperial Villa can be considered most emblematic of Japanese residential architecture?

What is the Chinese term for the Japanese Zen ?

Honami Koetsu was a talented Edo calligrapher and ceramicist who also designed which of the following?

Which of the following accurately describes the aesthetic of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto?

The misty rendering and near formlessness of Hasegawa Tohaku's Pine Forest invokes which precept of Zen Buddhism?

Which school did not have a continuity of lineage in which father trained son or master trained pupil?

What is the name of the genre in which Western techniques, such as chiaroscuro, perspective, and bright hues, are used in Japanese-style paintings?

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