Question 1

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 2

Evaluate the innovations in technique and composition found in the Tale of Genji.Consider the Japanese imperial court at this time.What influences can be seen? How did the court influence this work?

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Question 3

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date.Give the reasons for your attributions,using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.

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Question 4

Select three works of art.Describe them.How do these works reflect Japanese visual arts? How do they echo Japanese aesthetics? What outside influences,if any,also become important in shaping the works you have selected? How are the selected works innovative?

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Question 5

Contrast the Tea Ceremony water jar from the Momoyama Period with the work of Hamada Shoji.How does each reflect its period and particular aesthetic vision? What influences can be seen in each work?

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Question 6

Compare and contrast the Nara and Heian periods.Include outside influences.How did these influences change Japanese art and society during these periods? Consider the importation of Buddhism as a religion.How did this new philosophy and religion re-shape Japanese esoteric thought and art? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 7

Compare and contrast the Rinpa and Kano Schools.What are the characteristics of each school? How do they describe Japanese visual art? How do they reflect Japanese aesthetics? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 8

Compare the works of Kano Eitoku and Suzuki Harunobu.How does each artist reflect his period? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 9

Assess the patronage system in the Early Heian and Kamakura periods.How did these systems shape Japanese art and architecture? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 10

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 11

Assess the splashed-ink style and its implications as an expression of Zen.Consider the Chinese influences as well.Use examples to support your essay.

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Quiz 19: Japan