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Quarter 2 – Module 1: East Asian Art
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ARTS
Quarter 2 - Module 1
East Asian Art
What This Module is About
It focuses on the following competencies:
 Analyzes elements and principles of art in the production of arts and crafts inspired
by the cultures of East Asia. (A8EL-IIb-1)
 Identifies characteristics of arts and crafts in specific countries in East Asia (A8EL-
IIa-2)
In this module, you will learn about :
 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 of arts as influenced

by their history, beliefs, religion, location, culture, and dynasty.

 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.

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 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

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
1. Carefully read all the lessons.
2. Take your time on going thru each lesson.
3. Answer the pre-test honestly; the purpose of the pre-test is for you to
determine your prior knowledge before going thru the lessons and
activities.
4. If you have a hard time understanding the lessons and activities,
please do take a break. Having breaks between lessons and activities
will give you some space where you can absorb the lesson well.
5. You can use the internet if you need more information about the
lesson.
6. Contact your subject teacher if you have some questions about the
submission of your output.
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Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
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What I Know

Pre Assessment:

Activity I: Travel to East Asia

As you move around the countries written below, group each picture
according to the country they belong by writing its number under the correct
heading.

CHINA JAPAN KOREA

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.
 Lesson Title of the Lesson
1 PAINTING IN CHINA, JAPAN, AND KOREA

What I Need to Know

Activity 1: Show Me

With the use of Venn Diagram, write the similarities and differences in the characteristics of
art in China, Japan and Korea.

China

Korea Japan

What’s New

If you were asked to make a painting,

what would you paint? Why you choose that?

I will paint
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

because

________________________________________________________________________
 ________________________________________

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What Is It

What are the seven elements of art?

Line

These marks span a distance between two points and can be straight or curved. In visual
art, lines don’t only need to be made with marks and outlines. They can also be implied or
abstract. Whether two-dimensional or three-dimensional, there’s no denying that lines have
a huge impact on the rest of the elements of art. They can be used to create shape and
form, as well as 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, broken, vertical,
jagged, horizontal—drastically changes the psychology of an artwork, impacting the viewer
greatly.

Color

By working with hue, value, and intensity—three building blocks of colors—artists can tap
into a wide range of emotions. There’s nothing that changes an artwork’s emotional impact
more than color. Color can be used symbolically or to create a pattern. It can be selected for
contrast or to set a specific mood. A deep understanding of color theory helps any
artist make better use of the colors they have at their disposal.

Shape

The result of closed lines, shapes are two-dimensional, flat, and only have height and width.
Geometric shapes like circles and squares are mathematical and precise, while organic
shapes take cues from nature and tend to be curved and abstract. Shapes can be used to
control how we perceive a composition. For instance, triangles can help draw the eye to a
particular point, while circles represent continuity.

Form 
When a shape acquires depth and becomes three-dimensional, then it takes on form.

Cylinders, pyramids, and spheres are some of the more common forms, though they can

also be amorphous. In sculpture, form is of the utmost importance, though it can easily be

introduced into drawing and painting using 3D art techniques.

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 between them defined as the contrast.

Playing with value can not only change certain forms, but also influence the mood of the

artwork.

Space 

This element of art can be manipulated based on how an artist places lines, shapes, forms,

and color. The placement of these other elements creates 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 between, through, around, or within objects. Artists often think

about the foreground, middle ground, and background of their artwork, purposefully placing

shapes and lines throughout the space to achieve the perfect composition. A sense of depth

in two-dimensional works is often achieved by perspective, which itself can rely on lines or

colors.

Texture

Texture is an element of art that also plays to our sense of touch. It’s defined as a

description of the way something feels or looks like it would feel. Other times, the texture is

an implied visual texture that is two-dimensional. Smooth, rough, hard, soft, furry, fluffy, and
bumpy are just some different textures that evoke different responses.

(https://mymodernmet.com/elements-of-art-visual-culture/)

What do you call the things you are going to paint?

In East Asia, the objects or items that are usually put into paintings are called

subjects, themes, or motifs. These may be about animals, people, landscapes, and anything

about the environment.

Read to Ponder:

Did you know that painting started from pre-historic man? He used red
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ochre and black pigment. Early paintings often showed hunting scenes of man

chasing various animals, such as: horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffaloes, mammoths.

These prehistoric paintings were drawn on the walls of caves, blocks of stone, etc.

and found all over the world, including China.

https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.lNNFjCx4zdqQ2VVCtNXaOQHaE8?pid=Api&rs=1
The history of Eastern painting is as old as the civilization of China. It is historically

comparable to Western painting. Eastern countries continued to influence each other’s

production of arts over the centuries.

COUNTRY PAINTING SUBJECTS OR THEMES

CHINA
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1. Flowers and birds
2. Landscapes
3. Palaces and Temples
4. Human Figures
5. Animals
6. Bamboos and Stones
JAPAN
1. Scenes from everyday life
2. Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details
SOUTH KOREA
NORTH 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).
Chinese society, basically agricultural, has always laid great stress on understanding the
pattern of nature and living in accordance with it. Oriental artists often created landscapes
rather than paintings with the human figure as subjects. Silk was often used as the medium
to paint upon, but it was quite expensive. When the Han court eunuch, Cai Lun, invented the
paper in the 1st Century AD it provided not only a cheap and widespread medium for writing
but painting became more economical.

The ideologies of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism played important roles in East
Asian art.
 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 metaphysical, Daoist aspect of Chinese painting.
To make your painting interesting and realistic apply these Six Principles of Chinese
Painting established by Xie He, a writer, art historian and critic in 5th century China.

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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 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 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.
 Mountain and Water are important features in Korean landscape painting because it is a
site for building temples and building.

Painting is indeed one of the highest forms of arts in East Asia. Do people from East Asia
use other materials as canvas for painting? Painting in East Asia do not only apply on
paper, silk, and wood. Performers of kabuki in Japan and peking opera in China use their
faces as the canvas for painting while mask painting is done in Korea.

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. So aside from painting on silk, paper, and
printing on wood, Chinese and Japanese also painted their face and Koreans painted masks
for theatrical and festival performances.
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

Kabuki makeup or Kesho is already in itself an

interpretation of the actor’s own role through
the medium of the facial features. ―On stage,
this interpretation becomes a temporalization 6of
makeup in collaboration with the audience.
The result is a decoding of the drama traced out in
the graphic designs of the painted face.‖ —
Masao Yamaguchi (quoted in The Painted Body, 1984)
(http://thestorybehindthefaces.com/2012/01/20/kumadori-japanese-kabuki-theatre-
makeup/)

Kabuki Make up is also another way of face painting which has two types:
1. Standard makeup - applied to most actors
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 – nobility

Kumadori — The Painted Faces of Japanese Kabuki Theatre

Korean Masks

Some examples of face painting are the mukimi- guma or suji-guma, where the lines are
painted onto an actor’s face. These are then smudged to soften them. The makeup and
perfume worn throughout performances were highly significant to the stories that were being
http://www.antiquealive.com/Blogs/Korean_Mask.html
told. http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/16/1655/VIXGD00Z/posters/kabuki-makeup.jpg
Korean masks, called tal or t’al, originated with religious meaning just like the masks of the
other countries which also have religious or artistic origins. Korea has a rich history of
masks. They use it 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
honoured with offerings. By the 12th century, the masks became part of elaborate dances
and dramas.
The Roles of Colors in Korean Masks
1. Black, Red, and White masks- bright and vibrant colors that help establish the age
and race of the figure.
2. Half Red and Half White mask- symbolizes 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.
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What’s More

Activity 1: Tell Me The Subject

Identify the subjects of the paintings below. Write your answer on a piece of paper.

Image from Wikipedia.org(Song Dynasty) Image from art.virtue.com(Yuan Dynasty) Image from cognitiative.com
Image from the-gallery-of-china.com Image from commons.wikimedia.org Image from the-gallery-of-china.com

Activity 2: Painting Analysis:

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• Look at the images below. What appears to be happening in each of the pictures?

• How are line, shape and colour used?

• How do the artists express movement in their work?

• What sort of techniques can you see in the pictures?

• Why do you think the artists chose the subjects that we see in their work?

• How are ukiyo-e pictures different from other styles of artworks you have seen?

• What do you like about them?

Painting A Painting B
https://www.pngwing.com/en/free-png-yfmbf https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32969156451.html

What I Have Learned

Activity 1: Explain It

Use the following pictures to compare the paintings from Japan, China, and Korea. Identify
the similarities in terms of the subjects and elements of arts (color, space, texture, lines)
used by each country by writing your observations on a piece of paper.

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Chinese Paintings
 Japanese Paintings

Korean Paintings

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_painting
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/570760952748448903/
https://www.britannica.com/art/Japanese-art
fity.club/lists/22/traditional-japanese-painting-geisha/
https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32814921594.html
https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Korean-Korean-Autumn-Landscape-Water-Color-Original-Painting-Signed/913023/3184063/view

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What I Can Do

Activity 1: Reflection

Write your reflections about the important aspects about painting in China,
Japan, and Korea.

Activity 2: Interpretations about Japanese paintings

(Expected answers revolve on daily life activities)
Activity 3: Follow That Thing

Watch videos showing the different ways on how to do the face painting or
mask painting.

Video 1: Face painting: A Beijing Opera Mask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAy3erx5SmE

Video 2: Making of Kabuki Face Paint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgc8Xg-zBg

Video 3: How to make a Korean Mask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYDmBSzbeR8

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Assessment: (Post-Test)

Assessment (Post-Test)

A. Supply the answers on the space provided.

____ 1. It is an element of art that is determined by the roughness or smoothness of the
surface.
____ 2. It is a straight or curved geometric element or a long narrow mark on a surface.
____ 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
____ 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
____ 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?
a. ____________ b. - - - - - - - - - - - c. <<<<<<<<<<<< d. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
____ 9. It is an empty space or surface in or around the work of art.
a. shape b. color c. space d. line
____ 10. An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of
depth achieved in a work of art.
a. Color b. Value c. Space d. Texture

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select only the letter of your choice and write you answer on
the space before each number
___ 1. This was regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.
a. Landscape painting
b. Palaces and temples
c. Human figures
d. Bamboos and stones
___ 2. History of Eastern painting is as old as the civilization of
a. North Korea b. Japan c. South Korea d. China
___ 3. Chinese is known for being artistic. For them, this is the art of beautiful handwriting.
a. Logographs b. Calligraphy c. Hieroglythics d. Woodblock printing
___ 4. A technique for printing text, images or pattern which originated in China as a
method for printing on paper.
a. Logographs b. Calligraphy c. Hieroglythics d. Woodblock
printing
___ 5. Paper was first invented by _________ of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China
a. Cangie b. Wei Fang c. Lun Ty d. Cai Lun
___ 6. This is a traditional Japanese art of paper folding.
a. Calligraphy b. Origami c. Jianzhi d. Mundi
___ 7. A kabuki make up applied to villains and heroes.
a. Standard b. Kumadori c. Huang Pang d. Kesho make up
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___ 8. The best known and most popular style of Japanese art
a. Calligraphy b. Origami c. Jianzhi d. Ukiyo – e
___ 9. Painting subjects or theme of Japan is usually
a. Landscape painting
b. Palaces and temples
 c. Scenes from everyday life
d. Flowers and birds
___10. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture
through folding and sculpting technique without cutting as much as possible.
a. Calligraphy b. Origami c. Jianzhi d. Mundi
___11. Painting subject or themes of Korea is
a. Four gracious plants
b. Palaces and temples
c. Scenes from everyday life
d. Flowers and birds
___12. The traditional folk painting of Korea
a. Minhwa b. Mundi c. Ukiyo – e d. Calligraphy
___13. Korean mask called as _____ which originated with religious meaning.
a. Shamanistic b. Tal c. Kabuki d. Kesho
___14. Korean mask that indicates that the character was born of an 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. Japanese mask b. Chinese mask c. Korean Mask d. Thai mask

Key to Answers

Activity I
TRAVEL TO EAST ASIA

CHINA JAPAN KOREA

1 2 5
6 3 8
7 4
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WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

The arts of China, Japan and Korea are closely similar to one another. They all have
paintings, both on fabrics, paper, and faces. They also have knot tying, paper folding , paper cutting,
and caliigraphy.

POST TEST: B.
A. 1. A 11. A
1. Texture 2. B 12. A
2. Line 3. B 13. B
3. Value/color 4. D 14. A
4. C 5. D 15. C
5. A
6. B 6. B
7. B 7. B
8. C 8. B
9. A 9. C
10. C
10. D

References 14
A. Print/Books:
 Anido, B. et al, A Journey Through Western Music and Arts Grade 8, Music and Arts-Learner’s Module,
(First Edition 2013) ISBN978-971-9990-76-5
B. Website Readings/Pictures
https://www.britannica.com/art/East-Asian-arts
https://www.slideshare.net/iamcarloluna/mapeh-8-arts-2nd-quarter-east-asian-arts-66589975
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.lNNFjCx4zdqQ2VVCtNXaOQHaE8?pid=Api&rs=1
http://thestorybehindthefaces.com/2012/01/20/kumadori-japanese-kabuki-theatre- makeup/
http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/16/1655/VIXGD00Z/posters/kabuki-makeup.jpg
http://www.antiquealive.com/Blogs/Korean_Mask.html
Image from Wikipedia.org (Song Dynasty)
Image from art.virtue.com (Yuan Dynasty)
Image from cognitiative.com
Image from the-gallery-of-china.com
Image from commons.wikimedia.org
Image from the-gallery-of-china.com
Image from commons.wikimedia.org
Image from commons.wikimedia.org
Image from commons.wikimedia.org
https://www.pngwing.com/en/free-png-yfmbf
https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32969156451.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_painting
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/570760952748448903/
https://www.britannica.com/art/Japanese-art
fity.club/lists/22/traditional-japanese-painting-geisha/
https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32814921594.html
https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Korean-Korean-Autumn-Landscape-Water-Color-Original-
Painting-Signed/913023/3184063/view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAy3erx5SmE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbgc8Xg-zBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYDmBSzbeR8
https://image.freepik.com/free-photo/chinese-gold-sycee-yuanbao-bitcoin-white_43314-1649.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_cr ane
http://chinakites.org/htm/fzls-gb.html

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