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Indian art refers to works of art and architecture produced on the Indian subcontinent, which is now divided among India, Pakistan, and this country.
What is Bangladesh?
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With the resurgence of these throughout India, a characteristic temple plan was developed from the sixth century onwards
What are Hindu dynasties?
100
The mastery of brushwork was directly related to this, traditionally regarded by the Chinese as the highest art form
What is calligraphy?
100
Throughout its history Japanese art has relied heavily on forms and techniques borrowed from this neighbour.
What is China?
100
This animal was the mainstay of indigenous Americans.
What is the buffalo?
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These were erected by the Maurya emperor Ashok to proclaim his devotion to Buddhism.
What are edict pillars?
200
These temples at Mt. Abu (c. 10-13C) are constructed entirely of imported white marble; they have plain exteriors but are ornately carved inside. With what religion are these associated?
What is Jainism
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The 11C painting "Travelers Amid Streams and Mountains" is attributed to this artist.
Who is Fan K'uan?
200
The earliest art of Japan, probably dating from the third and second millennia BCE, consisted of monochrome pottery with these cord-impressed designs; (also the name for the early period of Japanese art).
What is Jomon?
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Early Woodland cultures are particularly renowned for elaborate these, including copper plates and earspools, objects made of other minerals (e.g. mica, silver, meteoric iron), shell and pearl beads, and ceramic vessels and figurines.
What are grave offerings?
300
Under these central Asian conquerors, two of India's most important styles were developed between the second and fifth century CE: Gandhara art and art of Mathura
Who are th Kushans?
300
In southern India, the Pallava dynasty (7C) introduced this style temple in a number of pyramidal raths (temples) at Mahabalipuram; an enormous cliff-face at the site is carved with a life-size representation of gods, men, and beasts, including the elephant family.
What is dravida?
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Chinese Neolithic cultures produced many artifacts such as painted pottery, bone tools and ornaments, and jade carvings of a sophisticated design. The oldest finds were excavated at this site near Luo-yang and date to 6000-5000 BCE.
What is B'ei-li-kang?
300
Long, narrow horizontal scrolls, unrolled in the hands, usually illustrating a narrative with progressive scenes is known by this name.
What is emakimono?
300
The material culture of the groups of this region (such as the Cherokee), for example, included decorated pottery and baskets, quillwork and beadwork, birchbark utensils, plaited sashes, and carved wood ritual masks.
What are the Eastern Woodlands?
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Rajput miniature painting (16-19C) is related to earlier Indian styles, as well as this.
What is Mughal painting?
400
The dravida style culminated in a series of these.
What are "temple townships"?
400
Through the T'ang and Sung dynasties, although there was a greater technical mastery and a tendency toward rich adornment and complexity of the system of bracketing, Chinese architecture retained the basic characteristics already developed in this Dynasty.
What is the Han?
400
The Fujiwara period (898-1185) is marked by the crystallization of this tradition of painting (based on national rather than on Chinese taste).
What is Yamato-e?
400
California, Great Basin, and Plateau groups (Pomo, Nez-Percé, Paiute) lived by gathering, hunting, and some of this.
What is fishing?
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These, containing swiftly executed watercolor illustrations of many subjects, became one source for the revival of Indian themes during the twentieth century
What are patua scrolls?
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The Largest of the "temple townships", Srirangam consisted of this number of concentric enclosures
What is seven?
500
Since the late nineteenth century, the Chinese have adopted these architectural styles
What is European?
500
This family of artists succeeded in fusing the technique of Chinese ink painting with the decorative quality of Japanese art during the Momoyama Period.
What is the Kano family?
500
California, Great Basin, and Plateau groups (Pomo, Nez-Percé, Paiute) developed this as a highly refined art.
What is basketry?