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  1. Ando Hiroshige

    Plum Estate
  2. Basawan and Chatar Muni

    Akbar and the Elephant Hawai
  3. Bichitr

    Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaykh to Kings
  4. Sahifa Banu

    Shah Tahmasp Meditating
  5. Taj Mahal

    Agra India
  6. Frederick W. Stevens

    Victoria Terminus
  7. Meera Mukherjee

    Ashoka at Kalinga
  8. Guan Daosheng

    Bamboo Groves in Mist and Rain

    Yuan Dynasty
  9. Wu Zhen

    Stalks of Bamboo by a Rock

    Yuan Dynasty
  10. Huang Gongwang

    Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains

    Yuan Dynasty
  11. Temple Vase

    Yuan Dynasty
  12. Table with Drawers

    Ming Dynasty
  13. Shang Xi

    Guan Yu Captures General Pang De

    Ming Dynasty
  14. Shen Zhou

    Lofty Mount Lu

    Ming Dynasty
  15. Dong Quichang

    Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains

    Ming Dynasty
  16. Wen Shu

    Carnations and Garden Rock

    Ming Dynasty
  17. Shitao

    Man in a House Beneath a Cliff

    Qing Dynasty
  18. Ando Hiroshige

    Plum Estate
  19. Sesshu Toyo

    Splashed Ink Landscape
  20. Kano Motonobu

    • Zen Patriarch Xiangyen Zhixian
    • Sweeping with a Broom
  21. Kano Eitoku

    Chinese Lions
  22. Hasegawa Tohaku

    Pine Forest
  23. Yosa Buson

    Cuckoo Flying over New Verdure
  24. Suzuki Harunobu

    Evening Bell at the Clock
  25. Utamaro

    Ohisa of the Takashima Tea Shop
  26. Katsushika Hokusai

    The Great Wave off Kanagawa
  27. Takahashi Yuichi

    Oiran (Grand Courtesan)
  28. The Materials of Chinese Painting
    • Paper
    • Ink
    • Color
  29. Chinese Painting Format
    • Hanging Scroll
    • Hand Scroll
    • Fans
  30. Hanging Scroll
    Well established by the 10th century
  31. Hand Scroll
    continuous horizontal scroll rolled up left from right
  32. Fans
    became a recognized branch of Chinese painting during the Ming period
  33. China under Moguls
    • Yuan Dynasty
    • (1279-1368)
  34. The Moguls
    great admirers of Chinese Art and culture

    admitted many Chinese artists into their administration
  35. Literati
    highly educated men and women scholars who come from prominent families

    they cultivated     calligraphy, poetry, painting, and other arts as a sign of social status
  36. Literati Art
    Usually personal in nature and often shows nostalgia for the past
  37. Characteristics of Chinese Painting
    • Calligraphy
    • a link b/w painting and poetry
    • included signature, title, and date
    • seal impressions in red ink
  38. Painters during the Yuan Dynasty
    • Zhao Mengfu
    • Huang Gongwang
    • Wu Zhen
    • Wang Meng
    • Guan Dausheng
  39. The Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty
    • Zhao Mengfu
    • Huang Gongwang
    • Wu Zhen
    • Wang Meng
  40. Symbols of Chinese Art
    • Bamboo- ideal Chinese gentlemen
    • Dragon- good fortune and prosperity
    • Pine Tree and Cranes- longevity
    • Horse- wisdom; a symbol of China's military strength
  41. Three Names from the Mughal Empire
    • Babur
    • Akbar the Great
    • Jahangir
  42. Where does the name Mughal derive?
    from the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan
  43. Mosque
    temple place for worship
  44. Mausoleum
    burial place
  45. Discuss the art of Miniature Painting
    • A. a representation of image on a small scale
    • B.the art of miniature was used to illustrate manuscripts and books
    • C. the aim was to convey the story and the meaning of the written words
    • D. there is a relationship b/w poetry and painting
    • E. they are designed to be held in the hands and kept in albums


  46. What is the Mughal art of painting?
    It is a fusion of styles: Indian, Persian, and European which gave Mughal paintings its individuality.
  47. Jahangir
    • less interested in book production
    • preferred portraiture and illustrations of the various events which occurred during his reign
  48. Characteristics of Islamic architecture
    • Prohibition of human figural representation
    • Melon or onion shaped dome
    • Calligraphy, writing from right to left, ornamental writing
    • Minaret(towers)
    • Mosiac tiles
    • Fountains with flowing streams and groves of trees
    • A system of abstract ornamentation known as arabesque
  49. What is a print?
    In the visual arts a print is a multiple work of art on paper
  50. Woodblock printing technique
    originated in China during the first half of the 8th century
  51. The production of a woodblock involved
    • a publisher
    • designer
    • block cutter
    • printer
  52. Most favored wood for block printing
    wood from a cherry tree
  53. Where did the paper for printmaking derive from?
    the inner bark of a mulberry tree
  54. Did the production of woodblocks involve a printing press?
    No, everything was done by hand
  55. Ukiyo-e
    • refers to a style of painting and woodblock printing that arose in Japan in the 17th century
    • The term suggests the pursuits and life styles of urban culture and pictures of this life, this floating world, were called Ukiyo-e
  56. Explain the impact Akbar had on shaping the arts of Mughal India.
    He was a great admirer of the narrative paintings. He enlarged the number of painter's in Humayun's workshop to about 100 and kept them busy working on ambitious projects.
  57. Compare and contrast the Taj Mahal with the Royal Pavilion.
    • They both have domes, they are both in islamic style
    • White marble was used on the Taj Mahal and it has more intricate decoration
    • Cast iron was used on the Royal Pavilion
  58. Compare and contrast the style of painting by Paul Cezanne with the painting by Don Qichang.
    They are both landscapes

    Qichang's has no color and is more literal

    Paul's is very colorful and more abstract
  59. Compare and contrast Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night with the print of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai.
    • The Great Wave is a woodblock print and Starry Night is an oil painting on canvas. Both have similar colors, they both incorporate blue swirls.
    • The Great Wave is more realistic.

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