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Which Song-dynasty painter created the monumental landscape scroll A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains?

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Wang Ximeng

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Which Han-dynasty funerary object was made from jade plaques sewn together with thread or wire?

Answer

Jade burial suit

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In Chinese ink painting, what term describes the deliberate use of blank space as part of the composition?

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Liubai

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In Chinese bronze art, what is the name of the stylized animal-mask motif common on Shang and Zhou ritual vessels?

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Taotie

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Which Qing-dynasty Chinese porcelain style is named from the French term for a palette dominated by rose enamels?

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Famille rose

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Which traditional Chinese bowed instrument has two strings and is played with a bow between them?

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Erhu

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Which traditional Chinese musical instrument is a pear-shaped, four-stringed lute played with a plectrum?

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Pipa

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Which traditional Chinese opera genre, developed in Suzhou, is one of the world’s oldest surviving opera traditions?

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Kunqu

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In traditional Chinese bronze art, what is the name of the common three-legged vessel used for cooking or ritual offerings?

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Ding

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What is the circular Chinese jade disc with a central hole, traditionally associated with heaven, called?

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Bi

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Which Chinese calligraphy script is characterized by early forms that resemble clerks’ standardized writing?

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Clerical script

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What is the Chinese brushwork method of painting precise outlines and flat color called?

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Gongbi

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