Asian Art

Final Exam

  • For the Monday-only section, the exam will be at our regular class time on Monday, May 13.
  • For the MWF section, the exam is on Tuesday, May 14 at 8 AM.

The following book chapter will help you get a handle on what is expected in an art history exam:

  • Christina Maranci, A Survival Guide for Art History Students (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005), Chapter 4, "The Art History Exam," pp. 71–96. Download: Maranci_4.pdf.

The final exam will be 90 minutes long. There will be 20 one-minute IDs and 4 ten-minute comparisons, followed by a thirty-minute essay question. It will be cumulative (especially the essay question), but the focus will be on the second half of the course.

You are responsible for 50 monuments on the final, 5 taken from the midterm list (see the PDFs below for the five selections) and 45 (actually 51) selected from the second half of the course. Images are available here, identified by number:

I'm also providing slides from the lectures for each object, giving you more visual information than the single image to be used for the exam:

Use the figure and/or page numbers provided below to find the discussion of each site or object in the course books:

  1. Main Hall, Inner Shrine at Ise. Dedicated to Amaterasu. Japan, Asuka period, rebuilt every 20 years since the late 7th century. [5th Edition, fig. 12-3] [4th Edition, fig. 11-3]
  2. Horyu-ji, Nara. Japan, Asuka period, 7th century. [5th Edition, fig. 12-4] [4th Edition, fig. 11-4] [Leidy, figs. 5.7–5.9]
    1. Tori Busshi. Shaka Buddha (Shakyamuni) and attendant bodhistattvas. In the Kondo (Golden Hall) at Horyu-ji, Nara. Gilt bronze. Japan, Asuka period, 623. [5th Edition, fig. 12-6] [4th Edition, fig. 11-6] [Leidy, fig. 5.10]
    2. Hungry Tigress Jataka. Panel of the Tamamushi Shrine. Horyu-ji, Nara. Lacquer on wood. Japan, Asuka period, c. 650. [5th Edition, fig. 12-5] [4th Edition, fig. 11-5] [Leidy, figs. 5.11–5.12]
  3. Yakushi Buddha (Bhaishajyaguru) and attendant bodhisattvas. Bronze. Yakushi-ji, Nara. Japan, Asuka period, c. 700. [Leidy, fig. 5.15]
  4. Shaka Buddha (Shakyamuni). Fragment of paradise scene from bronze lotus-petal base of Birushana Buddha (Vairocana). Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall), Todai-ji, Nara. Japan, Nara Period, c. 750. [5th Edition, fig. 12-9] [4th Edition, p. 364]
  5. Ganjin. Chinese monk Jianzhen (d. 763). Dry lacquer with paint. Toshodai-ji, Nara. Japan, Nara period, 763. [Leidy, fig. 5.17]
  6. Womb World and Diamond World Mandalas. From To-ji, Kyoto. Pair of hanging scrolls with colors on silk. Japan, Heian period, 9th century. [5th Edition, fig. 12-10] [4th Edition, fig. 11-8] [Leidy, figs. 5.21–5.22]
  7. Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in. Uji, near Kyoto. Japan, Heian period, 1053. [5th Edition, fig. 12-11] [4th Edition, fig. 11-9] [Leidy, fig. 10.3]
    1. Jocho. Amida Buddha. In the Phoenix Hall, Byodo-in. Gold leaf and lacquer on wood. Japan, Heian period, 1053. [5th Edition, fig. 12-12] [4th Edition, fig. 11-10] [Leidy, fig. 10.4]
  8. The Tale of Genji. Handscroll with ink and colors on paper. Japan, Heian period, 12th century. [5th Edition, p. 374] [4th Edition, p. 368]
  9. Kosho. Kuya Preaching. Painted wood with inlaid eyes. Japan, Kamakura period, c. 1200. [5th Edition, fig. 12-16] [4th Edition, fig. 11-14]
  10. Descent of Amida and the Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas. Chion-in, Kyoto. Hanging scroll with colors and gold on silk. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century. [5th Edition, fig. 12-17] [4th Edition, fig. 11-15] [Leidy, fig. 10.12]
  11. Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace. Handscroll with ink and colors on paper. Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century. [5th Edition, fig. 12-15] [4th Edition, fig. 11-13]
  12. Kasuga Shrine Mandala. Hanging scroll with ink, color, and gold on silk. Japan, Kamakura period, 14th century. [5th Edition, fig. 12-1] [4th Edition, fig. 11-1] [See also Leidy, fig. 10.13]
  13. Bodhisattva seated in pensive pose. Gilt bronze. Silla kingdom. Korea, Three Kingdoms period, 7th century. [5th Edition, fig. 11-28] [4th Edition, fig. 10-27] [Leidy, fig. 5.2, see also figs. 4.6, 5.13]
  14. Seated Shakyamuni Buddha. Seokguram cave. Granite. Korea, Unified Silla period, 751. [5th Edition, fig. 11-29] [4th Edition, fig. 10-28] [Leidy, figs. 5.3–5.5, detail p. 100]
  15. Yungang caves, Datong. China, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 460. [5th Edition, fig. 11-12] [4th Edition, fig. 10-12] [Leidy, fig. 3.18]
  16. Longmen caves, Luoyang. China. [Leidy, fig. 4.1]
    1. Middle Binyang cave. Longmen caves, Luoyang. China, Northern Wei dynasty, 523. [Leidy, fig. 4.2]
    2. Fengxian-si. Longmen caves, Luoyang. China, Tang dynasty, c. 675. [Leidy, figs. 4.9–4.10]
  17. Amitabha Buddha altar. Bronze. China, Sui dynasty, 593. [5th Edition, fig. 11-13] [4th Edition, fig. 10-13] [Leidy, fig. 4.7]
  18. Mogao caves, Dunhuang. China. [Leidy, fig. 3.15]
    1. Cave 254. Mogao caves, Dunhuang. China, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 475. [Leidy, fig. 3.16–3.17]
    2. Cave 217. Mogao caves, Dunhuang. China, Tang dynasty, c. 750. [5th Edition, fig. 11-14] [4th Edition, fig. 10-14]
  19. Nanchan-si, Wutaishan. China, Tang dynasty, 782. [5th Edition, fig. 11-15] [4th Edition, fig. 10-15]
  20. Fan Kuan. Travelers Among Mountains and Streams. Hanging scroll with ink and colors on silk. China, Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century. [5th Edition, fig. 11-21] [4th Edition, fig. 10-20]
  21. Xu Daoning. Fishing in a Mountain Stream. Handscroll with ink on silk. China, Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century. [5th Edition, fig. 11-22] [4th Edition, fig. 10-21]
  22. Copy after Zhang Xuan (8th century). Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk. Handscroll with ink and colors on silk. China, Northern Song Dynasty, 12th century. [5th Edition, fig. 11-17] [4th Edition, fig. 10-17]
  23. Xia Gui. Twelve Views of Landscape. Handscroll with ink on silk. China, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century. [5th Edition, fig. 11-24] [4th Edition, fig. 10-23]
  24. Zhou Jichang and Lin Tinggui. Five Hundred Arhats. Set of 100 hanging scrolls with ink and colors on silk. China, Southern Song dynasty, c. 1178. [Leidy, fig. 9.6]
  25. Liang Kai. The Sixth Patriarch Cutting Bamboo. China, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century. [Leidy, fig. 9.8]
  26. Muqi. Guanyin Bodhisattva (Avalokiteshvara) with Crane and Monkeys. Set of three hanging scrolls with ink on paper. China, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century. [Leidy, fig. 9.9, detail p. 188]
  27. Zhao Mengfu. Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains. Handscroll with ink and colors on paper. China, Yuan dynasty, 1296. [5th Edition, fig. 25-2] [4th Edition, fig. 24-2]
  28. Ni Zan. The Rongxi Studio. Hanging scroll with ink on paper. China, Yuan dynasty, 1372. [5th Edition, fig. 25-3] [4th Edition, fig. 24-3]
  29. Dai Jin. Returning Home Late from a Spring Outing. Hanging scroll with ink on silk. China, Ming dynasty, c. 1450. [5th Edition, fig. 25-5] [4th Edition, fig. 24-5]
  30. Yin Hong. Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks. Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk. China, Ming dynasty, c. 1500. [5th Edition, fig. 25-4] [4th Edition, fig. 24-4]
  31. Shen Zhou. Poet on a Mountaintop. Album leaf, ink and color on paper. China, Ming dynasty, c. 1500. [5th Edition, fig. 25-10] [4th Edition, p. 802]
  32. Wang Hui. A Thousand Peaks and Myriad Ravines. Hanging scroll with ink on paper. China, Qing dynasty, 1693. [5th Edition, fig. 25-1] [4th Edition, fig. 24-1]
  33. Shitao. Landscape Album for Elder Yü. Album leaf, ink and color on paper. China, Qing dynasty, c. 1700. [5th Edition, fig. 25-14] [4th Edition, fig. 24-13]
  34. Sesshu. Winter Landscape. Hanging scroll with ink on paper. Japan, Muromachi period, c. 1470. [5th Edition, fig. 26-3] [4th Edition, fig. 25-3] [See also Leidy, fig. 10.17]
  35. Rock Garden, Ryoan-ji. Kyoto. Japan, Muromachi period, c. 1480. [5th Edition, fig. 26-4] [4th Edition, fig. 25-4] [Leidy, fig. 10.18]
  36. Himeji Castle. Hyogo, near Osaka. Momoyama period, c. 1605. [5th Edition, fig. 26-5] [4th Edition, fig. 25-5]
  37. Kano Eitoku. Pine and Cranes, Plum Tree. Daitoku-ji, Kyoto. Two sets of fusuma (sliding door panels) with ink and gold on paper. Japan, Momoyama period, c. 1570. [5th Edition, fig. 26-7] [4th Edition, fig. 25-6]
  38. Ogata Korin. Lacquer box for writing implements. Japan, Edo period, c. 1700. [5th Edition, fig. 26-10] [4th Edition, p. 822]
  39. Sotatsu. Waves at Matsushima. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper. Japan, Edo period, 17th century. [5th Edition, fig. 26-11] [4th Edition, fig. 25-9]
  40. Harunobu. The Flowers of Beauty in the Floating World. Series of polychrome woodblock prints on paper. Japan, Edo period, 1769. [5th Edition, fig. 26-1] [4th Edition, fig. 25-1]
  41. Hokusai. Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Series of polychrome woodblock prints on paper. Japan, Edo period, 1831. [5th Edition, fig. 26-15] [4th Edition, fig. 25-12]
  42. Shiva Nataraja (Shiva as Lord of the Dance). Bronze. India, Chola Dynasty, 11th century. [5th Edition, fig. 10-31] [4th Edition, p. 314]
  43. Angkor Wat. Cambodia, Khmer period, 12th century. [5th Edition, fig. 10-40] [4th Edition, fig. 9-32]
    1. Vishnu Churning the Ocean of Milk. Relief sculpture at Angkor Wat. Cambodia, Khmer period, 12th century. [5th Edition, fig. 10-41] [4th Edition, fig. 9-33]
  44. Nadir al-Zaman. Jahangir and Shah Abbas. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper. India, Mughal period, c. 1618. [5th Edition, fig. 24-8] [4th Edition, fig. 23-11]
  45. Taj Mahal. Reign of Shah Jahan. India, Mughal period, c. 1640. [5th Edition, figs. 24-1, 24-10] [4th Edition, figs. 23-1, 23-9]

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