ARTS

Quarter 2 - Module 1

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East Asian Art

What This Module is About

In this module, you will learn about:

Arts
 The East Asian countries particularly China, Japan and Korea. These
countries have been noted for their numerous similarities and
commonalities in their art production, artistic traditions, and principles
Quarter 2 – Module 1 of arts as influenced by their history, beliefs, religion, location, culture,
and dynasty.
East Asian Arts  This module will introduce you to the arts and crafts of China, Japan
and Korea such as painting, calligraphy, pottery, paper kites, knot
tying, woodblock printing, ukiyo-e, and paper cutting.
 The art concepts of China, Japan, and Korea will be helpful in making
your tasks and projects through varied activities provided for you to
enhance your skill and deepen your understanding and appreciation
about the arts of East Asia.

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you as a learner are expected to:

 Identify the characteristics of arts and crafts found in China, Japan,

and Korea like painting, pottery, and paper arts
 Analyzes art elements (color, line, shape, etc.) and principles (texture,
proportion, emphasis, harmony, etc.) in the production of art in China,
Japan, and Korea
 Determine and evaluate the effectiveness of mood, idea, or message
as shown as by the visual image in the arts and crafts of Japan, China,
and Korea
 Reflect on and derive the mood, idea, or message emanating from
paintings, paper artworks, pottery, ikebana, face painting, and
architecture, of China, Japan, and Korea by comparing their
similarities and difference
 Trace the external (foreign) and internal (indigenous) influences that
are reflected in the artworks and crafts from China, Korea, and Japan
through research and video clip viewing

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Pre Assessment: PAINTING IN CHINA, JAPAN, AND
Activity 1: Match and Fill KOREA
Direction: Written below are descriptions of the arts of China,
Korea and Japan. A WORD POOL is given on the box below
which contains the arts and crafts that match the descriptions. What are the seven elements of art?
Write your answers in the boxes before each number.
Line - These marks span a distance between two points and can be straight
1. The art that is considered as one of the oldest and most or curved. don’t only They can be used to create shape and form, as well as
highly refined among the arts of Japan. give a sense of depth and structure. Lines are the foundation of drawing and
are a powerful tool unto them. Using different types of lines—continuous,
2. It is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.
broken, vertical, jagged, horizontal—drastically changes the psychology of an
3. The art of beautiful handwriting. artwork, impacting the viewer greatly.
4. Arts and crafts flourished during this period in Korean Color - By working with hue, value, and intensity—three building blocks of
history. colors—artists can tap into a wide range of emotions. There’s nothing that
5. A technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely changes an artwork’s emotional impact more than color. Color can be used
throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a symbolically or to create a pattern. It can be selected for contrast or to set a
specific mood.
method of printing on textiles and paper.
6. The best known type of Japanese woodblock art print. Shape - The result of closed lines, shapes are two-dimensional, flat, and only
7. The era in Korean paintings that offers the richest variety have height and width. Geometric shapes like circles and squares are
mathematical and precise, while organic shapes take cues from nature and
and are the styles most imitated today.
tend to be curved and abstract.
8. The art of paper folding in Japan.
The three concepts of art reflected mostly in the artworks Form  - When a shape acquires depth and becomes three-dimensional, then
9.
it takes on form. Cylinders, pyramids, and spheres are some of the more
and crafts in China, Japan and Korea.
common forms, though they can also be amorphous.
10. It is also known as Jingju Lianpu that is done with
different colors in accordance with the performing Value - Related to color, value is the lightness and darkness of a color. The
lightest value is white and the darkest value is black, with the difference
characters, personality and historical assessment.
between them defined as the contrast.
Space  - Space can be either positive or negative. Positive space is an area
occupied by an object or form, while negative space is an area that runs
WORD POOL
between, through, around, or within objects. Artists often think about the
Origami Woodblock Heaven, Earth, foreground, middle ground, and background of their artwork, purposefully
Calligraphy
Printing Mankind placing shapes and lines throughout the space to achieve the perfect
Painting Landscape Peking Face-Paint Chosun composition.
Painting Period Texture - Texture is an element of art that also plays to our sense of touch.
Ukiyo-e Four Gracious Kabuki Face-Paint Koryo It’s defined as a description of the way something feels or looks like it would
Plant Period feel. Smooth, rough, hard, soft, furry, fluffy, and bumpy are just some different
textures that evoke different responses.

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 3. Palaces and Temples
Read to Ponder: 4. Human Figures
Did you know that painting started from pre-historic man? He used red 5. Animals
ochre and black pigment. Early paintings often showed hunting scenes of man 6. Bamboos and Stones
chasing various animals, such as: horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffaloes, mammoths.
These prehistoric paintings were drawn on the walls of caves, blocks of stone, etc. JAPAN 1. Scenes from everyday life
and found all over the world, including China. 2. Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details

KOREA Subjects are divided into five categories:

1. Landscape paintings
2. Minhwa (the traditional folk painting)
3. Four Gracious Plants (plum blossoms, orchids or wild orchids,
chrysanthemums
4. Bamboo
5. 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 their arts: Nature, Heaven and Humankind (Yin-Yang).
Silk was often used as the medium to paint upon, but it was quite expensive. When the Han
The history of Eastern painting is as old as the civilization of China. It is court eunuch, Cai Lun, invented the paper in the 1st Century AD it provided not only a cheap
historically comparable to Western painting. Eastern countries continued to and widespread medium for writing but painting became more economical.
influence each other’s production of arts over the centuries.
Six Principles of Chinese Painting established by Xie He, a writer, art historian and critic in 5th
century China.
1. Observe rhythm and movements.
2. Leave spaces for the eyes to rest
3. Use brush in calligraphy
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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 108 C.E., when it first appears as an independent form.
It is said that until the Joseon dynasty the primary influence of Korean paintings were Chinese
paintings. However, Korean

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COUNTRY PAINTING SUBJECTS OR THEMES paintings have subjects such as landscapes, facial features, Buddhist topics, and an emphasis
on celestial observation in keeping with the rapid development of Korean astronomy.
CHINA 1. Flowers and birds
2. Landscapes
 Mountain and Water are important features in Korean landscape painting because it is a site Kumadori — The Painted Faces of Japanese Kabuki Theater
for building temples and building.

Theatrical forms: Peking opera of China and Kabuki of Japan.

The performers from China and Japan usually paint faces depending on the character
or personification they are portraying.

Peking opera face painting or jinju lianpu is done with different colors in accordance
with the performing character’s personality and historical assessment. The hero type characters
are normally painted in relatively simple colors, whereas enemies, bandits, rebels, and others
have more complicated designs on their faces. It is a traditional special way of make up in
Chinese operas in pursuit of the expected effect of performance. Originally, lianpu is called the
false mask.

Kabuki Make- up of Japan

Korean Masks
Kabuki makeup or Kesho is already in itself Korean masks, called tal or t’al, originated with religious meaning just
an interpretation of the actor’s own role like the masks of the other countries which also have religious or artistic
through origins. Korea has a rich history of masks. They use it in funeral services to
the medium of the facial features. ―On help banish evil spirits and theatre plays dating back to the prehistoric age.
stage, this interpretation becomes a The Roles of Colors in Korean Masks
temporalization of makeup in
collaboration with the audience. 1. Black, Red, and White masks- bright and vibrant colors that help establish the age and
race of the figure.
Kabuki Make up is also another way of face painting which has two types: 2. Half Red and Half White mask- symbolizes the idea that the wearer has two fathers,
Mr.Red and Mr. White
1. Standard makeup - applied to most actors
3. Dark-faced mask- indicates that the character was born of an adulterous mother.
2. Kumadori makeup - applied to villains and heroes
- It is composed of very dramatic lines and shapes using colors that
represent certain qualities.
 Dark Red – passion or anger
 Dark Blue – depression or sadness
 Pink – youth
 Light Green – calm
 Black – fear
 Purple – no

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Watch videos showing the different ways on how to do the face painting or major periods in history. The earliest document showing paper folding is a
mask painting. picture of a small paper boat in an edition of Tractatus de Sphaera Mundi
from 1490 by Johannes de Sacrobosco.
Video 1: Face painting: A Beijing Opera Mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAy3erx5SmE A paper art of China includes
paper cut, Chinese knots, and
Video 2: Making of Kabuki Face Paint paper folding and paper kites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgc8Xg-zBg Chinese folk art is created with
materials that are naturally found
Video 3: How to make a Korean Mask within the locality. This shows that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYDmBSzbeR8 the Chinese are nature lovers. In
China, traditional funerals include
burning yuanbao,which is afolded
PAPER ARTS AND KNOT TYING OF CHINA, paper that looks like gold nuggets or
2 JAPAN and KOREA ingots called sycee. This kind of
burning is commonly done at their ancestors’ graves during the Ghost
Festival.
Activity 1: Answer this question and the challenges below. A sycee is a type of silver or gold ingot currency used in China until the 20 th
century. The name is derived from the Cantonese words meaning “fine
When you were still a child, what objects have you created using paper? silk”.

When I was a
child,---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAPAN
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Origami
Situation: You were stranded on an Island with your little brother or little sister and The term origami came from “ori”
the only things you have saved in your bag are a plastic envelope with two sheets of meaning “folding” and “kami”
bond paper and a roll of sewing thread. meaning “paper”. It is the
traditional Japanese art of paper
Challenge: While waiting for somebody to rescue you, how can you use the two folding, which started in the 17th century Ad and was popularized
materials to cheer up your brother?__________________________ internationally in the mid-1900s. It is eventually evolved into a modern art
_____________________________________________________________________ form.
______________________________________________________
The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished
What are the paper arts of China, Japan, and Korea? sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques without cutting as much as
possible.
Paper has a great function in the development of arts not only in East Asia but
all over the world. Every folk artist has been inspired by the values of Origami butterflies were used during the celebration of Shinto weddings to
simplicity, the ideology of their community, and the emotional and represent the bride and groom, so paper folding had become a significant
psychological characteristics of their nation throughout aspect of Japanese ceremonies by the Heian period(794-1185) in Japanese
history.
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Flowers, animals, birds, geometric shapes, and dolls are the common models as a message for a rescue mission, for measuring distances, testing the wind,
used in Japanese origami. lifting men, signalling, and communication for military operations. The earliest
known Chinese kites were flat (not bowed) and often rectangular. Later,
9 tailless kites incorporated a stabilizing bowline. Kites were decorated with
Decorative Chinese paper cuttings mythological motifs and legendary figures.

 Are usually symmetrical in design 10

when unfolded and adapt the 12
animals of the Chinese Zodiac as
themes and motifs and mostly
choose the red color.
 The earliest use of paper was Knot Tying
made as a pattern for lacquers, In Korea, decorative
decoration on windows, doors, and knot work is known as
walls. maedeup or called dorae or
double connection knot, often
called Korean knot work or
JIANZHI Korean knots.
 Jianzhi is the first type of paper cutting
design, since paper was invented by the
Chinese. The cut outs are also used to
decorate doors and windows. They are
sometimes referred to as chuang hua,
meaning “window flower”. , Like pagodas
and other symbols of Good Luck, attract
good luck and drive away evil spirits.
Zhongguo
The Chinese decorative
Kite Making handicraft art that began as a
A kite is an assembled or joined aircraft that was
form of Chinese folk art in the
traditionally made of silk or paper with a bowline
and a resilient bamboo. Tang and Song Dynasty(960-
Chinese kites can be originated in Wei Fang 1279AD) in China.
Sandong, China was the capital city of kites during
the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and by the Ming
Dynasty (1368-16440). Since 1984 the city has
been hosting the largest international kite festival
on Earth.
Did you know that:
The famous 5 th century BC Chinese
philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban were said to be the
inventor of Kites. Later on, the paper kite was used
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Activity 2: Paint Me a Picture!

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Direction: Please choose one medium for your painting task. Please follow the steps
below.
 Charcoal
 Black/Brown Coffee (Instant)
3 CREATING EAST ASIAN ARTWORK  Gumamela Flower extract )
 Azuete
 Any colorful leaves, veggies & fruits
Activity 1: Print Me A Message!  Bricks (different color) or pot “paso”
Write a selected verse or message in calligraphic style then affix their You are reminded to use the usual themes of East Asian painting like nature landscape,
nickname at the right corner below their artwork with the use of Chinese flowers, fishes, plants, flowers and can use indigenous materials available in the locality.
brush and water color.
Art Medium 1: COFFEE
MATERIALS PROCEDURE
Pencil For the 1st container
Instant coffee powder ( 2 spoonful) Mix two spoons of coffee powder
Canvas board or watercolour paper with 3 spoons of water. Mix it well to
Brush get a medium color.
Natural varnish
Container For the 2nd container
Tissue or rag Mix two spoons of coffee powder
with 2 spoons of water. Mix it well to
get a dark coffee color.
1. Trace a design on the
illustration board or
canvas.
2. Apply medium color paint
to be the base of any
picture.
 3. Apply the dark color paint Visual Impact (use of colors ,lines and shapes,etc) 5%
to do the darker shadings Clarity of Stroke 5%
and outlines. Darker shade Relevance to the selected verse 5%
gives a glossy effect to the Neatness 5%
picture. If you want a Total 20%
lighter shade, just mix few
more drops of water.
When the whole painting is done, Descriptive Rating Score/points Equivalent
apply the natural varnish coating. Excellent 19 -20 94%- 95%
Very Good 17 – 18 91%- 93%
Good 14 - 16 88%- 90%
https://www.google.com/search?q=coffee+painting&tbm=isch&hl=en-
Fair 11 – 13 83%- 87%
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US&ved=2ahUKEwiqsOyW9eXpAhUVJxQKHTpBCjAQ4lYoA3oECAEQGg&biw
Poor 9 - 10 79%- 82%
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Activity 3: Paper Cutting Assessment: (Post-Test)
Make an artwork out of colored or recycled paper and make your own A. Supply the answers on the space provided.
design of your paper cutting based on the subjects of Chinese painting or the
12 symbols of the Chinese Zodiac and Japanese paper folding. ____ 1. It is an element of art that is determined by the roughness or
Materials: smoothness of the surface.
2 red colored recycled papers
____ 2. It is a straight or curved geometric element or a long narrow mark on
Cutter or pair of scissors
1 folder a surface.
1 or 2 white or light colored paper 3. It is two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation.
_________

____ 4. Which of the following is not a sample of texture?

a. rough b. smooth c. running d. bumpy
____ 5. Which one of these is an element of art?
a. line b. rectangle c. painting d. drawing
____ 6. What are the elements of art?
a. Line, Shape, Space, Value, Contrast, Form, and Pattern
b. Line Shape, Space, Value, Color, Form, and Texture
c. Line, Shading, Space, Value Color, Form, and Pattern
d. Line, Shape, Space, Emphasis, Contrast, Form, and Texture
e. Line, Shape, Rhythm, Value, Contrast, Form, and Pattern
Activity 4 : Japanese Origami/Water Bomb and Butterfly ____ 7. What is the darkness or lightness of a color called?
a. Value b. Contrast c. Color d. Balance
____ 8. Which of these is not a line?
Citeria for Individual Artwork Percentag Score
e a. ________ b. - - - - - - - - c. <<<<<<<< d. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
____ 9. It is an empty space or surface in or around the work of art. a. Standard b. Kumadori c. Huang Pang d. Kesho make up
a. shape b. color c. space d. line ___ 8. The best known and most popular style of Japanese art
____ 10. An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined
a. Calligraphy b. Origami c. Jianzhi d. Ukiyo – e
or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art.
a. Color b. Value c. Space d. Texture ___ 9. Painting subjects or theme of Japan is usually
a. Landscape painting
B. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select only the letter of your choice and write
b. Palaces and temples
you answer on the space before each number
c. Scenes from everyday life
___ 1. This was regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.
a. Landscape painting d. Flowers and birds
b. Palaces and temples
c. Human figures
d. Bamboos and stones
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___ 2. History of Eastern painting is as old as the civilization of ___10. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished
a. North Korea b. Japan c. South Korea d. China sculpture through folding and sculpting technique without cutting as much as
___ 3. Chinese is known for being artistic. For them, this is the art of beautiful possible.
handwriting. a. Calligraphy b. Origami c. Jianzhi d. Mundi
a. Logographs b. Calligraphy ___11. Painting subject or themes of Korea is
c. Hieroglythics d. Woodblock printing a. Four gracious plants
___ 4. A technique for printing text, images or pattern which originated in b. Palaces and temples
China as a method for printing on paper. c. Scenes from everyday life
a. Logographs b. Calligraphy d. Flowers and birds
c. Hieroglythics d. Woodblock printing ___12. The traditional folk painting of Korea
___ 5. Paper was first invented by _________ of the Eastern Han Dynasty in a. Minhwa b. Mundi c. Ukiyo – e d. Calligraphy
China ___13. Korean mask called as _____ which originated with religious
a. Cangie b. Wei Fang c. Lun Ty d. Cai Lun meaning.
___ 6. This is a traditional Japanese art of paper folding. a. Shamanistic b. Tal c. Kabuki d. Kesho
a. Calligraphy b. Origami c. Jianzhi d. Mundi ___14. Korean mask that indicates that the character was born of an
___ 7. A kabuki make up applied to villains and heroes. adulterous mother.
a. Dark faced mask b. Half Red/Half White mask
 c. Red mask d. Blue mask
___15. This mask is used for funeral services to help banish evil spirits. a. good b. merciful c. luck d. heart
a. Japanese mask b. Chinese mask
c. Korean Mask d. Thai mask
___16. _________: Chinese; origami: Japanese
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a. Mask making b. Kite making
c. Kabuki d. Okiyu -e
___17. Knot tying in Japan is called hanamusubi and in China is ______. a. good b. merciful c. luck d. heart
a.Maedeup b. Dorae c. Zhongguo d. Kesho
___18. Korea: Minhwa; China: ____
a. Plum blossom b. flower and birds
c. scenes from everyday life d. portraits

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___19. _______: Japan; Peking Opera: China

a. Huang pan b. Kabuki c. Calligraphy d. Lianpu
___20.Red: Guan Ju; White: _______
a. Cao Cao b. Zhang Fei c. Zhu wen d. Huang Pang
___21. _________: Korea; hanamusubi : Japan
a. Minhwa b. Dorae c. Zhongguo d. Kesho
___22.Face painting: China; __________________ : Korea
a. Mask painting b. knot tying c. kite making d. kabuki

III. Identify the message of the following Calligraphy;

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a. good b. merciful c. luck d. heart

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 A.When you were still a child, what objects have you created using paper? Give atleast
5.

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3.
4.
5.
B. When I was a child, _________________________________________________
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ARTS
Situation: You were stranded on an Island with your little brother or little sister
and the only things you have saved in your bag are a plastic envelope with
two sheets of bond paper and a roll of sewing thread.
Quarter 2 – Answer Sheets C. Challenge: While waiting for somebody to rescue you, how can you use the two
Name: _______________________________ Date: Submitted:________ materials to cheer up your brother?
Grade/Section:________________ Teacher: _____________ ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Pre Assessment: ____________________________________________________________________
Activity 1: Match and Fill Score: ______ ________________________________________________________

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Assessment: Post Test Score: _____
2.
I. Supply the answers on the space provided.
3. 1. ____________________________
4.
5. 2. ____________________________
6. 3. ____________________________
7.
8. 4. ____________________________
9. 5. ____________________________
10. 6. ____________________________

Lesson 2: Activity 1: Answer this question and the challenges. Score: _____ 7. ____________________________
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9. ____________________________
10. ____________________________

II. Multiple Choice .

1. 11. 21.
2. 12. 22.
3. 13. 23.
4. 14. 24.
5. 15. 25.
6. 16.
7. 17.
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.