Grade 8 Worksheet No.

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ARTS Paper Arts and Knot Tying of China, Japan, and Korea
Quarter 2-Wk.2-3-Module 1

MELCs:

 Reflects on and derive the mood, idea, or message from selected artifacts and arts
objects
 Appreciates the artifacts and art objects in terms of their distinct use of art elements
and principles

EXPLORE:

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

When I was a child,

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B. 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.

Challenge: While waiting for somebody to rescue you, how can you use the two
materials to cheer up your brother?-
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LEARN
Paper Arts and Knot Tying of China, Japan, and Korea

What are the paper arts of China, Japan, and Korea? Who invented paper?
Paper has a great function in the development of arts not only in East Asia but all
over the world.
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.
A paper art of China includes paper cut, Chinese knots, and paper folding and
paper kites.
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 afolded paper that
looks like gold nuggets or ingots called sycee. This kind of burning is commonly
done at their ancestors’ graves during the Ghost Festival.
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 silk”.

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 is 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 become a significant aspect of
Japanese ceremonies by the Heian period(794-1185) in Japanese history.
Flowers, animals, birds, geometric shapes, and dolls are the common models used
in Japanese origami.

Decorative Chinese paper cuttings

 Are usually symmetrical in

design 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

made as a pattern for lacquers,
decoration on windows, doors,
and walls.
 Chinese Buddhists believe that hanging “Window flowers” or decorative paper
cuttings, like pagodas and other symbols of Good Luck, attract good luck and
drive away evil spirits.

 The process of paper cutting is aided by a pair of scissors or knife and other
sharp flat cutters.
Jianzhi

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”.

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.
Chinese kites can be originated in Wei Fang 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 5th century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban were
said to be the inventor of Kites. Later on, the paper kite was used as a message for
a rescue mission, for measuring distances, testing the wind, lifting men,
signalling, 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.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)

Knot Zhongguo
Tying

In Korea, decorative knot The Chinese decorative

work is known as handicraft art that
maedeup or called dorae began as a form of
or double connection Chinese folk art in the
knot, often called Korean Tang and Song
knot work or Korean Dynasty(960-1279AD)
knots. in China.
Hanamus
ubi

ENGAGE
MATCHING TYPE. Match column A with the correct answer on column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. It is the earliest document of paper folding. A. Jianzhi

2. It is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. B. Dorae

3. First type of paper cutting design. C. Origami

4. A decorative knot in Korea. D. Hanamusubi

5. It emphasizes on braids and focuses on individual knots. E. Paper boat

APPLY:
“COLLAGE MAKING”
 Direction: Search picture of different paper arts in Japan, China, and Korea and
make a collage. Write a short description about the mood, idea, or message from
selected artworks on a sheet of paper.

Collage Rubric
CATEGORY 5 4 3 1
All of the graphics Most of the Only a few None of the
or objects used in graphics or graphics reflect graphics or
the collage reflect a objects used in student objects
Creativity degree of student the collage creativity, but reflects
creativity in their reflect student the ideas were student
display. creativity in typical rather creativity.
their display. than creative.
Graphics are cut to 1-2 graphics 3-4 graphics are Graphics are
an appropriate size, are lacking in lacking in design not in
shape and are design or or placement. appropriate
arranged neatly. placement. Too much size shape.
Care has been There may be a background is Glue marks
Design taken to balance few smudges or showing. There evident. Most
the pictures across glue marks. are noticeable of the
the area. Items smudges or glue background
glued neatly and marks. is showing.
securely.
The collage The collage The collage The collage
Number of Items includes 8 or more includes 7 includes 5 contains
items, each different items. different items. fewer than 5
different. different
items.
The title is catchy A title is Title and labels No title or
and creative and provided that are incomplete explanation.
related to collage. relates to the and partially
Title and The labels are collage. The relate to the
Explanation correct provides labels collage.
insight to the describes the
purpose/meaning purpose and
and design of the process of
collage. creating the
collage

KEY TO ANSWERS:
Activity 1 (Explore)
(Varied Answers 2 pts)

Activity 2 (Engage)
“MATCHING TYPE”
1. E
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D

Activity 3 (Apply)
“COLLAGE MAKING” (20 pts.)
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