Question 1

Discuss the people and the process involved in the production of a Japanese woodblock print during the eighteenth and nineteenth-centuries.

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Question 2

Discuss the various schools of painting from the fourteenth century to the eighteenth century. Identify the goals, audience, subject matter, patronage, techniques, and other features associated with each school. Include specific works of art in your discussion.

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Question 3

Explain the phenomenon known as ukiyo-e. In your essay, consider the origin of this word and what it came to mean. Build your discussion on specific artists and their work, referring to technique, style, subject matter, and audience.

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Question 4

Discuss the current state of ceramics in Japan. Consider styles, techniques, and audience. Focus on a specific ceramicist and one of their works.

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Question 5

Write a comparison of artistic production in Kyoto and Edo during the Edo period. Consider how the different social and economic contexts of each city influenced issues of patronage, style, and the types of art produced.

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Question 6

Consider the changes that impacted Japan and the arts during the Meiji period. Cite the response of a specific artist and his work to these changes.

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Question 7

Discuss the significance of the tea ceremony in Japan. What are its origins? Does it have other purposes besides the drinking of tea? What was its impact on the arts? Identify any significant individual and his/her role, distinctive phrases, special utensils and other particular features of the ceremony.

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Quiz 26: Japanese Art After 1333