A Han money tree was placed in a tomb to give the dead wealth in the afterlife.

Circle one:   True   False

What marks a Japanese ukiyo-e print?

• Flat bright colour with strong outlines
• Deep shadow with strict perspective
• Grey pencil shading only

What did Cassatt borrow for The Coiffure?

• The faces of Japanese actors
• A whole way of seeing: flat colour, pattern, tilted view
• Money to fund her studio

What is sancai on the tomb camel?

• Three coins tied to the reins
• Three-colour glaze that runs and blends in firing
• Three layers of gold leaf

Why does Matisse Goldfish glow instead of looking photographic?

• He had no orange paint skills
• The fish moved too fast to paint
• He cared how colour and pattern feel, not exact copying

Why does judging the money tree by lifelike looks miss the point?

• Its value lies in symbols and spiritual purpose
• Bronze cannot look lifelike
• Tombs were always dark inside

A visitor laughs at a folding screen that paints Portuguese sailors as strange. What should they learn from it?

• Screens are weaker than oil canvas
• Sailors disliked being painted
• Every tradition sees itself as the standard

A learner calls non-European work primitive as a plain fact. What is the error?

• Old work is always simple
• It is a judgement, not a description, and it reveals the judger
• Museums never make mistakes