All Flashcards
How does 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' relate to the Japanese woodblock printing tradition?
It exemplifies ukiyo-e, capturing everyday life and landscapes through mass-produced prints.
How does the 'David Vases' relate to the Chinese porcelain tradition?
They showcase advanced porcelain techniques and blue-and-white decoration, reflecting the importance of ceramics in Chinese art.
How does 'Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace' relate to Japanese scroll painting?
It exemplifies the emaki style, depicting historical narratives in a continuous, horizontal format.
How does 'Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)' relate to Hindu bronze sculpture traditions?
It embodies the Chola bronze casting tradition, depicting deities with precise iconography and symbolic gestures.
How does the 'Gold and Jade Crown' relate to Korean metalworking traditions?
It showcases the advanced metalworking skills of the Silla kingdom, using precious materials to symbolize power and status.
Define Stupa.
A dome-shaped structure serving as a Buddhist shrine, often containing relics.
What is 'Filial Piety'?
A Confucian concept emphasizing respect and obedience to one's parents and elders.
Define Kami.
Spirits or gods found in nature, central to Shintoism.
What is a Mandala?
A symbolic diagram representing the cosmos, used in Buddhist and Hindu practices.
Define Raigo scenes.
Japanese Buddhist paintings depicting the Amida Buddha descending to welcome the dying.
Compare the religious influences on Angkor Wat and Borobudur.
Angkor Wat initially dedicated to Hinduism, later transformed to Buddhism. Borobudur is purely Buddhist (Mahayana).
Compare the functions of the Great Stupa at Sanchi and Borobudur.
Both are Buddhist monuments, but Borobudur serves as a more elaborate pilgrimage site with complex narratives.
Compare the artistic styles of 'Travelers Among Mountains and Streams' and 'Red and White Plum Blossoms'.
'Travelers' is a monumental landscape in ink, while 'Plum Blossoms' is a decorative, colorful screen painting.
Compare the 'Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)' and depictions of Gods and Goddesses in Shintoism.
Shiva Nataraja is a bronze sculpture representing a specific deity in Hinduism, while Shinto depictions vary, often emphasizing nature and abstract forms to represent Kami.
Compare the 'Portrait of Sin Sukju' and 'Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings'.
'Sin Sukju' emphasizes Confucian values of respect through portraiture, while 'Jahangir' reflects Mughal power and spiritual leanings through symbolic imagery.