chinese art history quiz 1

gentleman in conversation

anon, pottery tile, eastern han, late 1st century bce

funeral banner of lady dai

anon, silk banner, western han, 2nd century bce

woman, phoenix, and dragon

anon, ink on silk, zhou dynasty, 3rd century bce

a gentleman riding on a dragon

anon, ink on silk, zhou dynasty, 3rd century bce

deer king jataka

northern wei, circa 475

the 500 robbers jataka

western wei dynasty, 530s

standing buddha

late northern wei dynasty, early 6th century

aotu hua

kind of modulated linework that is a hybrid of native and foreign aspects

filial sons and virtuous women of antiquity

lacquered panel from screen, circa 484

the seven sages of the bamboo grove

rubbed brick, 4th-5th century, eastern jin dynasty

admonitions of the instructress to the court ladies

gu kaizhi, silk handscroll, 8-12th century, trace copy

nymph of the lo river

gu kaizhi, silk handscroll, 12th century copy