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Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Arts of East Asia

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Arts – Grade 8
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 2 – Module 2: Arts of East Asia First
Edition, 2020
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Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 7:
Arts of East Asia

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Arts 8 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Arts of East Asia.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher
or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12
Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints
in schooling.

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into consideration their needs and circumstances.

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Notes to the Teacher

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
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encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Arts 8 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Arts of East Asia:

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 This section provides an activity which will
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 What I Need to Know

In this module, you will learn to:

Explore and learn the elements and principles of art in the production of arts and
crafts inspired by the cultures of East Asia and identifies the characteristics of its
arts and crafts such as the following: China (Chinese painting and calligraphy);
Japan (origami, woodblock printing, theater masks, face painting, and anime and
manga); and Korea (theater masks, drums, and K-pop)

Most Essential Learning Competency:

• Identify characteristics of arts and crafts in specific countries in East Asia:

China (Chinese painting and calligraphy); Japan (origami, woodblock
printing, theater masks, face painting, and anime and manga); and Korea
(theater masks, drums, and K-pop) (A8EL-IIa-2)

• Analyze elements and principles of art in the production of arts and crafts
inspired by the cultures of East Asia Appreciate the use and the distinct
elements and principles of East Asian artifacts. (A8EL-IIb-1)

• appreciates the artifacts and art objects in terms of their utilization and their
distinct use of art elements and principles (A8PL-IIh-2).

• reflects on and derive the mood, idea or message from selected artifacts and art
objects (A8PL-IIh-1)
• incorporates the design, form, and spirit of East Asian artifacts and objects to
one’s creation (A8PL-IIh-3)

• traces the external (foreign) and internal (indigenous) influences that are reflected
in the design of an artwork and in the making of a craft
(A8PL-IIh-4)

• Creates crafts that can be locally assembled with local materials, guided by local
traditional techniques (e.g., Gong-bi, Ikat, etc.) (A8PR-IIc-e-1)

Objectives:
1. Identify elements and principles of East Asian arts;
2. Recognizes characteristics of elements and principles of art in the production
of arts and crafts inspired by the cultures of East Asia and
3. Reflect on and derive the mood, idea and message of selected East Asian
artifact.
4. Appreciate the use and the distinct elements and principles of East
Asian artifacts.
5. Create an art craft using local materials incorporating the different
designs and influences (external and internal) from East Asia.

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 What I Know

PRE-TEST

Direction 1: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. It refers as the oldest forms of visual art.

a. architecture
b. sculpture
c. painting
d. drawing

2. Janice is a good painter who is very particular on the emphasis of the subject
and themes like flowers and birds, bamboos and stones. What theme of East
Asian country does Janice use?

a. China
b. Japan
c. Korea
d. Taiwan

3. It refers to art of beautiful handwriting.

a. painting
b. lettering
c. calligraphy
d. drawing

4. The following are the painting subjects and themes of China except …
a. landscapes
b. flowers and birds
c. bamboos and stones
d. Four Gracious Plants

5. It refers to the Chinese Peking Opera face painting.

a. Kumadori makeup
b. Jingju Lianpu
c. Ukiyo-e
d. jaiguwen

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6. It is an interpretation of the actor’s own role through the medium of the facial
features.
a. Drawing
b. Kabuki Makeup
c. painting
d. Dorae
7. Which of the following choices is used in funeral services to help vanish evil spirits
and theatre plays dating back to the prehistoric age?
a. Kabuki Makeup
b. Korean Mask
c. Jingju Lianpu
d. Yuanbao
8. Which of the following is used primarily by royal families to hold their tools
around their waist which later used by common people?
a. Calligraphy
b. Dorae
c. Yuan bao
d. Uki yo-e
9. Who is the court eunuch invented the first paper in the 1st Century AD that provides
cheap yet medium for writing.
a. Cai Lun
b. Canjie
c. Yin-yang
d. Zhu Wen
10. Chinese way of paper folding which is used in funerals for other ceremonial
practices.
a. Origami
b. Jianzhi
c. Zhongguo
d. Yuanbao

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 What’s In

Direction 1: “Art Critic” Give your critic/judgment/comments on the painting below.

Copy the format and write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Critic on the use of:

Colors:

Lines:

Subjects: (Trees, mountains etc.)

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Direction: Complete the table by identifying the arts and crafts of East Asia. Write your
answer in the space provided.
Name of Arts and Craft Description Picture

The art of beautiful

1.
handwriting.

Regarded as the highest

2.
form of Chinese painting.

An assembled or joined
aircraft that was
traditionally made of silk
3.
or paper with a bowline
and a
resilient bamboo.

A decorative knot work in

4.
Korea.

The best known and most

popular style of Japanese
5. art which is Japanese for
"pictures of the floating
world”.

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 What’s New

PAINT ME A HOUSE
Direction: Color the picture based on what is asked.

SITUATION: Jiao bought a house and found its paint very plain and dull. He wants
his house to represent courage, calmness and nobility. Change the
mood of Jiao’s house by choosing the right colors.

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 What is It

Painting Subjects or Themes

 Flowers and birds

 Landscapes
 Places and
temples
 Animals and
China Human figures
 Bamboos and
stones

 Scenes from
everyday life
 Narrative scenes
crowded with
figures and details
Japan

 Landscape
paintings
North Korea  Minhwa (the
traditional folk
painting)
 Four gracious
plants (plum,
blossoms, orchid,
South Korea wild orchids,
chrysanthemums)
 Bamboo
 portraits

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


 

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jiaguwen

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 Is a technique printing text, images
or patterns used widely throughout
East Asia.

It originated in China as a method of

printing textiles and eventually
became method for printing on
paper.

Japan adopted the method during

Edo period (1603-1867)

One of the oldest and most highly

developed visual art.

Scenes from everyday life is the most

common theme.




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 China
 Jingju Lianpu – alson known as lianpu is a Chinese Peking Opera face
painting originally called “ False Mask”

 This is done with different colors depending on nature of the actor’s

character

 Hero type actor use simple colors while enemies have more complicated
colors. Special colors like gold and silver are used for gods and spirits.

Japan

 Kabuki make-up – alson known as kesho is a Japanes Kabuki face painting.

 Two types of Kabuki make-up – standard make-up(most actors)

 Kumadori make-up (villain and heroes) – the painted faces of Japanes Kabuki
theatre.
 Mukimi-guma or suji-guma – lines are painted onto an actors’s face.

Dark bl ue – depression or sadness

Pink – youth
Light green – calm
Black – fear
Purple – nobility

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 Korea

KOREA
Korean Mask/ Tal or T'al
 Used in funeral services to help banish evil
spirits and theatre plays dating back to the
prehistoric age.
 Masks were also used for shamanistic rites and
were kept within temples where they were
honored with offerings.

The roles of colors in Korean masks:

1. Black, Red and White – Bright and vibrant colors that help establish the age and
race of the figure
2. Half Red and Half White mask - symbolize the idea that the wearer has two
fathers, Mr. Red and Mr. White
3. Dark-faced mask - indicates that the character was born of an adulterous mother

China

Chinese folk art is created with materials that are naturally found within the
locality that shows their love for nature.
Folk artist has been inspired by the values of simplicity of their community
and nation throughout major periods in history. Below are some of inspired paper
arts that Chinese people love to do.

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 Jianzhi
A decorative Chines
paper cutting.
It is the first type of paper
cutting. It is used in
decorating doors and
windows and sometimes
referred as chuang hua ,
meaning “ window
flower”.
Sycee – Chinese folded paper that looks like gold
Yuanbao Chinese nuggets or ingots.
way of paper
folding.
Traditionally paper boat
use to be burned during
funerals.

Kite
Chinese kites originated
in Wei Fang, Sandong.
China was the capital city
of kites.
Kite is considered as one
the important
contributions of the
Chinese in science and
technology.

Zhongguo
 Chinese handicraft used as decorations.
 Used as symbolic gifts or messages.
 It is also used in
wearing traditional Chinese clothing as good luck
charms.

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 Japan
Origami – came from “ori” means

Hanamusubi
 Are often used for traditional Japanese crafts and
Japanese dolls. It gives an impression of radiance
and graciousness.

Korea

Maedeup or Dorae
 A Korean decorative knotwork.
 Used primarily by royal families to hold their tools
around their waist which later used by common
people. In the modern times these are used bu artists
in their works and as decorations.

Did you know that:

The famous Chinese philosophers Mozi snd Lu Ban were said to be the
inventor of kites. Later on, the paper kites were used as a message foe rescue
mission, for measuring distances, testing the wind, lifting men, signaling, and
communicating for military

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 EAST ASIAN PAINTINGS

Landscape Painting
 Chinese art expresses the human
understanding of the relationship
between nature and human. This is
evident in the form of painting of
landscapes, bamboo, birds, and
flowers, etc. This might be called the "Mom's Chinese Painting" by charles chan * is licensed under
CC BY-ND 2.0, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
metaphysical, Daoist aspect of
nc-sa/2.0/
Chinese painting.
 Chinese painting is one of the most vital expressions of Chinese cultural life and
ideas.

Korean Painting
 It is said that until the Joseon dynasty the primary
influence of Korean paintings were Chinese paintings.
However, Korean 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.
 Landscape painting represents both a portrayal of
nature itself and a codified illustration of the human
view of nature and the world.

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 Calligraphy
 Poets write their calligraphy on their paintings.
 It is an important medium in appreciating the culture of
China. It embodies significant parts of the country's
intellectual and artistic tradition.

Woodblock Printing
 It originated in China as a method of printing on
textiles but eventually became a method for
printing on paper. This method was adapted in
Japan during the Edo period (1603-1867).
 The most common theme in Japan for printmaking
describes scenes from everyday life. It narrates the
scene and is often packed with figures and detail.

Japanese Ukiyo-e
 It is related to the style of woodblock print making that shows scenes of
harmony and carefree everyday living.

CHINESE ROOFS

 East Asian temples and houses have

sweeping roofs because they believe that it
will protect them from the elements of water,
wind and fire. Buddhists believed that it
helped ward off evil spirits which were
deemed to be straight lines. The figures at
the tips are called Roof Guards.

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 What’s more

MAKE-UP TO EXPRESS
Direction 2: Choose some colors that represent your personality. Design your own
mask by copying the model face below and coloring it based on East
Asian color representation. Make sure to explain your artwork through
the process questions below.
This rubric below will be used to assess the performance and outputs of the
learners.
Criteria for the
5 4 3 2
Individual Artworks
1-2 3–4 Most of the
All instructions
instructions instructions instructions
Quality of were
were not were not were not
craftsmanship followed
followed followed followed
correctly
correctly correctly correctly
Visual Impact (Use
of colors, lines, and Artwork has at Artwork Artwork has Artwork
shapes, more than 5 has only 4 only 3 colors
colors has only 2
etc.) colors colors

Artwork Artwork was Artwork

Punctuality Artwork was was submitted 2 was
submitted on submitted 1 days late submitted 3
time day late days late

Artwork Artwork
Artwork presentatio presentation Artwork
Neatness presentation n was was
was neat and presentatio
mostly neat somehow neat n was
orderly and orderly and orderly disorderly.
Total

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 Descriptive Rating Score/poin
ts
Excellent 18-20
Very Good 15-17
Good 11-13
Fair 9-10
Poor 8

Process Questions:

1. What is the mood that can be derived from your artwork? Explain your
answer.

2. What do you think is the message behind your artwork?

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 What I Have Learned

Direction: Create a simple acrostic statement about your learning from the arts of
East Asian countries; China, Japan and Korea. Copy the template on a separate
sheet of paper. Use the example as your guide.

Example:
A – mazing skills and imagination is discovered.
R – eveals the beauty of the universe and humankind.
T – ime and effort is precious to create one of the great masterpieces.

C–
H–
I–
N–
A–

J–
A–
P–
A–
N–

K–
O–
R–
I–
A–

Idea – 30 pts.

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 What I Can Do

Direction 1: Draw and make a slogan about “COVID-19 Pandemic” and apply designs
inspired by the themes, subjects, elements and patterns from the arts of East Asia.
In writing, you can use calligraphy texts to make it more beautiful. Use a short bond
paper for your drawing.

Direction 2: Read and answer briefly the following questions. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. What do you think is the importance of elements and principles in the
development of East Asian arts?
2. How their arts and crafts are preserved their culture in terms of their styles
and characteristics?
3. What do you think are the reason why East Asian Arts are still popular even
in today’s time?

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 Assessment

Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not correct. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Painting is as the oldest forms of visual art.

2. The emphasis of subjects and themes like flowers, birds, bamboos and
stone are associated in Japanese painting.
3. Calligraphy is considered as the art of beautiful handwriting.
4. Four Gracious Plants are painting subjects and themes of China.
5. Ukiyo-e is known as the face painting of China

Define the following arts of East Asia. Copy and answer the table on a separate
sheet of paper.

PAINTING CALLIGRAPHY PAPER ART

6. 8. 10.
7. 9. 11.

Give the differences of Chinese Peking Opera face painting and Kabuki play face painting. Copy
and answer the table on a separate sheet of paper.

Chinese Peking Opera face painting Kabuki play face painting

12. 14.

13. 15.

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 Additional Activities

Direction: Answer the following questions briefly. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. If you are to make an arts work, what best art work of East Asia would you
create and apply? Why?

2. How do East Asian arts become a great influence to Philippine arts? In what
ways?

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Assessment
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
6. Oldest form of art
7. Uses landscape painting
8. Beautiful handwriting
9. Uses black/colored ink
10. One of the greatest contribution of
China
11. Use for decoration
12. Face paints are based on actor’s
personality
13. Has more paint colors and special
colors
14. Face paint’s are based on actor’s mood
15. Has less but distinct face paint
What’s In What I know
1. Calligraphy 1. C
2. A
2. Landscape 3. C
Painting 4. D
3. Kite 5. A
6. B
4. Maedeup or
7. B
Dorae 8. B
5. Ukiyo-e 9. A
10. D
Answer key
References
Books
Department of Education. 2013. Music and Arts 8 Learner’s Material
Lacia,Gerardo, et al. 2015. The 21st Century MAPEH in ACTION 8:Quezon City,
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 EDITOR’S NOTE
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) was developed by
DepEd SOCCSKSARGEN with the primary objective of
preparing for and addressing the new normal. Contents of this
module were based on DepEd’s Most Essential Learning
Competencies (MELC). This is a supplementary material to be
used by all learners of SOCCSKSARGEN Region in all public
schools beginning SY 2020-2021. The process of LR
development was observed in the production of this module.
This is Version 1.0. We highly encourage feedback, comments,
and recommendations.

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

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