To better understand what you have read take the following
quiz. No answers are provided so have fun looking for them within
our pages and learn a little about the Tang dynasty!
1) Which fact is untrue about Tang art?
a) the art found in Tang tombs help us to understand
life during the Tang dynasty
b) several foreign countries wanted
to trade due to Tang's reputation of possessing magnificent art
pieces
c) Tang artists never adopted foreign art techniques or ideas
d) tomb figures were very realistic and natural looking giving a
sense of life
2) One of the many techniques adopted by the Tang
from the Middle East involved the use of ______ and _________.
3) Did religion ever affect Tang art? Which religious
figure was used often for sculptures or clay figures?
4) "The wind rises from the green forest, and the
foaming water rushes in the stream. Alas! Such painting cannot be
achieved by physical movements of the fingers and hand, but only
by the spirits entering into them. This is the nature of painting."
- Wang Wei. What is Wang Wei trying to relay here?
5) Why can Yan Liben (600-673) be considered successful?
6) Identify the famous painters whom founded art schools
and describe the technique each school specialized in.
7) Why was calligraphy considered to be a part of
art?
8) Name some of the techniques or styles of art that
were popular during the Tang.
9) What social class was found most in the paintings
of imperial artists? Why do you suppose that happened?
10) Where did the art of calligraphy originate? Was
it during the Tang dynasty?
