HIST - Japanese Art

Question 1

a national style of painting based on geometric forms rather than the fluid forms of China

Answer 1

Yamato

Question 2

painting executed on vertical silk rolls

Answer 2

Kakemono Painting

Question 3

painting executed on horizontal silk rolls

Answer 3

Makimono

Question 4

a genre of Japanese ___________ and paintings produced featured motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theater, and pleasure quarters

Answer 4

Woodblock Printing

Question 5

the new craze for tea ceremonies created a demand for pottery vessels

Answer 5

Ceramics

Question 6

delicate angular flowering branches painted with red, two tones of green and blue, and subtle touches of gold

Answer 6

Kakiemon-de Pattern

Question 7

employed strong floral and brocade designs painted in heavily saturated colors

Answer 7

Imari Pattern

Question 8

layer upon layer added to a base material to a smooth brilliant surface; gold and silver dust particles were introduced into the top layer of the lacquer before finishing

Answer 8

Lacquerwork

Question 9

sword of the samurai; characterized by its distinctive appearance; a single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands

Answer 9

Katana (sword)

Question 10

sword of the samurai; characterized by its distinctive appearance; a single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accomodate two hands

Question 11

a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving Japanese tea

Answer 11

Chanoyu or Sado or Ocha

Question 12

Japanese tea caddy

Answer 12

Chai-re

Question 13

Japanese hemp cloth

Answer 13

Chakin

Question 14

Japanese whisk; made of bamboo

Answer 14

Chasen

Question 15

Japanese tea scoop

Answer 15

Chasaku

Question 16

Japanese tea bowl

Answer 16

Chawan

Question 17

a square silk cloth used for the ritual cleansing of the Chasaku and the Natsume, and to handle a got Kama lid

Answer 17

Fukusa

Question 18

Japanese portable brazier

Answer 18

Furo

Question 19

Japanese Ladle

Answer 19

Hishaku

Question 20

Japanese iron pot, or kettle

Answer 20

Kama or Chanoyugama

Question 21

Japanese waste water receptacle or bow

Answer 21

Kensui

Question 22

art of cultivating miniature trees

Answer 22

Bonsai

Question 23

Japanese flower arrangement

Answer 23

Ikebana

Question 24

Japanese art of folding paper

Answer 24

Origami

Question 25

Japanese theater with actors wearing masks

Answer 25

Noh

Question 26

Japanese theater play with all-actor emsemble wearing heavy make-up

Answer 26

Kabuki

Question 27

architecture characterized by a synthesis of seminal ideas from China and native conditions producing a distinctive style characterized by lightness, delicacy, and refinement

Answer 27

Japanese Architecture

Question 28

aka "the way of the gods;" to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the Kami

Answer 28

Shintoism

Question 29

Shinto gods are called _________

Answer 29

Kami

Question 30

open gateway, consisting of two pillars and an architrave; found along the approach path to a Shinto shrine

Answer 30

Torii Gateways

Question 31

the main purpose is for the enshrinement and worship of a Kami

Answer 31

Shinto Temples (Jinja)

Question 32

a building that contains the body of the Goshintai

Answer 32

Honden

Question 33

aka the "Sacred body of the Kami"

Answer 33

Goshintai

Question 34

hall of worship of the Shinto shrine, usually in fron of the honden, aopen to the laity

Answer 34

Haiden

Question 35

a complex group of monastic buildings, pagodas (reliquary), Kodo (lecture hall), and Kondo (image hall)

Answer 35

Buddhist Temples

Question 36

an assembly hall for monks in Japanese Buddhist temple, where sacred texts are read

Answer 36

Kodo

Question 37

a Japanese Buddhist Pagoda

Answer 37

To

Question 38

golden hall, where the main image of worship is kept in a Japanese Buddhist temple

Answer 38

Kondo

Question 39

the principal south gateway to a Japanese Buddhist temple

Answer 39

Nandaimon

Question 40

the inner gateway in a Japanese Buddhist temple

Answer 40

Chumon

Question 41

fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone; evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th Century

Answer 41

Palaces

Question 42

measured between 2 x 4 1/2 tatami to accomodate the cha-no-yu or tea ceremony

Answer 42

Tea Houses or Cha-Shitsu

Question 43

a public bathing facility; architecture is known for its temple style; first public baths were located near Buddhist temples which was related to purification rituals

Answer 43

Sento or Bath House

Question 44

the most famous and the oldest Shinto temple in Japan; enshrines the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami; known to be the Emperor's office, and for other important occasions

Answer 44

Ise Shrine

Question 45

the most impressive of the fortified residences; has 6 stories with pent roofs and curving eaves

Answer 45

Himeji Castle by the Samurai under the Shogunate