Assignment
"Calligraphy"
1. In China, what has the style in which an individual writes been said to show?
2. Unlike Europe, what was East Asian calligraphy established as? Well before the Tang Dynasty, what status has calligraphy continued to hold in East Asia?
"Script Types"
3. When are the earliest surviving examples of written records in China dated to?
4. Before the invention of paper (in the Eastern Han), how were documents written and kept?
5. What is Seal Script (Zhuanshu: Da Zhuan and Xiao Zhuan) the last remaining example of?
6. The Clerical Script (Lishu) found its peak usage during what period?
7. In later periods, what was Cursive Script ("Grass Style" or Caoshu) used for? From the 4° Century on, what did Cursive Script become a vehicle for?
8. When did Regular Script (Kaishu or Zhengkai) develop? What is Regular Script considered to be?
"Six Dynasties Calligraphy"
9. Who was Wang Xizhi? What is Running Script (Xingshu)? What was Wang Xizhi's most famous work of calligraphy? How did Wang Xizhi set time limits on the contestants at his famous poetry competition (poetry contest)?
"Painting"
10. For historians, what information do paintings provide that are unavailable from written texts?
11. What theme begins to dominate Chinese paining in the Song Dynasty (a high point for fine arts in China)?
"Painting as a Social Record" and then CLICK ON "Urban Life"
12. Why is the great Song painting "The Spring Festival Along the River" (by Zhang Zeduan) considered one of the most valuable in Chinese art history? What is this very long painting generally interpreted as portraying? The economic expansion of the Song Dynasty (including the capital cities of Kaifeng and later Hangzhou) was aided by?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.