Question 1

How did the Taian teahouse encourage intimacy among the guests and tea host?

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A)  The guests were required to come with only selected "good friends." 
B)  The tea host visited with each and every guest. 
C)  The seating arrangement encouraged the feeling of intimacy. 
D)  The room's dimness and tiny size encouraged the feeling of intimacy.

Question 2

How did Japanese performance artists incorporate action painting into their performances?

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Question 3

How did the Momoyama period shape Japanese history?

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Question 4

Explain the effect the Tea Ceremony had on Japanese visual arts. Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 5

After the overthrow of the Tokugawa, a new period ensued, called the Meiji that translates to ____.

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A)  Divine Rule 
B)  Blessed Rule 
C)  Holy Rule 
D)  Enlightened Rule

Question 6

Nishiki-e or brocade pictures were highly valued because of their sumptuous and brilliant colors as well as being printed on best-quality paper. During which of the following periods were such works created?

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

Question 7

Kano Motonobu was largely responsible for establishing the Kano style and was very likely the son-in-law of whom?

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A)  Toyo Sesshu 
B)  HasegawaTohaku 
C)  Tosa Mitsunobu 
D)  Kano Eitoku

Question 8

How did the Meiji period shape Japanese society for the coming 20ᵗʰ century?

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Question 9

How does Kano Motonobu mirror the Kano School? How does he synthesize the Chinese elements? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 10

What are "dry landscapes," and what was their purpose?

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Question 11

Describe the style and subject matter of ukiyo-e. How does this style reflect its period? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 12

How did Japanese literati differ from their Chinese counterparts?

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Question 13

Ogata Korin was primarily a painter, but he also designed which of the following?

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A)  lacquers 
B)  portrait sculpture 
C)  dry gardens 
D)  country villas

Question 14

The counterculture of the Edo Period produced works whose subject matter depicted which of the following?

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A)  court life 
B)  Yoshiwara brothels 
C)  country life 
D)  fishing villages

Question 15

An alcove used to display prized objects or hang scrolls of painting or calligraphy is called which of the following?

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A)  tokonoma 
B)  tatami 
C)  nando 
D)  engawa

Question 16

Which of the following artists went to China and studied with Ming masters?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

During the Muromachi period, which of the following made up the traditional religious elements that were already present in the Saihoji Temple gardens?

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A)  Shinto shrine 
B)  Indian stupa 
C)  Pure Land elements 
D)  Christian elements

Question 18

Discuss the implications of the "westernization" of Japan in the late 19th century. Consider the social and political implications as well. How did this westernization affect Japanese art during this period? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 19

Which school did not have the continuity of lineage: father training son or master and pupil?

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A)  Kano School 
B)  Rimpa School 
C)  Tosa School 
D)  Hokusai School

Question 20

The great strength of Japanese art has been its innovation through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimentation 
B)  individual effort 
C)  adaptation 
D)  market forces

Exam 34: Japan, 1336 to 1980