ART 263
Study Guide for Exam #5

Be prepared to define/discuss the significance of any of the following images or terms:

the symbols of the dragon and the t'ao-t'ieh mask
Bi disks, jade, Neolithic period, Shang dynasty and Han dynasty (symbolism, as well as the basic method for working jade)
Shang and Zhou dynasty bronzes, such as dings and bells (their use and how they were cast)
Burial Suit of Princess Tou Wen, Han Dynasty, 2nd Century, B. C.
Shi Huang Di's Tomb, Qin Dynasty, c. 210 B. C.
The Longmen Caves
Fan Kuan, Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, in on silk, early 11th Century A.D. (Song)


Be prepared to answer the following essay questions:

1.  What are some of the art forms created for the Chinese kings and later emperors? What was the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and how did this influence the perception and role of the Chinese kings and emperors?  What materials were favored for the Chinese court?  What similarities do you see between the Chinese kings/emperors and the arts created for them and the Benin and Mayan kings and their arts?

2. Discuss what you have learned about Chinese painting--materials, style, technique, and symbolism using Fan Kuan's Travelers Among Mountains and Streams to illustrate your points.

3.  What have you learned about the meaning and function of "arts" around the world?  At the beginning of the semester we read the Nacirema and discussed the etic (outsider's) and emic (insider's) perspectives.   Would you define/classify the following as "art" :   The  Shaft Scene at  Lascaux,  a Plains pipe, an Archaic bannerstone, a Yorubu ibeji figure, Fan Kuan's Travelers Among Mountains and Streams?  Why or why not?  (explain your reasoning for each). Would the people who created these works define/classify them as art? Why or why not? (explain your reasoning for each, including references to the reasons for these objects creation)

4. Which of the following most closely parallels the form and function of Shi Huang Di's Tomb? (Explain not only the reasons behind your choice, but also provide detailed explanations as to why you did NOT select each of the others): Stonehenge, the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Temple I at Tikal, or Serpent Mound in Ohio?