Buddhism
What's Buddha's real name?
Siddharta Gautama
How is Shiva Lord of Dance similar to Donatello's David?
Both stand victorious over an opponent
What mythical Chinese creature do both the David Vases and the Funeral Banner of Lady Dai feature?
dragons
What did people do when they visited the dry and wet gardens at Ryoan-Ji?
meditate
Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huang order 8,000 terracotta soldiers to be made?
So he'd have an army with him in the afterlife
...and he was a psychopath who drank mercury like an idiot
the silk road
To what Hindu god is Lakshmana temple dedicated to?
Vishnu
Ink
What is the Great Buddha in Todai Ji made out of?
cast bronze
What ancient Chinese philosophy does the Portrait of Sin Sukju reflect? Name 2 specific values that it conveys.
Confucianism. Filial piety, respect, loyalty, duty
What do Tibetan Buddhists believe about Jowo Rinpoche? What do historians know about it that contradicts such belief?
'twas a contemporary portrait of the Buddha, but the sculpture was brought to Tibet from a Chinese Princess 1000 years after he was alive
Why might Suryavarman II have wanted to include a relief sculpture of the churning of the ocean milk as part of his mausoleum of Angkor Wat?
To convey a sense of immortality through art
How is the scale of figures in Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan different from Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?
Mao big. Dudes and donkeys small.
What purpose did Japanese folding screens, such as Red and White Plum Blossoms and Screen with Siege of Belgrade, serve?
Luxurious, decorative objects for wealthy patrons to separate rooms in palaces and large homes
Why does the facade of the treasury at Petra feature deities from a variety of cultures?
They traded with like everyone lol Petra was located on intersecting trade routes
How is the Great Stupa at Saanchi similar to the Church at Sainte Foy?
Both involved circumambulating around relics or remains of saints
What does the abhaya mudra that Shiva displays in the "Lord of Dance" sculpture signify to viewers?
To not be afraid while in the presence of a god
What function do the guardians have at both Longmen Caves and Todai Ji?
Why was Night Attack on Sanjo Palace made? How would it have been viewed?
As a historical record; In private settings
While the facade of the treasury at Petra obviously shows Greek architectural influence, how does it depart or differ from Greek architecture?
broken pediment, inclusion of tholos in the facade, featuring other deities, carved into the cliffside
Describe both the religious significance of the manner in which Buddhists circumambulate Borobudur AND its architectural structure. What is it symbolic of?
gaining more light & knowledge as you progress through life toward enlightenment, mandala shape symbol of the universe
Name 3 similarities between Lakshmana Temple and Angkor Wat
Both are dedicated to Vishnu, both commemorate the achievements of a King, both are Hindu temples, both of their architecture symbolizes Mt. Meru and are aligned with the cosmos, both were built to legitimize the rule of their respective kings, both feature highly decorative exteriors
Ideologically speaking, how does Chinese landscape painting differ from Western landscape painting? Name 2 similarities and 2 differences
Chinese landscapes aren't real
Daoist philosophy serenity and unity with nature
Sublime
Ink vs Oil
Various ideological purposes in Western landscape
People are small
Hanging scroll vs canvas
Dutch traders in the 19th century would have influenced both Japanese and European art. What Western influences are seen in Hokusai's Great Wave?
Spatial perspective, low horizon line, not so obviously made with ink
Give the backstory behind the creation of Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaihk to Kings. What western influences does it show? Why did Bichitr include himself in the artwork?
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