Art History 42B UCI Final Exam Review

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

(hint: how many orchids)

Artist- FengCheng Wang Xi Zhi copy of Preface to the Orchids Pavilion Gathering

Title- Wang Xi Zhi copy of Preface of the Orchids Pavilion Gathering

Year/Dynasty- 353 CE, Eastern Jin (353 orchids)

Medium- Ink and paper

Themes- Daoism, mournful sentiment encompassing the prior Jin dynasty, gathering with scholars for a spring festival

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

(hint how many peasants)

Artist- Guo Xi

Title- Early Spring

Year/Dynasty- 1072 CE, Northern Song (1072 peasants)

Medium- Ink and color on silk (ICS)

Themes- Daoism, confucianism, landscape painting, revitalization of the spring seasons as a representation of the emperors reign, authority and legitimacy on the thorn, sign of new reform under the emperor

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

(hint: binary ass year)

Artist- Emperor HuiZong

Title- Five Colored Parakeet on Blossoming Apricot Tree

Year/Dynasty- 1110 CE, Northern Song (binary 1110)

Medium- Ink and Color on Silk

Themes-Daoism, auspicious symbols, three perfections poetry, painting, calligraphy, heavens manate of emperors position to the throne

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Ma Yuan

Title- Viewing Plum Blossoms Trees by Moonlight

Year/Dynasty- 13th C. Southern Song

Medium- Ink and Color on Silk

Themes- Corner Ma, Daoism, Emperor, melancholy, after fleeing from northern invaders

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

how many items

Artist- Li Song

Title- Knicknack Peddler

Year/Dynasty-1210 C. Southern Song

Medium- Ink and color on silk

Themes-prosperity and economic growth under new dynasty. Peace and plenty.

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Anonymous

Title- Guanyin of the Southern Seas

Year/Dynasty- 11-12th c. Southern Song (11-12 prayers)

Medium-Painted Wood

Themes-Bodhisattva of infinite compassion (Avalokitesvara), Guanyin’s pose, to comfort Buddhists seeking relief from sufferingGuanyin, Guider of Souls, Mt. Potalaka = Putuo shan, royal/princely ease, temple

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Liang Kai

Title- Sixth Chan Patriarch Huineng Chopping Bamboo

Year/Dynasty- 13 c. Southern Song

Medium- Ink on paper

Themes- Buddhism, chan family gaining enlightment, lack of care for status and outward appearance of society

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Qian Xuan

Title- Wang Xi Zhi watching geese

Year/Dynasty- 1295 c, Yuan

Medium-ink and color on paper

Themes- Geese inspiration for his calligraphy, political instability= embracing chinas past, fall of song dynasty, artistic endeavors

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

(how many dawgs?)

Artist- Liu GuanDao

Title- Kubulai Khan Hunting

Year/Dynasty- 1289 (dawgs), Yuan Dynasty

Medium- ink and color on silk (ICS)

Themes- court painting, portrait, power and authority, multiethnic dynasty

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Anonymous

Title- Portrait of Ni Zan

Year/Dynasty- 1340 C. / Yuan

Medium- ink and color on silk

Themes- Scholar, landscape, antiquities, germaphobe, screen painting, Pure and Secluded Pavilion- his library, portrait

holding brush and paper to show is is a Scholar

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Ni Zan

Title-Rongxi Studio

Year/Dynasty- 1372 c/ Yuan

Medium- ink on paper

Themes-self cultivation
snail hut, representation of himself,

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- WangMeng

Title- Dwelling in the QianBian Mountains

Year/Dynasty- 1366 c/ Yuan

Medium- ink and color on paper

Themes- scholar painting, given to his cousin before fleeing to a safer part of the country, Image of artist as recluse

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Liu Jun

Title- The First Song Emperor Visiting his Prime Minister Zhao Pion a Snowy Night

Year/Dynasty- 15 c./ Ming Dynasty

Medium- ink and color on silk

Themes- Confucian, cultural traditions, court painting

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Attr. Shen Du
Title- Tribute Giraffe with Attendant
Year/Dynasty- 15 c./ Ming Dynasty
Medium- ink and color on silk
Themes- diplomacy, qilin, auspicious omen, sage ruler, political legitimacy

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- Shen Zhou
Title- Lofty Mountain Lu
Year- 1467 c. / Ming Dynasty
Medium- ink and color on paper
Themes- Gift for social equals and likeminded friends gift to his teacher Chen Kuan connecting his teacher to the mountain illusions to the land of the immortals

Give Artist, Title, Year, Dynasty, Medium, Theme

Artist- xue wu
Title- Chrysanthemum and Bamboo
Year-1633 c. / Ming Dynasty
Medium- ink on gold paper
Themes- Suzhou, Beijing, Nanjing (Qinhuai courtesan district) Han dynasty poet, Tao Qian, “Drinking Wine” “female reviser of books” seal (Tang dynasty courtesan, Xue Tao, 768-831) Hermit, retirement scholar painting/professional painting/female painting? flowers represent women, bamboo represents men