The Landscape of Souls
(Extra
Questions)
Q. What happened to the painter as he entered the
cave?
Q. Why, do you think, China’s classical education
included stories having deep spiritual significance?
Q. How does the Chinese story present the powers and
limitations of Emperor and the painter?
Q. ‘‘Let me show the way’’, said Wu Daozi. Explain
how the author interprets the word ‘way’.
Q. Explain the concept of Shanshui? How does it
express the concept of landscape?
Q. Who was Quintine Metsys? How did he become a
famous painter of his age?
Q. Give three points of contrast between a classical
Chinese landscape and a Western One.
Q. How would you classify ‘art’ on the basis of your
reading the chapter ‘Landscape of the Soul’?
Q. Who was the untutored genius of art? What is the
nature of his contribution?
Q. What is the unique feature of the
horizontal scroll? How can it be appreciated?
Q. What is the third element, represents by
the ‘Middle Void’ in Chinese landscape?
Q. What does the wonderful expression ‘the eye
of the landscape’, as suggested by Francois Cheng, mean?
