Art+and+Architecture

=East Asian Art and Architecture Resources= [|Dickson Architects in Roanoke]

General Resources
[|Asian Art] An on-line resource for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia .

[|Museums with Asian art collections on-line]

[|Buddhist Art] - Extensive links, primarily to museums with online resources and lesson plans about Buddhism and Buddhist art. Among them: [|Art of Asia - Buddhism] - rich resources, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Resources about China
[|Chinese Art - Online Guides for Teachers] - Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian.

[|Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting] - Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge, grades 3-4. Students learn basic calligraphy strokes and about the art and culture of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese ink painting.

[|Taoism and the Art of China] - Chicago Institute of Art, all grade levels

Resources about Japan
[|The Japanese Garden] - Bowdoin Professor Clifton Olds' website -- an excellent resource with history and photographs of Japanese gardens.

[|Japanese Music] - University of Texas

[|Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan] - National Endowment for the Humanities, Edsitement, grades 9-12. In this lesson, students investigate Edo Period Japan through the window provided by woodblock images of the landscape, life, and interests of the rising townspeople. Students use the famous woodblock prints of artists such as Hiroshige and Hokusai as primary documents to help them gain insight on Japanese history. Interactive analysis of art prints: [|Ukiyo-e Prints]

[|Create Your Own Woodblock Print Online] - part of PBS resource, Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

[|Japanese Woodblock Prints] - The Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge, grades 9-12. In this lesson, students explore the history and evolution of the Japanese woodblock print, learn about the techniques and development of this process, view prints from the time period, and learn how to create an //Ukiyo-e// of their own.

[|Noh Theater] - The Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge, grades 9-12. In this lesson, students study the art of the Japanese Noh theater and act out a Noh play.

[|Japan: Images of a People] - Smithsonian Education, elementary/middle school. Look for the links on the right-hand side of the page for three lesson plans: 1) geography, 2) comparative paintings, and 3) Japanese screens.

[|Japanese Art - Online Guide for Teachers] - Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian. Includes links for [|lesson plans] and [|color prints].

[|Japanese Architecture: Use of Screens and Scrolls]- short video segment explaining Japanese architecture, Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

[|Japanese Kimono] - Victoria and Albert Museum

Resources about Korea
[|Korean Pottery - Inlaid Slip Decorated Tea Bowls] - The Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge, grades 9-12. Inspired by the Newbery Medal winning book "A Single Shard," this lesson explores the unique celadon glazes and slip inlay techniques utilized by 12th-century Korean potters. Students research and discuss the significance of celadon pottery within 12th-century and modern-day Korean society. Students then create their own pieces using inlaid slip designs and celadon glaze.