Tower built of many stories where each story is identical and smaller than the one below it
What is a pagoda?
100
Free-standing ancestor figures with softwood masks in bold, abstract forms, decorative high-relief ancestor figures in cubistic forms and stressed cylindrical torsos.
What is a dogon figure?
100
A dome-shaped Buddhist shrine
What is a stupa?
200
Woodblock prints
What is most influential on European artists?
200
Landscape, figures, flower-bird
What is common subjects of Chinese Art?
200
Masks with broad foreheads
What is symbol of intelligence?
200
Rulers
What is patron of Indian arts?
300
Subjects of landscapes, flower-bird figures, beautiful women, famous places
What is main influence of Chinese culture?
300
Religious and State
What is the patronage of Chinese art?
300
Families
What is patrons of African art?
300
Hindu god of creation and destruction
What is Shiva?
400
Chinese culture and Zen Buddhist thought
What is main influence on Japanese art?
400
Writing brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs, and xuan and silk paper
What is the four treasures of Chinese art?
400
Wood, ivory, metal, mud brick
What is main materials used in African art?
400
A tomb built in Islamic fashion
What is the Taj Mahal?
500
landscapes, large expanses of sky, minimal facial features, contrasting voids, large areas of color, patterns on clothing and surroundings
What is characteristic of Japanese painting?
500
Balance, symmetry, great emphasis on the interior, use of wood, not supported by walls
What is characteristic of Chinese architecture?
500
Fertility, renewal
What is major subjects of African art?
500
Limited range of color, shallow space, decorative, brilliance, subject matters of love, romance, and legendary epics