REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS
SORSOGON CITY

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1 IN ARTS 8

QUARTER 2

NAME/SECTION: _________________________________________________________________________

EAST ASIAN ARTS

I.OBJECTIVES:

良い一日 Yoi tsuitachi! (Good day!)

In charting the course of your journey in
this lesson, you are expected to:
• Identify the characteristics of arts
and crafts in specific countries in
East Asia.
• Make a calligraphy.

II. LESSON DISCUSSION

Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting
C in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guóhuà meaning 'national' or 'native
H painting', as opposed to Western styles of art which became popular in China in the 20th
century. Chinese painting is closely related to calligraphy. The same soft brush is used
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in doing both art forms. Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting.
N Chinese painting was usually done in silk, scrolls with the theme about flowers, animals,
A birds and other natural form. They sometimes include calligraphy to supplement the
drawing or painting.

Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, J
sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk and paper, ukiyo-e paintings and A
woodblock prints, ceramics, origami, and more recently manga which is
modern Japanese cartoons and comics along with a myriad of other types. P
Suiboku-ga, also called Sumi-e, Japanese monochrome ink painting. A
Ukiyo-e refers to a style of Japanese woodblock print and painting from the Edo period
depicting famous theater actors, beautiful courtesans, city life, travel in romantic
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landscapes, and erotic scenes.

Minhwa refers to Korean folk art produced mostly by itinerant or unknown artists
K without formal training, emulating contemporary trends in fine art for the purpose
O of everyday use or decoration. The term "minhwa" was coined by
R Yanagi Muneyoshi. Minhwa literally means "painting of the people"
or "popular painting". The tiger is also the most frequently depicted
E subject in Korean folk paintings
A
 III. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Your beautiful
PRACTICE TASK handwriting is
considered calligraphy.
PRINT ME! So keep on writing not
only beautifully but also
Using a ballpen, copy the Chinese calligraphy artistically.
below. Write it inside the box provided.

Your outputs will be rated based on

the following criteria:
POINTS
CREATIVITY/WORKMANSHIP.. 5
PATTERN……………………….. 3
SCORE NEATNESS……………………… 2
TOTAL…………………………….10

PERFORMANCE TASK

Write your name or nickname in calligraphy with

the use of a ballpen or pentel pen inside the
scroll below. SCORE

IV. EVALUATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the correct answer in the space provided before the number.
_____1. It refers to Korean folk art produced mostly by itinerant or unknown artists without formal training.
a. Calligraphy b. Minhwa c. Sumi-e d. Ukiyo-e
_____2. It is a Japanese monochrome ink painting.
a. Calligraphy b. Minhwa c. Sumi-e d. Ukiyo-e
_____3. The art of writing beautifully is called
a. Calligraphy b. Minhwa c. Sumi-e d. Ukiyo-e
_____4. It refers to a style of Japanese woodblock print and painting.
a. Calligraphy b. Minhwa c. Sumi-e d. Ukiyo-e
_____5. The most frequently depicted subject in Korean folk paintings is
a. Cat b. Elephant c. Lion d. Tiger

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