EAST ASIAN ARTS

QUARTER 2 – LESSON 1
 1. Observe rhythm and 2. Leave spaces for the
movements . eyes to rest

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PRINCIPLES 3. Use brush in
4. Use colors correctly
calligraphy
OF CHINESE
PA I N T I N G

5. Live up to tradition by 6. Copy the correct

copying the master’s proportion of the objects
artwork. and nature.
 • It dates to 108 C.E. It has first
appeared as an independent form. It
is said that until the Joseon dynasty,
the primary influence of Korean
paintings were Chinese paintings.
KOREAN
However, Korean paintings have
PA I N T I N G S ’
subjects such as landscapes, facial
H I S TO RY features, Buddhist topics. Also, it
has an emphasis on celestial
observation in keeping with the
rapid development of Korean
astronomy.
 • It is the art of beautiful handwriting.
The following are its characteristics.
1. It involves the same techniques as in
traditional painting.
2. It is done with a brush dipped in black
or colored ink.
CALLIGRAPH 3. It does not use oils.
Y 4. It has a strong linear focus which the
features are conveyed primarily with
thin, sharply-defined lines.
5. Paper and silk are its popular materials
which paintings are also made of. 6.
Poets write their calligraphy on their
paintings.
 LOGOGRAPHS

• These (ancient writing symbols) are

engraved on the shoulder bones of
large animals and on tortoise shells.
JIAGUWEN
It (Chinese: “bone-
and-shell script”) is
pictographic script
found on oracle
bones.
CANGJIE
• He is the legendary inventor of Chinese writing. He 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 representation of
different objects such as:
CANGJIE

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 • It is a technique for printing text, images
or patterns used widely throughout East
Asia.
• It originated in China as a method of
printing on textiles but eventually became
a method for printing on paper.
• It was a method adapted in Japan during
WOODBLOC the Edo period (1603-1867) and became
K PRINTING. one of their oldest and most highly
developed visual arts.
• It is most common theme in Japan for
printmaking which describes scenes from
everyday life.
• It narrates the scene and is often packed
with figures and detail.
JAPANESE UKIYO-E

It means "pictures of the floating world”.

It is best known and a most popular style of Japanese art, which also It is related to the style of woodblock
print making that shows scenes of harmony and carefree everyday living.

It was produced in a diversity of different media, including painting.

It became an art domain of the upper classes and royalty but later was also produced by the common
people.