Unit II East Asian Arts

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of EducationREGION IV-A

SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCECARMONA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ARTS

Unit IIEast Asian Arts

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Introductory Message

Hello, learners! Welcome to this Learners Packet about East Asian Arts.This packet helps you to understand and identify the nature andcharacteristics of East Asian Arts and how they will affect the life and cultureof the people. There are some similarities, differences and uniqueness thatyou can compare and appreciate to their Arts. This module serves asself-learning material to guide you in understanding the target competency inthe curriculum:

To get the most out of this packet, here are a few reminders:

1. Take your time in reading the lesson.

2. Write down all the unfamiliar word and search the meaning to add toyour vocabulary words.

3. Perform all the activities. The activities are designed to enhanceyour understanding and creative mind.

4. Answer all the tests and activity in the sheet provided in thislearning packet. The test and activity will help you to have someidea how well you understand the lesson.

5. As courtesy to the future users, PLEASE DO NOT WRITEANYTHING IN THIS LEARNING PACKET, you can write all youranswer in a sheet provided.

IntroductionIn this unit, you will learn about East Asian countries specifically China,

Japan, and Korea. These countries have been noted for their numeroussimilarities and commonalities in their art production, artistic traditions, andprinciples of arts as influenced by their history, beliefs, religion, location,culture, and dynasty.

This unit will introduce you to the arts and crafts of China, Japan, andKorea such as painting, calligraphy, pottery, paper kites, knot tying,woodblock printing, ukiyo - e, and paper cutting.

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About Learners Packet

This learners’ packet serves as self-learning material to guide you in understandingthe target competency in the curriculum:

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

Analyzes elements and principles of art in the production of arts and crafts inspired bythe cultures of East Asia

identifies characteristics of arts and crafts in specific countries in East Asia: China(Chinese painting and calligraphy); Japan (origami, woodblock printing, theatermasks, face painting, and anime and manga); and Korea (theater masks, drums, andK-pop)

Reflects on and derive the mood, idea or message from selected artifacts and artobjects

Appreciates the artifacts and art objects in terms of their utilization and their distinctuse of art elements and principles

Incorporates the design, form, and spirit of East Asian artifacts and objects to one’screation

Traces the external (foreign) and internal (indigenous) influences that are reflected inthe design of an artwork and in the making of a craft

Creates crafts that can be locally assembled with local materials, guided by localtraditional techniques (e.g., Gong-bi, Ikat, etc.)

Derives elements from traditions/history of a community for one’s artwork Shows the relationship of the development of crafts in specific countries in East Asia

according to functionality, traditional specialized expertise, and availability ofresources (e.g., pottery, weaving, jewelry, and basketry)

Shows the commonalities and differences of the culture of the East Asian countries inrelation to Philippine culture

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this packet, you are expected to:

Analyzes different art form of East AsiaName the countries of East AsiaUnderstand the nature of East Asian Arts and how they affect the life and

culture of the peopleCompare and appreciate the similarities, differences and uniqueness of East

Asian ArtsCreate East Asian Arts using local materialsAppreciate the contribution of East Asian Arts and culture

Vocabulary

Landscape painting - Also known as landscape art, is the depiction of landscapes inart—natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially wherethe main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.

Calligraphy - A visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with abroad-tipped instrument, brush, or other writing instrument.

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Lesson 1 - EAST ASIAN PAINTING

Country Painting Subjects or ThemesCHINA

1. flowers and birds 4.human figures2. landscapes 5. animals3. palaces and temples 6. bamboos and

stones

JAPAN 1. Scenes from everyday life2. Narrative scenes crowded with figures anddetails

SOUTH KOREA

NORTH KOREA

Subjects are divided in to five categories:

1. Landscape paintings2. Minhwa (traditional folk painting)3. Four gracious plants (plum blossoms,orchids, or wild orchids, chrysanthemums, andbamboo)4. Bamboo5. Portraits

Important Aspects in East Asian Painting

Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.They also consider the three concepts of theri arts: Heaven, Earth, andHumankind (Yin-Yang). Chinese society, basically agricultural, has alwayslaid great stress on understanding the pattern of nature and living in

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accordnace with it. Oriental artists often created landscapes rather thanpaintings with the human figure as subjects.

Silk was often used as the medium to paint upon, but ut was quite expensive.When the Han court eunuch, Cai Lun, invented paper in the 1st century AD, itprovided not only a cheap and widespread medium for writing but paintingbecame more economical.

Image 1. Chinese art expresses the human understanding of the relationship between natureand humans. This is evident in the form of painting of landscapes, bamboo, birds, and flowers,etc. This might be called the metaphysical, Daoist aspect of Chinese painting.Six Principles of Chinese Painting by Xie He, a writer, art historian, andcritic in 5th century in China.

1. Observe rhythm and movements.2. Leave spaces for the eyes to rest.3. Use brush in calligraphy.4. Use colors correctly.5. Live up to tradition by copying the master’s artwork.6. Copy the correct proportion of the objects and nature.

The history of Korean painting dates to 108CE, when it first appears as an independentform. It is said that until the Joseon Dynastythe primary influence of Korean paintingswere Chinese paintings. However, Koreanpaintings have subjects such as landscapes,facial features, Buddhist topics, and anemphasis on celestial observation in keepingwith the rapid development of Koreanastronomy.

Image 2. Mountain and water are important features in Koreanlandscape painting because it is a site for building temples.

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Learning Task 1: Painting Analysis

Direction: List down all the subjects that you see in the painting and write yourinterpretation in a one whole sheet of paper.

I can see_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning Task 2: Coffee Painting

Materials ProcedurePencilInstant coffee powderOslo or watercolor paperBrushContainerTissue or ragNatural varnish

Image 3https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/311100286750516253/

For the first container:Mix two spoons of coffee powderwith 3 spoons of water. Mix itwell to get a medium color.

For the second container:Mix two spoons of coffee powderwith 2 spoons of water. Mix itwell to get a dark coffee color.

1. Trace a design on oslo orwatercolor paper.

2. Apply medium color paint tobe the base of any picture.

3. Apply the dark color paint todo the darker shadings andoutlines. Darker shade gives aglossy effect to the picture. Ifyou want a lighter shade, justmix few more drops or water.

4. When the whole painting isdone, apply with natural varnishcoating.

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Calligraphy

To the Chinese, calligraphy isthe art of beautifuil handwriting.Traditional painting involvesesentially the same techniquesas calligraphy and is done witha brush dipped in black orclored ink, oils are not used. Incalligraphy, the popularmaterials which paintings aremade of are paper and silk.Poets write their calligraphy ontheir paintings.

Paintings can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls or hand scrolls,walls, lacquerware, folding screens, and other media.

Learning Task 3: Print Me a Message

Direction: Write your message for a friend in Chinese, Japanese calligraphy,or Hangul (Korean writing) in oslo or watercolor paper. Add your nickname atthe bottom of the page with the use of a Chinese brush and watercolor. Youmay add borders similar to the designs of Chinese paper arts.

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Lesson 2 - East Asian Architecture

East Asian temples and houses havesweeping roofs because they believe that itwill protect them from the elements ofwater, wind, and fire. Buddhits believedthat it helped ward off evil spirits whichwere deemed to be straight lines. Thefigures at the tips are called roof guards.

There are three main types of roofs in traditional Chinese architecture thatinfluenced other Asian architecture:zaz1. Straight Inclined - These are moreeconomical for common Chinesearchitecture.

2. Multi - inclined - roofs with two or moresections inclined. These roofs are used forresidences of wealthy Chinese.

3. Sweeping - have curves that rise at thecorners of the roofs. These are usuallyreserved for temples and palaces althoughthese may also be found in the homes of thewealthy Chinese. Originally, the ridges of theroofs are usually highly decorated withceramic figurines.

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Lesson 3 - Arts & Crafts

Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images, or patterns usedwidely throughout East Asia. It originated in China as a method of printing ontextiles but eventually became a method for printing on paper.This method was adapted in Japan during the Edo period (1603 - 1867) andbecame one of their oldest and most highly developed visual arts.

The most common theme in Japan for printmaking describes scenes fromeveryday life. It narrates the scene and is often packed with figures and detail.

Japanese Ukiyo - e

The best known and most popular style of Japanese art is ukiyo - e, which isJapanese for “pictures of the floating world” and it is related to the style ofwoodblock print making that shows scenes of harmony and carefree everydayliving. Ukiyo - e art was produced in a diversity of different media, includingpainting and became an art domain of the upper classes and royalty but laterwas also produced by the common people.

Image 4. Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura, "Under the Wave off Kanagawa"), also known as The Great Waveor simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.

Paper Arts of China and Japan

Paper was first invented by Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. It isindeed one of the greatest contributions of ancient China in the developmentof arts.

CHINA JAPANPaper Arts of China- Paper Cut- Paper Folding- Chinese Knots- Paper Kites

In China, traditional funerals folded

Origami

The term origami came from “ori”meaning “folding” and “kami” meaningpape.” It is the traditional Japaneseart of paper folding, which started in17th century AD and was popularized

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include burning yuanbao which is afolded paper that looks like goldnuggets or ingots called sycee.

Today, imitation gold sycees are usedas a symbol of prosperity by Chineseand are frequently displayed duringthe Chinese New Year.

internatinnally in the mid-1900s. Iteventually evolved into a modern artform.

Korean Knot Tying

In Korea, decorative knot work isknown as maedeup or calleddorae or double connection knot,often called Korean knot work orKorean knots.

Learning Activity 1: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosenletter of correct the answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is a process of transferring an image or text to another object.A. Printing C. PaintingB. Writing D. Quilling

2. The Japanese woodblock printing.A. konbanwa C. Ukiyo – eB. Manga D. origami

3. The phrase “pictures of the floating world”A. origami C. mangaB. Ukiyo – e D. ikebana

4. The best known and most popular style of Japanese art.A. konbanwa C. Ukiyo – eB. Manga D. origami

5. It is a technique for printing text, images, or patterns used widely throughoutEast Asia.

A. Woodblock printing C. rubber printingB. Digital printing D. none of the above

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6. Paper was invented by a ________?A. farmer C. eunuchB. prince D. King

7. He invented the paper during Eastern Han Dynasty in China.A. Jackie Chan C. Lucy LiuB. Confucius D. Cai Lun

8. The art of paper folding in Japan?A. origami C. ikebanaB. Manga D. Oishii

9. It is a folded paper that looks like gold nuggets or ingots in China, that isused as a symbol for prosperity.

A. Origami C. SyceeB. Jiǎnzhǐ D. Cai Lun

10. It is a decorative knot work in Korea.A. maedeup C. samgyeopB. Hangul D. hanji

Learning Activity 2: On a sheet of paper, write the country that associatedthe words below: (China, Japan, Korea)

_______1. sycee _______6. origami_______2. ukiyo - e _______7. hangul_______3. maedeup _______8. Mt. Fuji_______4. kpop _______9. Cai Lun_______5. katakana/hiragana _______10. Yin-Yang

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_paintinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligraphyhttps://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Chinese-Painting-Landscape-Art/dp/B07D2C36V7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeong_Seonhttps://www.lofty.com/products/korean-landscape-painting-1-1i00myhttps://www.artranked.com/topic/Chinese+Calligraphyhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/04/148_2132.html