Answer the following about Chinese landscape painting, for 10 points each.
[10e] Many Chinese landscapes are in the shānshuǐ (“shan-shway”) style, named for depicting water and these natural features. Hokusai painted thirty-six views of another of these features.
ANSWER: mountains [accept volcanoes; prompt on shān]
[10m] Zhāng Zéduān’s panoramic landscape painting of Kaifeng, which depicts the bustle of the capital on this holiday, is sometimes regarded as “China’s Mona Lisa.”
ANSWER: Qingming (“ching-ming”) festival [or Tomb-Sweeping Day; or Ancestors Day; or Clear Brightness Festival; prompt on Chinese Memorial Day]
[10h] Many Ming-dynasty landscapes depict this artist’s estate at Wangchuan villa. This Tang-era artist developed the technique of pomò, or “breaking the ink,” and is often regarded as the father of Chinese landscape painting.
ANSWER: Wáng Wéi [or Huang Jwi; or Wòhng Wàih; prompt on Wang] (He’s also known as a poet.)
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