Test 2 terms Flashcards
Chinoiserie
“Chinese Style”
Wabi and Sabi
Principles of Shinto-based ethics where wabi involves honesty, integrity, reticence and quiet simplicity while sabi involves a preference for the old and rustic over the new
Jade
Stone used in carvings of the Liangzhu culture in southeastern China that is a symbol of religious and secular power
Celadon ware
Ceramics denoting both a type of glaze and a ware of color
Cong
One of two important geometric form jades of unknown meaning and use produced as early as the Neolithic period
Moai
Monolithic Easter Island heads. Large sculptures buried in sand, typically with just the heads poking out of the sand
Taotie
Ogre masks
Haniwa
Japanese ceramic tomb sculptures, often in the form of humans or animals. Planted around tombs to protect souls of the dead.
X-Ray Style
Also known as “in-fill style.” Technique used by Australian aboriginal artists in which the inner parts of an animal or person are shown as if the outer skin were transparent
Piece mold casting
Bronze casting method invented in China
Patina
Discoloration of bronze, caused by prolonged exposure to materials.
Pagoda
Tall, slender tower with upturned eaves associated with Asia
Jomon
Early Japanese pottery known for “cord markings”
Shinto
Name of indigenous Japanese religion
The Dreaming
Australian Aboriginal concept of the time when lands and peoples and animals were created
