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Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Week 1
Elements and Principles of Arts
and Crafts in East Asia
Arts – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Elements and Principles of Arts and Crafts in East Asia
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ARTS
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Week 1
Elements and Principles of Arts
and Crafts in East Asia
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Arts 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Elements

and Principles of Arts and Crafts in 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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learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

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learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:

Welcome to the Arts 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Elements

and Principles of Arts and Crafts in East Asia.

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lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
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activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
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answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

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What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

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into real life situations or concerns.
 Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

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to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
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5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
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If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed for your advantage and specially written to suit your
needed knowledge about East Asian Arts. This can be used in all types of learning
situations as the diversity of students in terms of their vocabulary level is being put
into consideration. The lessons are organized, but it was modified to match with the
textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Analyze elements and principles of art in the production of arts and crafts
inspired by the cultures of East Asia. (A8EL-llb-1)
 What I Know

Pre-Assessment. Match and Fill!

The following words written below belong to specific countries in East Asia. Write
your answers in your paper.

CHINA JAPAN KOREA

1. Painting 6. Ukiyo-e
2. Landscape Painting 7. Chosun Period
3. Calligraphy 8. Origami
4. Jingju Lianpu 9. Heaven, Earth, and Mankind
5. Woodblock Printing 10. Peking face paint
 Lesson
Elements and Principles of
1 Arts and Crafts in East Asia

This module intends to give you knowledge about the elements and
principles of arts and crafts inspired by the cultures of East Asia and let you
discover its contribution to the history of the world of arts.

What’s In

In your Grade 7 lesson, you have learned already the elements and principles of
Arts. Without arts, the world would never be beautiful as it is now. Art is a way of
expressing thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Art is making a way for history and
culture to be richer and firmer. Its elements are shape, color, space, texture, line,
form, and value. The principles of art are rhythm, balance, harmony, contrast,
movement, pattern, variety, and proportion.

In this module, you will be able to know more how these elements and principles
are used in some of the artworks as we specifically study the arts and crafts of East
Asia.
 What’s New

A new lesson will be introduced to you. This activity elaborates topics that
you have possibly come across as you continue with this module.

Arrange the letters to form the correct words.

1. FISMOT
2. ANDLSCPASE
3. SFIUGRE NAD AILSDET
4. HHESTIGH ORFM
5. SLIK
6. REWAT DAN OUNMTIAN
7. PHYLLICAGRA
8. FORO WEESPINGP
9. BLOKCDOOW RINPTING
10. E-OYUKI

Realization
Through this module, it enables you to discover techniques and analyze
how the East Asian people produce their arts and crafts considering the
elements and principles of arts. It also shows creativity and ingenuity of the
artworks of the specific countries as they became part of the aesthetic
world of arts.
 What is It

Elements and Principles of Arts and Crafts in

East Asia

East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical
and ethno-cultural terms. The state of East Asia includes China, Korea, Japan,
Hongkong, Macau, Mongolia and Taiwan. As previously noted, China, Korea and
Japan have been historically close for centuries, thus accounting for their
numerous common artistic traditions. Hinduism, Buddhism, some knowledge of
ancient Greek, and much knowledge of Indian arts entered into China, hence in
time into Korea and Japan.

Paintings in China, Japan, and Korea

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.

China
Painting subjects or themes:

1. Flowers and birds

2. Landscapes
3. Palaces and temples
4. Human Figures
5. Animals
6. Bamboos and stones

Japan
Painting subjects or themes:

1. Scenes from everyday life

2. Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details
Korea
Painting subjects or themes:

1. Landscape painting
2. Minhwa (a reflection of the commoners hope, an extraordinary,
unconventional for of traditional Korean art)
3. Four gracious plants (plum blossoms, orchids, or wild orchids,
chrysanthemums)
4. Bamboo
5. Portraits

Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.

They also consider the three concepts of their arts: Nature, Heaven and Humankind
(Yinyang). Silk was often used as the medium to paint upon, but it was quite
expensive.
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 humans.
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 the 5th
century in China.
1. Observe rhythm and movements
2. Leaves 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

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting. Traditional painting involves

essentially the same techniques as calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in
black or colored ink; oils are not used. In calligraphy, the popular materials which
painting are made of are paper and silk. Poets write their calligraphy on their
paintings.

Enrich Your Knowledge about Chinese Calligraphy

Did you know that the earliest known Chinese logographs (ancient writing
symbols) are engraved on the shoulder bones of large animals and tortoise shells?

For this reason, the script found on these objects is commonly called
jiaguwen, or shell-and-bone script. It was said that cangjie, the legendary
inventor of Chinese writing, got his ideas from observing animals’ footprints and
birds claw marks on the sand as well as other natural phenomena. He then started
to work out simple images from what he conceived as representing different objects
such as:
Activity 1: Roofs’ Hidden Meanings

In your paper, complete this sentence.

East Asian temples have sweeping roof because _______________________________.

Look at the roofs of the painted temple or building. It ‘sweeps away’ right?
This is an aspect that you need to remember when painting or drawing East Asian
temples. Read on.
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 of it are called roof guards.

There are three main types of roofs in traditional Chinese architecture that
influenced other Asian architecture:

1. Straight inclined- these are more economical for common Chinese literature

2. Multi-inclined- roofs with two or more sections inclined. These roofs are
used for residences of wealthy Chinese.

3. Sweeping- has curves that rise at the corners of the roof. These are usually
reserved for temples and palaces although it may also be found in the homes
of the wealthy.
 Straight Inclined

Multi-inclined

Sweeping

Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns

used widely throughout East Asia. It became one of their oldest and most highly
developed visual arts.

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

The best known and most popular style of Japanese art is Ukiyo-e, which is
Japanese for “pictures of the floating world” and it is related to the style of
woodblock print making that shows scenes of harmony and carefree everyday
living. Ukiyo-e art was produced in a diversity of different media, including painting
and became and art domain of the upper classes and royalty but later was also
produced by the common people.

Images from Wikipedia.org

Paintings 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.

Peking opera face-painting or Jingju Lianpu is done with different colors in

accordance with the performing characters’ 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.

Guan Ju - Red indicates devotion, courage,

bravery, uprightness and loyalty.

Huang Pang - yellow signifies fierceness,

ambition and cool- headedness.

Zhu Wen - A green face tells the audience

that the character is not only impulsive
and violent, but also lacks self- restraint.

Zhang Fei - Black symbolizes

roughness and fierceness.
The black face indicates either a
rough and bold character or an
impartial and selfless personality.
 Lian Po - Purple stands for uprightness
and cool-headedness. While a reddish
purple face indicates a just and noble
character.

Cao Cao - white suggests treachery,

suspiciousness and
craftiness. It is common to see the white
face of the powerful villain on stage.

The clown or chou in Chinese opera

has special makeup patterns called

xiaohualian (the petty painted

face). Sometimes a small patch of
chalk is painted around the nose to

show a mean and secretive

character. At times, the xiaohualian
is also painted on a young page or jester to enliven up the performance.

Note: Gold and silver colors are usually used for gods and spirits.

Kabuki Makeup 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 of 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)
Kabuki Makeup 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

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.
 Kumadori — The Painted Faces of Japanese Kabuki Theatre

KOREAN MASK
Korean masks, called tal or t'al, originated with religious meaning just like the
masks of other countries which also have religious or artistic origins. Korea has a
rich history of masks.

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 masks - 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
 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.

FOLK ARTS OF CHINA:

1. PAPER CUT
2. CHINESE KNOTS

3. PAPER FOLDING

4. PAPER KITES

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.

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. 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.
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.

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,and display of one’s artistic skills.

KNOT TYING

In Korea, decorative knotwork is known as “Maedeup or called Dorae” or double

connection knot, often called Korean knot work or Korean knots. Zhongguo is the
Chinese decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the
Tang and Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) in China.
 What’s More

Activity 1. Print Me A Card

Make your own card using woodblock printing.

Materials:

• Styrofoam
• Paint
• Paint brush/ soft foam brush
• Pen
• Art paper
• Scissors

Guidelines

• Use other improvised recycled materials as your woodblock if

Styrofoam trays are not available
• Use Japanese themes and concepts for your design
• Follow the given steps

Procedure

1. Get these trays from food packs used in the grocery or restaurants.
Clean them well.
2. Cut off the sides of your tray and discard. Cut the remaining rectangle
into a variety of sizes.
3. Use the tip of a pen or barbeque stick to etch your design when you
are ready.
4. Try to fill up your entire shape. Use different lines and even poke a few
holes if you have the space.
5. When your design is finished, paint over it with your color of acrylic
paint or any coloring powder, and a soft foam brush or cloth or rags.
6. Color the surface only and not the etched lines.
7. After you have covered the surface with color, turn your foam over and
press firmly on your paper. Gently smooth over the entire shape.
8. Pick the foam off of the paper carefully. You will see your print
underneath.
9. Practice makes perfect. You may have some error prints but if you
keep doing it, you will find the right amount of paint to put on your
foam. Choose your best printout.
 All done! Make yourself lots of different prints. Fold them into cards to give
away as gifts. Experiment with different colors and you can also use Japanese
calligraphy as your design.

We will use the rubric below to evaluate your work.

Criteria 5 4 3 2 Score

Quality of All 1-2 3-4 Most of the

craftsmanship instructions instructions instructions instructions
were were not were not were not
followed followed followed followed
correctly correctly correctly correctly

Punctuality Artwork was Artwork was Artwork was Artwork was

submitted on submitted submitted submitted
time one day late two days three days late
late

Neatness Artwork Artwork Artwork Artwork

presentation presentation presentation presentation
was neat and was mostly was was disorderly
orderly neat and somehow
orderly neat and
orderly

Total Points

Descriptive Rating
Excellent 15
Very Good 12-14
Good 9-11
Fair 7-8
Poor 6
 What I Have Learned

• Nature has always been regarded as an element of utmost importance

in East Asian countries.
• Japanese painting and printmaking depict scenes from everyday life that are
often crowded with figures and detail. This tradition began in the early
medieval period under Chinese influence. However, it is more popular in
Japan.
• Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of painting in China.
• Ancient Chinese paper folding emphasizes more in the making of hats and
boats unlike in Japan where flowers, animals, birds, fish, geometric shapes,
and dolls are the common models used in origami.

What I Can Do

PAINT ME A POT/JAR

Materials

• Small jar or pot

• Cup of water
• Coupon bond
• Paint
• Small paint or brush
• Piece of rug

Procedure
1. Applying the Korean pattern and motifs that you have learned,
draw a design for your pot/jar painting on a clean sheet of
coupon bond using a pencil.
2. Prepare your small jar/ pot for painting and a piece of rag.
3. Prepare your painting materials.
4. Paint the pattern you have designed earlier.
5. You can use the following motifs:
-lotus, dragon, wave, trees, comb, flower, crane, circles
 Criteria 5 4 3 2 Score

Quality of All 1-2 3-4 Most of the

craftsmanship instructions instructions instructions instructions
were were not were not were not
followed followed followed followed
correctly correctly correctly correctly

Punctuality Artwork was Artwork was Artwork was Artwork was

submitted on submitted submitted submitted
time one day late two days three days late
late

Neatness Artwork Artwork Artwork Artwork

presentation presentation presentation presentation
was neat and was mostly was was disorderly
orderly neat and somehow
orderly neat and
orderly

Total Points
 Assessment

Assessment 1: Match and Fill

Written below are descriptions of the arts and crafts and China, Korea, and
Japan. A “Word Pool” is given on the next page which contains the word or words
that fit the descriptions. Write your answers on the blanks before each number.

WORD POOL
Origami Woodblock Heaven, Earth and Calligraphy
Printing Mankind
Painting Landscape Peking face paint Chosun period
painting
Ukiyo-e Four gracious Kabuki face paint Koryo period
plants

_________________1. The art is considered as one of the oldest and most highly refined
among the arts of Japan.

_________________2. It is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.

_________________3. The art of beautiful handwriting.

_________________4. Arts and crafts flourished during this period in Korean history.

_________________5. A technique for printing text, images, or patterns used widely

throughout East Asia, and originating in China in antiquity, as
a method of printing on textiles and paper.

_________________6. The best known type of Japanese woodblock art print.

_________________7. The era in Korean paintings that offers the richest variety and
the styles are most imitated today.

_________________8. The art of paper folding in Japan.

_________________9. The three concepts of art reflected mostly in the artworks and
crafts in China, Japan, and Korea.

_________________10. It is also known as jingju lianpu that is done with different

colors in accordance with the performing characters’
personality and historical assessment.
Assessment 2: Look at Me and Tell Me!

Below is an artwork from China. Enumerate the elements and principles of arts
present in the painting, and write a short paragraph about your mood upon seeing
the artwork.
What I Know What's New Assessment 1
China- 1,6,7,9 1. Motifs 1. Painting
2. Landscape 2. Landscape
Japan- 2,3,4 3. Figures and painting
details 3. Calligraphy
Korea- 5,8
4. Highest form 4. Chosun period
5. Silk 5. Woodblock
6. Water and printing
mountain 6. Ukiyo-e
7. Calligraphy 7. Koryo period
8. Sweeping roof 8. Origami
9. Woodblock 9. Heaven, earth
printing and man king
10.ukiyoe 10.Peking face paint
Assessment 1
Answer may vary
Answer Key
References

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