- Gandhara Buddha :: Shaka Triad at Horyu-ji
- Fan Kuan’s “Travellers Amid Mountains and Streams” :: Hokusai’s “Great Wave”
- The Ameratsu Shrine at Ise :: The Great Stupa at Sanchi
Section Two: choose any FIVE questions and answer them as clearly and as completely as possible.
- Explain the purpose(s) of a Chaihitsu (Tea House)
- Explain wabi-sabi with at least one specific example
- Describe the subject(s) of Hokusai’s “Great Wave”
- Explain what pagodas and stupas have in common
- Describe the typical features of a yamato-e painting
- Explain the importance of Chinese ceramics
- Explain the relationship between Zen Buddhism and a Broken-Ink painting
- Explain why Chinese paintings have writing and marks on them
- Describe the significance of bamboo in Chinese paintings
- Describe the system of perspective used in Chinese landscape paintings
Section Three: answer the question as clearly and completely as possible.
Identify and explain two or three of the greatest difficulties American students face when they study non-Western art. Then explain how a serious and dedicated student can attempt to overcome these difficulties.
Rules: Although this is called an exam, I am not asking for hurry-to-finish work. Make sure your answers have a clear thesis supported by appropriate evidence. Feel free to include sketches (hand-drawn only) as illustrations to assist (not replace) your writing. All answers must be typed, and must be written in clear and correct language. If you use any outside sources they must be appropriately referenced and documented. (A plagiarized answer will get you a failing grade on one-third of your total course work, so please be careful about this.)
Due: Hand in your completed work at the examination meeting time (Wednesday, May 6 at 10:30 in our usual classroom).
Any questions? Please email me at wolin@cazenovia.edu
