Identify connections between formal elements of the Moche vessel ...

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Identify connections between formal elements of the Moche vessel with birth scene and the Moche cultural theme of the fragility of existence.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In the Thangka depicting Bhavacakra (Wheel of Life), how is the Tibetan Buddhist concept of life as a cycle of constant change reinforced by elements of its composition?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The placement of the figures atop the rounded form makes them appear to be sliding precariously over the rim.
2. The stirrup closes into the vessel's body, bracing and supporting the back of the figural group, but its shape also opens a void and negative space.
3. The lighter, unglazed upper portion of the vessel's body where the birthing scene is anchored appears to be a less solid or stable surface in contrast to the deeper-toned and uniformly glazed body of the vessel below.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The repeated circles within circles at its center suggest continual rotation, as in the cycle of birth-life-death-rebirth.
2. The division of space into symmetrical spokes of the wheel creates visual pathways back and forth between narrative imagery.
3. Cloud, landscape, and animal and human figures in motion fill the background space from top to bottom, suggesting a moving world in flux.