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Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Characteristics of Arts and
Crafts in Specific Countries in
East Asian
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ARTS
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Characteristics of Arts and
Crafts in Specific Countries in
East Asian
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Arts – Grade 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module

Elements and Principle of Arts in the Production of Arts and Crafts of 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.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this
also aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking
into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
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Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing
them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

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

Elements and Principle of Arts in the Production of Arts and Crafts of East
Asia.

Arts and crafts are important means of expression, which communicate views,
ideas, and feelings using skills and imagination. These are important parts of
our daily lives and can be found everywhere.

This module was designed for you to become familiar with the different
designs, motifs and attires, fabrics, crafts, and accessories used by the people
in the Highlands and Lowlands of Luzon.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

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Know competencies you are expected to learn in
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check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip
this module.

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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 story, a song, a poem, a problem
opener, an 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.

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practice to solidify your understanding
and skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.
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Learned sentence/paragraph to be filled in to

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 process what you learned from the
lesson.

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will help you transfer your new
knowledge or skill into real life situations
or concerns.

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level of mastery in achieving the learning
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given to you to enrich your knowledge or
skill of the lesson learned. This also tends
retention of learned concepts.

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the module.

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developing this module.

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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.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through
with it.
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!

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 What I Need to Know

In this lesson, students will identify the characteristics of arts and

crafts in specific countries in East Asia.

This module will help you to:

1. Identify the arts and crafts of East Asia according to their

characteristics.
2. Distinguish the similarities, differences, and uniqueness of East Asian
arts and crafts.
3. Appreciate the traditional and modern techniques in creating artworks
of East Asian countries.

What I Know

Activity 1: Guess what?

Direction: Unscramble the letters to find words that are connected to East
Asian arts. Write your answers on the space provided.
1. troraispt ______________
2. paecsdnal ______________
3. afrcsts ______________
4. enwugaij ______________
5. allcgiyphar ______________
6. ikbaku ______________
7. bdoowkocl rtnip ______________
8. mairoig ______________
9. rkoena mkas ______________
10. nkot gyint ______________
11. erpap floding ______________
12. apintgin ______________
13. ogrhpsgola ______________
14. aerrcuhticte ______________
15. zhianij ______________

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Activity 2: Characteristics of East Asian Arts

Direction: Encircle 10 words that describe the arts and crafts of East Asian
Arts. The word/s maybe arranged horizontally, vertically, diagonally/
inverted. Write your answer on your activity notebook.

E X P R E S S I V E O C A

O U S U O I G I L E R I E

A E S T H E T I C E F T I

E V I T A R O C E D L S O

P O N M L K J I K A H I U

W A E I O U W F R A L L A

V U T S R Q P U O N M A B

S O P H I S T I C A T E D

A B C D E L H I J K L R E

E F E A U P O M K J K I F

U O I C A U N I Q U E I G

M E A N I N G F U L O L L

M A G N I F I C E N T K M

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 What’s In

Activity 3: Match Up!

Direction: Match the following descriptions in Column A with their
corresponding answer in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer
before each number.

A B
1. A Japanese term for knot tying. a. origami
2. A Chinese decorative handicraft art that began b. maedeup
as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song
dynasty.
3. A decorative knot work in Korea. c. kite
4. An assembled or joined aircraft that was traditionally d. kumadori
made of silk or paper with a bowline and resilient bamboo.
5. it is the first type of paper cutting design in China. e. hanamusubi
6. This term came from “ori” meaning “folding” and “kami” f. zhongguo
meaning “paper”.
7. It is the painted faces of Japanese Kabuki Theater. g. peking opera
8. The most dominant form of Chinese opera. h. Korean
mask
9. It is also called “ tal or ta’l”. i. woodblock
printing
10. A technique for printing text, images or patterns. j. kabuki
k. jianzhi

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 What’s New

Activity 4: Describe me!

Direction: Describe the characteristics of the following painting based on
their mood and idea. Write your observations in your answer sheet

Japanese Painting Chinese Painting

Korean Painting

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 What is It

THE ARTS OF EAST ASIA

CHINESE PAINTING

▪ The character of Chinese painting, like that of Chinese calligraphy, is

closely bound up with the nature of the medium. The basic material is
ink, formed into a short stick of hardened pine soot and glue, which is
rubbed to the required consistency on an inkstone with a little water.

▪ Chinese calligraphy, the stylized artistic writing of Chinese characters,

is the written form of Chinese that unites the languages (many mutually
unintelligible) spoken in China. Because calligraphy is considered
supreme among the visual arts in China, it sets the standard by which
Chinese painting is judged. Indeed, the two arts are closely related.

▪ Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Chinese

painting. They also consider the three concepts of their arts: Heaven,
Earth, 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 artist often created
landscapes rather than paintings with human figure as subjects.
YIN

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▪ It is very popular and is associated with refined scholarly taste. The
Chinese term for "landscape" is made up of two characters meaning
"mountains and water." It is linked with the philosophy of Daoism,
which emphasizes harmony with the natural world.

Chinese landscape painting

▪ Silk was often used as the medium to paint upon, but it was quite
expensive. When Han court eunuch, Cai Lun, invented paper in the 1st
century AD, it provided not only a cheap and widespread medium for
writing but painting became more economical.

Chinese silk painting

▪ Chinese art expresses the human understanding of the relationship

between nature and humans. 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.

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 Painting Subjects or Themes
1. flowers and birds 4. human figures
2. landscapes 5. animals
3. palaces and temples 6. bamboos and stones

CHINESE ARCHITECTURE

▪ Chinese architecture is typified by various features such as bilateral

symmetry, use of enclosed open spaces, the incorporation of ideas
related to feng shui such as directional hierarchies, a horizontal
emphasis, and allusion to various cosmological, mythological, or other
symbolism.

▪ Chinese architecture traditionally classifies structures according to

type, ranging from pagodas to palaces. In part because of an emphasis
on the use of wood, a relatively perishable material, and due to a de-
emphasis on major monumental structures built of less-organic but
more durable materials, much of the historical knowledge of Chinese
architecture is derived from surviving miniature models in ceramic and
published planning diagrams and specifications.

▪ East Asian temples and houses have sweeping roofs because people
believe that those roofs will protect them from the elements of water,
wind, and fire. Buddhists believe that the roofs helped ward off evil
spirits which were deemed to be straight lines. The figure at the tips are
called roof guards.

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

1. Straight inclined is a type of roof in traditional Chinese

architecture which is more economical for common Chinese
architecture.

2. Multi-inclined is a roof with two or more sections inclined. These

roofs are used for residences of wealthy Chinese.

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 3. Sweeping is a type of roof that has curves that rise at its corners.
These roofs are usually reserved for temples and palaces
although these may also be found in the homes of the wealthy
Chinese. Originally, the ridges of the roofs are usually highly
decorated with ceramic figurines.

CHINESE THEATRICAL FORM

▪ Peking opera, or Beijing opera is the most dominant form of Chinese

opera which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and
acrobatics.
▪ 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.

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PAPER ARTS OF CHINA

▪ Paper was first invented by Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty in
China. It is one of the greatest contributions of ancient China in the
development of arts.

▪ The earliest document showing paper folding is a picture of a small

paper boat in edition of Tractus de Sphaera Mundi from 1490 by
Johannes de Sacrobosco.

▪ 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.

▪ Jianzhi is the first type of papercutting design, since paper was

invented by Chinese. The cutouts are also used to decorate doors and
windows. They are sometimes referred to as chuāng huā, meaning
“window flower”

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CHINESE KITE MAKING

▪ A kite is an assembled or joined aircraft that was traditionally made of

silk or paper with bowline and a resilient bamboo.
Chinese kites may be differentiated into four main categories:

1. centipede
2. hard-winged kites
3. soft-winged kites
4. flat kites

CHINESE KNOT TYING

▪ The Zhongguo is a kind of art knotting. Chinese knotting is a decorative

handicraft arts that originated as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang
and Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) in China.

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JAPANESE PAINTING

▪ The subject matter that is widely regarded as most characteristic of

Japanese painting, and later printmaking, is the depiction of scenes
from everyday life and narrative scenes that are often crowded with
figures and detail.

▪ Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including
ancient pottery, sculpture, ink painting and calligraphy on silk and
paper, ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints, ceramics, origami, and
more recently manga which are modern Japanese cartoons and comics
along with a myriad of other types.

▪ Woodblock printing 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 become a method for
printing on paper

▪ Appreciated for its bright colour and decorativeness, its images

frequently depicted a narrative, and included animals, birds and
landscapes, as well as people from the lower social classes, like
courtesans, sumo wrestlers, and Kabuki actors.

Woodblock print in Japan

▪ 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

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 ▪ The best known and most popular style of Japanese art is ukiyo-e,
which is the Japanese for “pictures of the floating world” and it is related
to the style of woodblock print making that shows scenes of harmony
and everyday living.

▪ Ukiyo-e art was produced in a diversity of different media, including

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

Painting Subjects or Themes

1. scenes from everyday life

2. narrative scenes crowded with figures and details

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KABUKI OF JAPAN

▪ Kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known

for the stylization of its drama, the often-glamorous costumes worn by
performers, and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of
its performers
▪ 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.

▪ Kabuki makeup is
also another way of
face painting which
has two types - the
standard makeup
(applied to most
actors) and kumadori
makeup (applied to
villain and heroes).

▪ Some examples of face

painting are the
mukimi-guma or suji-
guma, where the lines
are painted onto
actor’s face. These are
then smudge to soften
them.

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JAPANESE PAPER ART

▪ 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 and was popularized
internationally in the mid-1900s. It eventually evolved into a modern
art form.

▪ Origami is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with

Japanese culture. In modern usage, the word "origami" is used as an
inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of
origin.

▪ Flowers, animals, birds, fish, geometric shapes, and dolls are the
common models used in Japanese origami.

JAPANESE KNOT TYING

▪ In Japan, knot tying is called

hanamusubi. It emphasizes
braids and focuses on individual
knots.

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KOREAN PAINTING

▪ Korean painting includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas

Koreans on all surfaces. It includes art as old as the petroglyphs
through post-modern conceptual art using transient forms of light.
Calligraphy rarely occurs in oil paintings and is dealt with in the
brushwork entry, Korean calligraphy.

▪ The unique character of Korean art lies in its understated simplicity

and spontaneity, together with a feeling of harmony with nature. One
of the main characteristics of Korean art is its close association with
naturalism, a characteristic already noticeable by the time of the Three
Kingdoms period.

▪ The history of Korean painting dates back to 108 CE, when it first
appeared 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.

▪ Mountains and water are important features in Korean landscape

painting because it is a site for building temples and buildings.

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 Korean Countryside Painting by Charles Ray

▪ Landscape painting represents both portrayal of nature itself and a

codified illustration of the human view of nature and the world.

▪ Painting subjects or themes are divided into five categories: landscape

painting, Minhwa (the traditional folk painting), four gracious plants
(plum blossoms, orchids, or wild orchids, chrysanthemums, and
bamboo), bamboo, and portraits.

Minhwa: The Beauty of Korean Folk Paintings

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KOREAN MASK

▪ Korean masks, called tal or t’al, originated with religious meaning just
like the masks of other countries which also have religious artistic
origins. Korea has a rich history of masks. They use it in funeral
services to help banish evil spirits and theater plays dating back to the
prehistoric age.

▪ Korean masks are grotesque and vividly colored to the point that some
may find them vulgar. The exaggerated eyes, nose and mouth seem to
have been attached to the mask in a haphazard manner. The nose is
often stumpy, the eyes slanted fiercely upward, and the mouth wide
and heavily crooked.

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 –
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.

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KOREAN KNOT TYING

▪ Korean knots is a traditional Korean handicraft. The finished knot

has the same shape at the front and at the back, has bilateral
symmetry, and can be made using one or two threads. While the
practice is comparable to Chinese knots, Korean knots differ in their
braiding technique and are tied without the use of tools.

▪ Knot tying in Korea - a decorative knot work is known as maedeup

or dorae, a double connection knot. It is also often called Korean knot
work or Korean knots.

Korean Maedeup knots

What’s More

Activity 5: My Themes
Direction: Below are the subjects or themes used in paintings from East
Asian countries. Identify whether the given subject or theme belongs to
CHINA, JAPAN, or KOREA. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. Palaces and temples ________________

2. Scenes from everyday life ________________
3. Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details ________________
4. Minhwa (traditional folk painting) ________________
5. Animals ________________
6. Flowers and birds ________________
7. Portraits ________________
8. Four gracious plants ________________
9. Landscapes ________________
10. Stones and bamboos ________________

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 What I Can Do

Activity 7: Paint! Paint! Paint!

Materials:
• coupon bond
• eraser
• pencil
• watercolor/ crayons/ paint
• paint brush

Procedure:
1. Create your own painting where you can use the different subjects or
themes shown in East Asian Arts on a clean sheet of coupon bond using
a pencil.
2. Prepare your painting materials.
Rubrics:

Criteria for
the individual 5 4 3 2 Score
Artworks
1 -2 3 -4 Most of the
All
instructions instructions instructions
Quality of instructions
were not were not were not
craftsmanship were followed
followed followed followed
correctly
correctly correctly correctly
Visual impact
Artwork has Artwork has Artwork has Artwork has
(Use of colors,
more than only four only three only two
lines, and shapes
five colors colors colors colors
etc.)
The student
The student
finished the
completed
The students project, but it
the project in The student
gave an effort lacks
an above did not finish
far beyond finishing
Effort average the work in a
the touches or
manner, yet satisfactory
requirements can be
more could manner.
of the project improved
have been
upon with
done.
little effort.
Artwork Artwork Artwork Artwork
Neatness presentation presentation presentation presentation
was neat and was mostly was was
orderly neat and somehow disorderly
orderly neat and
orderly
Total points

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 Descriptive Rating Total points
Excellent 18 – 20
Very Good 15 – 17
Fair 9 – 11
Poor 8

Activity 8:

Direction: Fill in the box with the characteristics and functions that
would best describe the arts and crafts in East Asian countries.

Arts and Crafts Characteristics Functions

CHINA
• Calligraphy
• Landscape
painting
• Chinese
Architecture
• Jianzhi

JAPAN
• Woodblock
printing
• Origami
• Kabuki

KOREA
• Korean painting
• Korean masks
• Korean
Maedeup

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 Assessment

Activity 9:
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. A traditionally classified structure according to type, ranging from
pagodas to palaces.
a. Chinese painting
b. Chinese architecture
c. Chinese knot tying
2. A type of roof in traditional Chinese architecture which is more
economical for common Chinese architecture.
a. Straight inclined
b. Multi-inclined
c. Sweeping
3. A roof with two or more sections inclined. These roofs are used for
residences of wealthy Chinese.
a. Straight inclined
b. Multi-inclined
c. Sweeping
4. A type of roof that has curves that rise at its corners. These roofs are
usually reserved for temples and palaces although these may also be
found in the homes of the wealthy Chinese.
a. Straight inclined
b. Multi-inclined
c. Sweeping

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

throughout East Asia.
a. Woodblock printing
b. Paper mosaic
c. Digital painting

6. It is the most dominant form of Chinese opera which combines

music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.
a. Peking opera
b. Kabuki
c. Gamelan

7. It is done with different colors in accordance with the Chinese

performing characters’ personality and historical assessment.
a. Jingju lianpu
b. Kesho
c. Tal

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 8. It is a classical Japanese dance-drama.
a. Peking opera
b. Kabuki
c. Gamelan
9. It is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese
culture.
a. Origami
b. Knot tying
c. Kite making
10. It includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans on all
surfaces.
a. Korean painting
b. Japanese painting
c. Chinese painting
11. A term for Japanese knot tying
a. Maedeup
b. Hanamusubi
c. Zhongguo

12. A decorative knot work in Korea

a. Maedeup
b. Hanamusubi
c. Zhongguo

13. A decorative Chinese knot tying

a. Maedeup
b. Hanamusubi
c. Zhongguo

14. It is the first type of Chines papercutting design

a. Jianzhi
b. Kite
c. Kesho

15. It is an assembled or joined aircraft that was traditionally made of

silk or paper with bowline and a resilient bamboo.
a. Paper boat
b. Knot tying
c. Kite

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 Additional Activity

Activity 10: Let’s reminisce

Direction: Describe the characteristics of the following knot tying based on
their color, designs and structure. Write your observation in your answer
sheet

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