A style of Japanese painting inspired by Tang dynasty paintings and developed in the late Heian period.
100
What is a basic definition of a haiku?
A brief, unrhymed poem that is 3 lines long
100
What Haiku poet was a Great Admirer of Basho, came from a samurai background, started writing poetry young, has his poems are generally more exuberent and less philosophical
Uejima Onitsura
100
What is symbolism?
A practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
100
What period were the Genji scrolls from?(Hint:Not a century number, more like a name of a dynasty)
Heian period
200
Between what centuries was the Yamato-e style of painting important?
The 12th and 13th centuries
200
How many total syllables does a traditional haiku have? How many syllables are in each line of a traditional haiku?
17 total syllables, 5 syllables on first line, 7 syllables on the second line, 5 syllables on the third line
200
破産!!!!!(BANKRUPT)
What a shame....
200
What are Temari supposed to bring?
Good Luck
200
Could this be a haiku?
The ember coals heat
The figures of smoke dancing
The fire warming
No, there are 5, 7, then 4 syllables
300
How is Yamato-e described as?
An art of illustration with vigorous, flowing compositions
300
In what century was the Haiku perfected?
17th century
300
What Haiku poet was the son of a samurai, spent his youth in service of a local lord,started his own poetry school, had Zen Buddhism and his travels shape his poetry,
and had some of his greatest haikus composed on long journeys
Matsuo Basho
300
What are the roots in Japanese symbolism found?
Heraldry(court and warrior society), religion(Shinto; Buddhism), or from China
300
Some of the Haiku's contain this type of philosophy and history from the country with the capital of Tokyo
Zen philosophy;Japanese history
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!(DOUBLE POINTS)
+800 POINTS
400
What do poets use in Haiku's because they don't have many words?
Imagery
400
What Haiku poet was considered one of the most beloved Japanese haiku masters, had a sad life,wrote poems that barely suppressed emotion and were rarely sentimental
Kobayashi Issa
400
What are pines and roses supposed to symbolize?
pines:love(masculine)
roses:love(feminine)
400
Haiku's were often used to describe subtle changes in nature. Name 2.
Day and Night;Changing Seasons; or
Any other subtle changes
500
What are the Genji scrolls known for?
They are known for their variety, harmony, richness of their colour schemes and their aerial perspective of roofless Japanese architecture.
500
Why are the some Haiku's hiding some of the meanings the poet tryed to say and putting new meanings in the Haiku's
Exact translations mess with the number of sylabbles and when translators fix the translations to make them with the right syllables they can give or take away meanings
500
What Japanese Haiku Poet was a younger contemporary of Onitsura, developed his own poetic style, and had his poems reflect his facination of light and color?
Taniguchi Buscon
500
破産!!!!!(BANKRUPT)
Money goes down the drain!!!
500
Why are the colors on Japan's flag only white and red