Unit 2

East Asian Arts

Mr. Carlo Justino J.
Luna
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City
Painting
“Spring Outing of the Tang Court”
What are the
Painting Subjects of
East Asian
countries?
 Country Painting
JAPAN 1. Subjects
scenes from everyday
life
2. narrative scenes
crowded with figures
and details
 Painting Subjects
Country
1. landscape paintings
KOREA 2. Minhwa (the traditional folk painting)
3. four gracious plants (plum blossoms,
orchids or wild orchids, chrysanthemums,
and bamboo)
4. bamboo
5. portraits
 Important Aspects in East Asian Painting

Landscape painting was regarded as the

highest form of Chinese painting.
Three concepts of Chinese arts:
a. Heaven
b. Earth
c. Humankind (Yin-Yang)
 Light / Bright / Sun
Strong / Assertive
Yan Dry / Hot / Fire
Male
Dark / Moon g Positive Charge
Recessive / Nurturing Heaven
Damp / Cool / Water Spring and Summer
Female
Negative Charge
Earth
Autumn and Winter
Yin
 Important Aspects in East Asian Painting

Silk was often used as the medium to paint upon, but it

was quite expensive.
Cai Lun invented paper in the 1st century A.D.
The invention of paper provided not only a cheap and
widespread medium for writing, but painting became more
economical.
Toah Shutou
Korea Sansui-zu
Sesshu
(Winter landscape)
Japan
 Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
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.
 Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
The history of Korean painting dates to 108 C.E., when
it appears as an independent form.
It is said that until the Joseon Dynasty the primary
influence of Korean paintings were Chinese paintings.
 Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
Mountains and water are important features in
Korean landscape painting because it is a site for
building temples and buildings.
 Important Aspects in East Asian
Painting
Landscape painting represents both a
portrayal of nature itself and a codified
illustration of the human view of nature and
the world.
Calligraphy
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.
Architecture
 Architecture
Why do temples and
buildings in China,
Japan, and Korea
have sweeping roofs?
 Architecture
East Asian temples and houses have
sweeping roofs because they believe that it
will protect them from the elements of
water, wind, and fire.
Architecture
Buddhists believed that it helped
ward off evil spirits which were
deemed to be straight lines.
Woodblock Printing
 Ukiyo-e
-
Japanese for “pictures of the
floating world”
-
the best known and most
popular style of Japanese art
 Ukiyo-e
-
related to the style of
woodblock print making
that shows scenes of
harmony and carefree
everyday living
 Theatrical
Performances
 Theatrical Performances

Paintings in East Asia do

not only apply on paper,
silk and wood.
 Theatrical Performances
Face Painting
Uses their faces as the canvass for painting.
1. Kabuki (Japan)
2. Peking Opera (China)
Mask painting (Korea)
Kabuki Makeup
of Japan
 Kabuki Makeup / Kesho
- is already in itself an
interpretation of the
actor’s own role through
the medium of the facial
features
 Types of Kabuki Makeup
1. Standard Makeup
- applied to most actors
2. Kumadori Makeup
- applied to villains and
heroes
 Colors in Kabuki Makeup

It is composed of very
dramatic lines and shapes
using colors that represent
certain qualities.
 Colors in Kabuki
DarkMakeup
Red
- passion or
anger
 Colors in Kabuki Makeup
Dark Blue
- depression or
sadness
 Colors in Kabuki
Pink Makeup Black
- youth - fear
 Colors in Kabuki Makeup
Light Green
- Calm

Purple
- nobility
 Kumadori: The Painted
Faces of Japanese Kabuki
Theater
Korean Masks
 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
 Korean Masks
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.
 Korean Masks
* Masks were also used for
shamanistic rites.
* 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
-
bright and vibrant colors
that help establish the age
and race of the figure
 The Roles of Colors in Korean
Masks
2. Half Red and Half White Mask
-
symbolize the idea that the
wearer has two fathers, Mr.
Red and Mr. White
 The Roles of Colors in Korean
3. MasksMask
Dark-faced
-
indicates that the
character was born of an
adulterous mother
 The Roles of Colors in Korean
Masks
* Some masks have moving parts like winking or shifting
eyes and moving mouths.
* To further add to the lifelike features of the masks, black
fabric is draped from the top of the mask over the wearer's
head to simulate hair.
ASSIGNMENT:

RESEARCH ON THE
TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF
JAPAN AND KOREA.