Question 1

The largest surviving garden of the Ming dynasty is the __________.

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A)   Garden of Paradise
B)   Garden of the Emperor
C)   Garden of the Cessation of Official Life
D)   Garden of Content C

Question 2

Unlike many scholars of his time,the painter,__________,did serve the Yuan government and was made a high official.

Accepted Answer

A)   Zhao Mengfu
B)   Kublai Khan
C)   Jenghiz Khan
D)   Yuan Khan A

Question 3

The symbolism of Yin Hong's Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks to show homage to court officials recalls what philosophical tradition?

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A)   Buddhism
B)   Daoism
C)   Confucianism
D)   none of the above C

Question 4

The decorative arts,especially __________,thrived during the Ming dynasty.

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A)   sculpture
B)   woodcuts
C)   engravings
D)   porcelain

Question 5

How were "arts of the brush" seen in relation to other Chinese art forms?

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Question 6

Who were the painters known as the individualists?

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Question 7

Explain the principle of the mortise-and-tenon joint.Use a specific example as part of your explanation.

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Question 8

Dong Qichang based his ideas about China's Northern and Southern schools of painting on ________________.

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A)   regional centers of artistic production
B)   parallels he saw in Buddhist practice
C)   traditions associated with the Song dynasty
D)   none of the above

Question 9

__________ emerged as a leader in Chinese painting during the 1980's for his synthesis of Chinese and Western ideas and techniques.

Accepted Answer

A)   Yin Hong
B)   Shitao
C)   Wu Guanzhong
D)   Wen Hong

Question 10

Compare the production of ceramics in China and Korea.Consider the relationship of the two cultures and how each developed distinctive stylistic traditions in these works.

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Question 11

What is the Garden of the Cessation of Official Life ? Discuss it in terms of the appropriate dynasty,artistic influences and distinctive features.How did it receive its name?

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Question 12

Discuss the rise of literati painting in Chinese art history.Using specific examples,discuss the philosophical and artistic characteristics of these works and their historical relationship to China's imperial dynasties.

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Question 13

Characteristically,Chinese furniture is constructed without the use of glue or nails,relying instead on the principle of __________.

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A)   twisted assembly
B)   bent connection
C)   mortise-and-tenon joint
D)   cement joining

Question 14

How did the literati's view of painting differ from artists who were paid for their work?

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A)   their close attention to technical skill
B)   an emphasis on art as personal expression
C)   the preference for historical and intellectual subjects
D)   all of the above

Question 15

Discuss the use of seals in Chinese painting? What was their function and how do they contribute to a particular work of art?

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Question 16

In the last decade of the sixteenth century,Japanese armies destroyed many of Korea's __________ kilns and brought the ware's production to a halt.

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A)   guanzhong
B)   joseon
C)   buncheong
D)   shitao

Question 17

Explain the dry brush technique.Identify an artist and a work associated with this technique.

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Question 18

__________'s painting,5-IV-71 ,reflects his study of Western modernism,as well as his Korean roots.

Accepted Answer

A)   Zhao Mengfu
B)   Gim Hwangi
C)   Dong Qichang
D)   Dai Jin

Question 19

How did China view itself in relation to the rest of the world?

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Question 20

The Korean term __________ refers to "practical learning" and in the arts is the name of a movement emphasizing a focus on things Korean.

Accepted Answer

A)   goryeo
B)   geumgang-san
C)   silhak
D)   buncheong

Exam 8: Chinese and Korean art after 1279