BATCH 2: ARTS 8 Module 3

Republic of the Philippines

Region V
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Camarines Sur
LAGONOY HIGH SCHOOL
Lagonoy, Camarines Sur
S/Y: 2020-2021

Subject Teacher: MRS. SHARMAGNE V. ROSERO Email Address: sharmagnerosero

Contact Number :09095635698/09661308751

God Bless You…

Name:_________________________________________________________________ Grade & Section : 8-PINE

(December 14-18, 2020)

PAPER ARTS and KNOT TYING of China, Japan and Korea

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

Chinese folk art is created with materials that are naturally found within the locality. This shows that the Chinese are
nature lovers. Every folk artist has been inspired by the values of simplicity, the ideology of their community and the
emotional and psychological characteristics of their nation throughout major periods in
history. The earliest document showing paper folding is a picture of a small paper boat in
an edition of Tractatus de Sphaera Mundi from 1490 by Johannes de Sacrobosco.

In China, traditional funerals include burning yuanbao which is a folded paper that look
like gold nuggets or ingots called Sycee. This is also used for other ceremonial practices.
This kind of burning is commonly done at their ancestors’ graves during the Ghost Festival.

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Origami

The term Origami came from “ori” meaning "folding", and “kami” meaning "paper". It is the traditional
Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD and was popularized internationally in the mid-
1900s. It eventually evolved into a modern art form.

The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting
techniques without cutting as much as possible.

Origami butterflies were used during the celebration of Shinto weddings to represent the bride and groom, so
paper folding had already become a significant aspect of Japanese ceremonies by the Heian period (794–1185) in
Japanese history.

Flowers, animals, birds, fish, geometric shapes and dolls are the common models used in Japanese Origami.

Did you know that the best known Japanese origami is the paper crane?

An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand

origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Some stories say you are
granted eternal good luck, instead of just one wish, such as long life or
recovery from illness or injury and can be given as a gift to anybody. They
believe that the crane is a mystical or holy creature and is said to live for a
thousand years.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Paper_crane

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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 "chuāng huā", meaning Window
Flower.

KITE MAKING

A kite is an assembled or joined aircraft that was traditionally made of silk or paper with a
bowline and a resilient bamboo. Today, kites can be made out of plastic. Kites are flown for
recreational purposes, display of one’s artistic skills. Chinese Kites originated in WeiFang,
Sandong, China was the capital city of kites during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and by the Ming Dynasty (1368– 1644).
Since 1984 the city is hosting the largest international kite festival on earth.

According to Joseph Needham, one of the important contributions of Chinese in science and technology to Europe is the
kite.

Chinese kites may be differentiated into four main categories:

1. Centipede
2. Hard-Winged Kites
3. Soft-Winged Kites
4. Flat Kites
http://chinakites.org/htm/fzls-gb.htm
Did you know that…
The famous 5th century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban were said to
be the inventor of kites. Later on, paper kite was used as a message for a
rescue mission for measuring distances, testing the wind, lifting men, signaling,
and communication for military operations. The earliest known Chinese kites
were flat (not bowed) and often rectangular. Later, tailless kites incorporated a
stabilizing bowline. Kites were decorated with mythological motifs and
legendary figures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite

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KNOT TYING

Name:_________________________________________________________________ Grade & Section : 8-PINE

(December 14-18, 2020)

PAPER ARTS and KNOT TYING of China, Japan and Korea

Activity 1: Identification
Identify what words are being describe in the sentences below. Write your answer in the space provided given before
the number.
____________________ 1. It is the first type of paper cutting design, since paper was invented by the Chinese.
____________________ 2.It is an assembled or joined aircraft that was traditionally made of silk or paper with a
bowline and a resilient bamboo.

____________________ 3.It is a type of silver or gold ingot currency used in China until the 20th century.
____________________ 4. It is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD and
was popularized internationally in the mid-1900s.
____________________ 5. It emphasizes on braids and focuses on individual knots.

Activity 2: Enumeration

 Give the differentiated four main categories of Chinese kites:

Activity 3: Explanation

 Why do Chinese Buddhists have hanging “Window Flowers” or decorative paper cuttings, like pagodas and
other symbols of Good Luck on their home and buidings?

You can use the back of this paper for your answers

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