Arts 8 Q2

• Straight Inclined- these are more economical for common Chinise architecture
• Multi-inclined- roofs with two or more sections inclined, used for Wealthy Chinese residents
• Sweeping- have curves that rise at the corners of the roofs; reserved for and palaces. Decorated with ceramic figurines
• What is the best known Jaoanese art?

  Ukiyo-e
• What is the art of beautiful handwriting?

  CALLIGRAPHY
• Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Chinise painting
• Cai Lun invented the paper
• What are the three concepts of Chinise art?

  Heaven

  Earth

  Humankind
• The Inventor of Chinise writing was Cangjie
• Ancient writing symbols- Logographs
• What is a technique for printing text, images, or patterns used widely throughout East Asia?

  Woodblock Printing
• Pekingese opera face painting or?

  Jingju lianpu
• Lianpu is called the false mask
• Guan ju- Red indicates devotion, courage, bravery, uprightness, and loyalty
• Huang Pang- Yellow signifies fierceness, ambition, and cool-headedness
• Zhu Wen- Green face tells not only impulsive and violent but also lack of self- restraint
• Zhang Fei- Black Symbolizes roughness and fierceness; rough and bold character
• Lian po- Purple stands for uprightness and cool-headedness; Reddish purple face indicates a just and noble character
• Can cao- White suggests treachery, suspiciousness, craftiness.
• Jian Gan- the clown or Chou; xiaohuakian make up pattern
• Gold and silver colors are usually for God's and spirits
• Kabuki make up or?

  Kesho
• Kesho is an itself interpretation of the actor's own role through the medium of the facial features.
• Two types of Kabuki makeup:

  Standard makeup

  Kumadori makeup
• Applied to most actors?

  Standard makeup
• Applies to villains and heroes?

  Kumadori makeup
• Dark red for passion or anger
• Dark blue for depression or sadness
• Pink for youth
• Light green for calmness
• Black for fear
• Violet for nobility
• Korean masks are called as?

  Tal or T'al
• Korean masks are used for shamanistic rites
• Black,white,red help establish the age and race of the figure
• Half red, half white symbolises the idea that the wearer has two fathers; Mr red and Mr white
• Dark-faced mask indicates that the character of an adulterous mother
• A sycee is a type of silver or gold ingot currency used in China
• Origami is a traditional Japanese Art of folding paper
• Origami butterflies were used during the celebration of Shinto weddings