art 261, test # 2.

ATTRIBUTION QUESTIONS (60 points possible in this section) Attribute each slide to a culture covered in class (India, China, Japan, Americas, Pacific Cultures and Africa). Support your attribution with reasons based on what you see in terms of subject matter, purpose, style, media and treatment. Make sure to identify key characteristics and possible uses for the style you have chosen. 2 points for style period, 5 points for characteristics of that culture and 3 points for how they are shown in the work / how the work might be used..

1.(left) culture:

characteristics of works from this culture and/or type of work (style, purpose, context):

how are they shown in this work / how might this work be used? (be specific)

2.(right) culture:

characteristics of works from this culture and/or type of work (style, purpose, context):

how are they shown in this work / how might this work be used? (be specific)

3.(left) culture:

characteristics of works from this culture and/or type of work(style, purpose, context):

how are they shown in this work / how might this work be used? (be specific)

4.(right) culture:

characteristics of works from this culture and/or type of work (style, purpose, context):

how are they shown in this work / how might this work be used? (be specific)

5.(left) culture:

characteristics of works from this culture and/or type of work (style, purpose, context):

how are they shown in this work / how might this work be used? (be specific)

6.(right) culture:

characteristics of works from this culture and/or type of work (style, purpose, context):

how are they shown in this work / how might this work be used? (be specific)

II. TERM IDENTIFICATION (30 points) Give as complete a definition as possible for 5 of the following terms for three points and identify the context for the term for an additional three points. (Extra Credit possible) .

7. Zen Buddhism

definition:

context:

8. yin & yang

definition:

context:

9. shaman

definition:

context:

10. Bodhisattva

definition:

context:

11. Confucianism

definition:

context:

12. dharma

definition:

context:

13. Daoism

definition:

context:

14. Hinduism

definition:

context:

15. Buddhism (regular, not Zen!)

definition:

context:

III. COMPARISON QUESTIONS (15 points each; 60 points this section) Two slides will be shown at a time. They have been studied in the course and are identified for you; but you will have to provide the country or culture for each. In essay form, answer the specific question posed for each set.

16.

l. Taj Mahal, c. 1632-48 country or culture: __________________

r. Stone & Gravel Garden, c. 1480 country: _________________________

Compare and contrast in terms of form and purpose. Identify specifically any religious beliefs pertinent.

17.

l. Shen Zhou, Poet on a Mountaintop, c. 1500 country: ______________

r. Hokusai, The Great Wave, c. 1831 country: ______________

Compare and contrast purpose, format (context), subject matter and media.

18.

l. Koetsu, Teabowl "Mt. Fuji" early 17th century country: ______________

r. Doll (early 20th century) country: ______________

Compare and contrast in terms of style, medium (for this set think "aesthetic") and purpose.

19.

l. Chilkat Blanket, before 1928 country/culture: ____________________

r. Mawalan Marika, The Wawalag Sisters the the Rainbow Serpent, 1959. country:_______________

Compare/contrast (think style, medium, purpose, subject). For the work at left, use and define the key term TOTEM.