Units 7 and 8 Art of Asia

The temple at Angkor Wat was originally designed as a

• manifestation of the connection between the king and divine power

• center of worship for the faithful, including towers used for the call to prayers

• site where pilgrims could gather to offer gifts of thanks or prayers for safety

• monastery complex with entrances oriented toward the cardinal points

Borobudur was designed in the form of a giant mandala in order to

• mirror the sacred cosmic order

• create an unconquerable fortress

• display the grandeur of Buddhism

• accommodate large congregations

The form of Borobudur Temple creates an opportunity for the faithful to

• walk on an upward path toward enlightenment

• move in a straight line toward the garbha griha, or “womb chamber”

• enter through torana before circumambulating

• experience the meditational power of a labyrinth

Despite their origins in two different religious traditions, the statue of the Buddha at Todai-ji and the Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) both convey meaning through the use of

• iconography that focuses on the role of destruction in the cycle of life

• dynamic poses that suggest the power within the sculpture

• huge size that was intended to inspire awe as well as spiritual unity

• hand gestures that invite viewers to come forward without fear

Which of the following formal elements of Liu Chunhua’s work contributes most to its meaning?

• The symmetry of the composition

• The scale of the figure in the composition

• The use of aerial perspective to create the illusion of space

• The close attention to detail in the foreground

Aside from their function as places for sacred worship, the Great Stupa at Sanchi and Chartres Cathedral are similar in that both were built

• to compete in size with nearby religious structures

• as mausoleums for kings and their families

• to attract pilgrims through their links with relics

• as monuments memorializing the sites of battles

The David Vases are significant in the history of Chinese art primarily because

• the elephant-head handles document the derivation of their forms from bronze objects

• their blue color suggests that the vases were intended to serve as gifts to the Mughal court

• their inscriptions make them one of the earliest dated examples of blue-and-white porcelain

• the use of cobalt for the blue glaze provides evidence of trade between China and the Middle East

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the Chinese Neo-Confucian artistic tradition that is embodied in Fan Kuan’s Travelers among Mountains and Streams ?

• Landscape painting should be above all a means of self-expression.

• Nature should be depicted as a metaphor for moral and orderly life.

• The depiction of nature should be as faithful as possible to what is observed.

• Landscape is a preferred subject because it is immoral to depict individual people.

Although Lin's work was created about 900 years after Fan's, both works include which of the following that convey a similar meaning?

• Mountains that reach toward the heavens to evoke a sense of power and awe

• A wealth of detail in the landscape that reflects intense study of nature

• References to the four seasons in order to show the cyclical passage of time

• Naturalistic depictions of actual mountains that viewers could recognize and name

Which of the following is a visual characteristic of Travelers among Mountains and Streams that contributes to the illusion of deep space?

• The use of only black and its tints instead of a range of colors

• The overlapping forms of the foreground, middle ground, and background

• The strong horizontal division created by the roadway near the bottom of the work

• The rhythm created by the lines that indicate the rock formations of the mountains