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1. The term 'ganbi' refers to a technique made famous by Chinese painter Ni Zan. 'Bi' means brush, but was does the 'gan' refer to?
2. Western languages are not the only ones to use cursive or italic scripts, the Asian languages have them as well, even character-based scripts! What is the term for the Japanese cursive script?
3. Buddhist art features a number of fascinating hybrid creatures of mythological origin. The creature known as 'gembu' in Japan is a hybrid of what two commonly known creatures?
4. A style of Buddhist art developed in which ancient Indian province beginning in the 1st century AD, in which Western art motifs were incorporated?
5. This mythical bird (some say eagle) can be found depicted in Hindu art from India to Cambodia in south Asia. What is this ancient steed of Vishnu called?
6. This is a musical ensemble found primarily on the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java. What is this maker of beautiful melodies called?
7. 'Guanyin' is a figure that is found portrayed again and again in Chinese art. She is the boddhisattva of compassion (and was originally male, incidentally), whose purpose is to shepherd other souls toward salvation. What is the original Sanskrit name for Guanyin?
8. Traditional wooden Japanese sandals are called...?
9. In Japan, this is the term for an artist's 'noms de pinceaux' (brush name), a pseudonym commonly used alongside the ubiquitous stamped seals commonly seen on Japanese (and Chinese) paintings. What is the term for this 'brush name'?
10. Here's an easy one for all of you Hindu myth fans, what is the name of the elephant-headed god, who was the son of Shiva and Parvati?
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