Arts

ARTS IN EAST
ASIAN
COUNTRIES
JAPAN
PAINTING SUBJECTS OR THEMES
1. Scenes from everyday life

2. Narrative scenes crowded with
figures and details
WOODBLOCK PRINTING
It 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.
WOODBLOCK PRINTING
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 KABUKI THEATER
or
Kabuki makeup
has two types:
–
applied to most
actors
–
applied to villains
and heroes
 Dark red – passion or anger
 Dark blue – depression or sadness
 Pink – youth
 Light green – calm
 Black – fear
 Purple - nobility
Examples of
face painting:
or
, where the
lines are painted onto
an actor’s face.
Kumadori: The Painted Faces of
Japanese Kabuki Theater
ORIGAMI
The term origami came from meaning and
meaning
KNOT TYING
In Japan, knot tying is
called . It
emphasizes on braids
and focuses on individual
knots.
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KOREA
1. Landscape Painting
2. Minhwa
3. Four gracious plants (plum
blossoms, orchids or wild
orchids, chrysanthemums)
4. Bamboo
5. portraits
KOREAN PAINTING
and
are
important in Korean
painting because it
is a site for building
temples and
buildings.
KOREAN MASKS
, or
called or
originated with
religious meaning.
Korea has a rich
history of masks.
The roles of colors in Korean Masks
1. Black, Red, masks – bright and vibrant
colors that help establish the age and race of the
figure.
2. Half Red and masks – symbolize the
idea that the wearer has two fathers, Mr. Red and
Mr. White.
3. Dark-faced masks – indicates that the character
was born of an adulterous mother.
KNOT TYING
In Korea, decorative
knot work is known as
or called
or
, often called
or
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CHINA
1. Flowers and Birds

2. Landscapes
3. Palaces and Temples
4. Human Figures
5. Animals
6. Bamboos and Stones
IMPORTANT ASPECTS IN CHINESE
PAINTING
regarded as the highest form of
Chinese painting.
2. Chinese consider the three concepts of their art
. (YinYang)
often used as a
medium to paint upon,
but it was quite
expensive.
invented the
paper that is cheap
that is why painted
was more economical
in China.
Painting is
closely related
to
among the
Chinese people
CALLIGRAPHY
The art of
Traditional painting involves essentially
the same techniques as calligraphy is done
with a in black or colored ink.
These scripts are commonly called as
or . , the
inventor of Chinese writing, got his ideas from
observing
on the sand.
East Asian
temples and
houses have
because they
believe that it will
them from
the
The figures at
the tip are
called
Three main types of roofs in traditional
Chinese architecture:
roofs with two or more

sections inclined.
These roofs are used
for residences of
wealthy Chinese.
PEKING OPERA FACE PAINTING
Also called as is done with

different accordance with the performing
characters’ personality and historical
assessment.
PEKING OPERA FACE PAINTING
The are normally

painted in relatively and
whereas
on their faces.
Meaning of Colors in Face Painting
– Red
indicates devotion,
courage, bravery,
uprightness, and
loyalty.
– Yellow
signifies fierceness,
ambition, and
coolheadedness.
– Green face
tells the audience that
the character is
impulsive, violent and
lacks self-restraint.
– Black
symbolizes roughness
and fierceness. It
indicates selfless
personality.
– Purple stands
for uprightness and
cool headedness while
a reddish-purple face
indicates a just and
noble character.
–
suggests treachery,
suspiciousness, and
craftiness. It is common
to see the white face of
the powerful villain on
stage.
– The
in Chinese opera has
special makeup patterns
called
PAPER CUT AND KNOT TYPING
Paper Cuttings
Symmetrical in design
when unfolded and
adapt the of
as
and
mostly choose the red
color.
Paper Cuttings
The earliest use of

paper was made as a
pattern
and
PAPER KITES
PAPER FOLDING
Paper Folding
Today, imitation gold
sycees are used as a
symbol of by
Chinese and are
frequently displayed
during the Chinese New
Year.
KNOT TYING
is the
Chinese decorative
handicraft art that
began as a form of
Chinese folk art.
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ARTS IN EAST

1. Scenes from everyday life

It is a technique for printing text, images

The most common theme in Japan for

1. Flowers and Birds

roofs with two or more

Also called as is done with

The are normally

The earliest use of

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