L3
讲座
1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?
To discuss the limitations of certain materials in the decorative arts
To compare two types of carving techniques used in lacquerware
To discuss a form of Chinese art that influenced artists from other cultures
To discuss the origin of the earliest lacquer techniques
2. According to the professor, what characteristic of lacquer made it especially useful to Chinese artists as a surface covering for decorative objects?
It can be carved either before or after the lacquer hardens.
Its white or light-gray color is well suited to the creation of decorative patterns.
When heated and hardened, it protects against water and acids.
Because it dries easily, it can be applied rapidly to create hundreds of layers.
3. According to the professor, what factor makes it difficult to determine when lacquer was first produced?
Early lacquerware was produced in small quantities.
Early lacquerware was exported to many different countries.
Historical accounts of lacquer production are contradictory.
Most examples of early lacquerware were destroyed.
4. What point does the professor make about the example of carved lacquerware
that he shows?
The wood was carved before the lacquer was applied.
The lacquer was carved before nacre decorations were added.
Carved lacquer is different in appearance from carved wood.
Many layers of lacquer were required before the piece could be carved.
5. The professor describes lacquerware techniques used by Chinese and Japanese artists. For each sentence listed below, indicate whether the professor associated it with Chinese artists or with Japanese artists.
They made detailed carvings in lacquer.
They first developed the technique of nacre inlays in lacquer.
They excelled in the use of gold and silver powder in lacquer.
6. What opinion does the professor express when he discusses lacquerware inlaid with nacre?
It does not take as much skill as other types of lacquerware.
It is the most impressive type of lacquerware.
It probably took longer to make than carved lacquerware.
It is the most undervalued type of lacquerware.
