ARTS 8

Quarter 2
Module 1
Elements, Principles and Characteristics of Art Inspired by
East Asian Countries (China, Japan and Korea)
MAPEH – Grade 8 Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Elements, Principles and Characteristics of Art Inspired
by East Asian Countries (China, Japan and Korea)

First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Arts8 Self Learning Module (SLM) 1 on Elements, Principles and
Characteristics of Art Inspired by East Asian Countries (China, Japan and
Korea)
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 body of
the module

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.

For the learner:

Welcome to the MAPEH – Arts 8 Self Learning Moddule (SLM) Module 1 on

(Elements, Principles and Characteristics of Art Inspired by East Asian
Countries (China, Japan and Korea)
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guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
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This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectation - These are what you will be able to know after

completing the lessons in the module

Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the

concepts to be mastered throughout the lesson.

Recap - This section will measure what learnings and skills

that you understand from the previous lesson.

Lesson- This section will discuss the topic for this module.

Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform.

Wrap Up- This section summarizes the concepts and

applications of the lessons.

Valuing-this part will check the integration of values in the

learning competency.

Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from
the entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

In this unit, you will learn the Elements, Principles and Characteristics of Art
of these selected East Asian Countries (China, Japan, and Korea).

Most Essential Learning Competencies:

1. analyze elements and principles of art in the production of arts and crafts
inspired by the cultures of East Asia; and A8EL-IIb-1
2. identify characteristics of arts and crafts in specific countries in East Asia:
China (Chinese painting and calligraphy); Japan (origami, woodblock
printing, theatre masks, face painting, and anime and manga); and Korea
(theatre masks, drums, and K-pop). A8EL-IIa-2

Learning Objectives:

1. identified the characteristics of arts and crafts in specific countries in East

Asia (China, Japan, and Korea); and
2. analyzed the elements and principles of art in the production of arts and
crafts inspired by the culture of East Asia.

PRE–TEST

Travel to East Asia

As you move around the countries written below, group each picture according
to the country they belong to, by writing its number under the correct heading.

CHINA JAPAN KOREA

1 2 1 3
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7 8 9
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RECAP

You have learned in the previous lesson that the Southeast Asian Countries
has rich and popular artworks like Sculpture.

For this activity, give the origin and brief description of the following
prominent sculpture and where it is made of.
1. Temple of Borubudur

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Relief Sculpture

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Merlion

__________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Sri Mariammam

__________________________________________________________________________________
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 LESSON

ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART IN THE PRODUCTION OF ARTS

AND CRAFTS INSPIRED BY THE CULTURE OF EAST ASIA

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As an element of design, point gives the eye an area to focus on. Point also
shapes how the eye connects specific area as to create an image. A line is a “moving
point” that occurs naturally in the world. It can have visual or verbal meanings.
Form, along with shape and mass, essentially, defines an object in space. Movement
as a design element shows the sometimes physical side art. Capturing movement in
a static image is no easy task for an artist. Colour is very important in design because
it has the power to change the mood or meaning of art. Depending on the culture,
colour can have symbolic meanings that add more significance to art. Pattern is the
repetition of a form. It can be used to create a structure that organizes a piece of art.
Through the use of touch, texture is used in art to help describe the form of an
object. These can be literal in a design, or an artist can create the illusion of texture
in her artwork. Visual balance as a design principle makes an image
understandable; it creates a focal point that helps the viewer recognize the main
subjects. Proportion is the size of the relative parts that make up a whole object or
form. Rhythm in a static image may be difficult to comprehend sometimes, but a
piece of art can have a movement to it that the eye follows.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN EAST ASIA

CHINA
The character of Chinese painting, like that
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 ink stone with
a little water.
 Chinese calligraphy is the written form of
Chinese that unites the languages (many mutually
unintelligible) spoken in China. The early Chinese
written words were simplified pictorial images, indicating
meaning through suggestions or imagination.

ARTS AND CRAFTS ELEMENTS OF ART PRINCIPLES OF ARTS

USED USED
Chinese Painting Line, Shape, Value, Colour Balance, Contrast,
Space Movement, Unity
Chinese Calligraphy Line, Value Contrast, Pattern,

JAPAN
Origami is the art of paper-folding. Its name
derives from Japanese words on (folding) and kami
(paper). Traditional origami consist of folding a single
sheet of square paper into sculpture without cutting,
gluing, taping or even making it.

Woodblock printing is a technique best known

for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets,
but it was also used for printing books in the same
period.

Kabuki Makeup is also another way of face

painting which has two types:
1. standard makeup - applied to most actors
2. kumadori makeup - applied to villains and heroes
- It is composed of very dramatic lines and
shapes using colours that represent certain
qualities.

Anime is a term for a style of Japanese comic book

and video cartoon animation in which the main
characters have large doe-like eyes. Anime is the
prevalent style in Japanese comic books or manga.
Storylines are often very sophisticated and complex and
extend into episodic series.

ARTS AND CRAFTS ELEMENTS OF ART PRINCIPLES OF ARTS

USED USED
Origami Line, Shape, Color, Balance, Pattern
Texture, Form
Woodblock Printing Line, Color, Form, Space, Balance, Pattern, Rhythm
Texture
Anime Line, Shape, Form, Color, Balance, Contrast,
Value, Space, Texture Emphasis, Unity
KOREA
Theater masks were often made of alder wood,
with several coats of lacquer to give the masks gloss, and
waterproof them for wearing. They usually also painted
and often had hinges for mouth movement.

Drums - plays an important part in traditional Korean music, ranging from

folk music to royal court music. There are a wide variety of shapes and sizes, for use
both in accompanying other instruments and in special drumming performance.

Buk is a traditional Korean drum which is used to

refer to shallow barrel-shaped drum, with a round
wooden body that is covered on both ends with animal
skin.
Changgo, also spelled changko or changgu,
hourglass-shaped (waist) drum used in much of Korea’s
traditional music. It is about 66 cm. long and has two
heads stretched over hoops; one of this is struck with a
hand and other with a stick.

K-Pop is a genre of popular music originating in

South Korea. While the modern form of K-Pop can be
traced back to the early 90s, the term itself has been
popularized since the 2000s.

ARTS AND CRAFTS ELEMENTS OF ART PRINCIPLES OF ARTS

USED USED
Theatre Mask Line, Shape, Color, Pattern, Rhythm
Texture, Form
Drums Line, Color, Form, Shape Balance, Pattern, Unity
K - Pop Line, Shape, Color, Value, Balance, Pattern,
Space, Movement, Rhythm

COUNTRY PAINTING SUBJECTS OR THEMES

CHINA 1. Flowers and birds 4. Human Figures
2. Landscapes 5. Bamboos and Stones
3. Palaces and Temples 6. Animals
 JAPAN 1. Scenes from everyday life
2. Narrative scenes crowded with figures and
details

SOUTH KOREA Subjects are divided into five categories:

1. landscape paintings
2. Minhwa (the traditional folk painting)
3. Four Gracious Plants (plum blossoms, orchids
NORTH KOREA
or wild orchids, chrysanthemums)
4. bamboo
5. portraits

ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1: Your Arts and Crafts Sounds Familiar!

In East Asia, the objects or items that are usually put into paintings are called
subjects, themes or motifs. These may be about animals, people, landscapes, and
anything about the environment.

For this activity, you are going to identify the subjects, themes or motifs of the
paintings below. Write the answers in the space provided.

PAINTING SUBJECTS OR
COUNTRY PAINTING
THEMES

ü Flowers
ü Landscapes
EXAMPLE: ü Palaces and Temples

1. CHINA

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o_K'o-kung_001.jpg
 2. CHINA

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544882-chinese-chinese-tree

3. JAPAN

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4. JAPAN

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5. KOREA

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6. KOREA

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ACTIVITY 2: COFFEE PAINTING!

Make a painting using different things that you can see in your home like
coffee and water. You can also use the usual theme of Chinese paintings like nature
landscape, flowers, fishes, plants, flowers and you can also use indigenous materials
available in the locality.

Materials to be used Procedures

ü Pencil For the 1st container:
ü Instant Coffee powder (2 table Mix two tablespoons of coffee powder
spoon) with 3 spoons of water. Mix it well to
ü Canvas board or watercolor
get a medium color.
paper
ü Brush For the 2nd container:
 ü Natural varnish 1. Mix two tablespoons of coffee
ü Container powder with 2 spoons of water. Mix
ü Tissue or rag it well to get a dark coffee color.
2. Trace a design on the illustration
board or canvas.
3. Apply medium color paint to be the
base of any picture.
4. Apply the dark color paint to do the
darker shadings and outlines.
Darker shade gives out a glossy
effect for the picture. If you want a
lighter shade, just mix few more
drops of water.
5. When the whole painting is done,
apply with natural varnish coating

RUBRIC: The learner, parent and teacher will assess the output of the learner
using this assessment tool.

CATEGORY Excellent Good Fair Poor

10 pts 8 pts 5 pts 3 pts
Following Student followed the Student Student Student did
Directions directions correctly. followed most followed some of not follow the
of the the directions. directions.
directions.
Creativity Student output is Student Student output Student
and very creative and output is is fair and has output is dull
Workmanship tidy. good and few errors. with lots of
tidy. errors.
Pattern Pattern of Southeast Pattern of Pattern of There is no
Asian culture is well Southeast Southeast Asian visible
defined and used Asian culture culture is pattern of
from the beginning is visible but somewhat Southeast
to end. not clearly visible but not Asian culture
defined. continuous.
TOTAL POINTS
Highest Possible Score: 30 points Score:
Equivalent Rating:
Very Good: 25 to 30= 100 points
Good: 21 to 25= 90 points Rating:
Average: 16 to 20= 80 points
Needs Improvement: 6 to 15= 70 points

Name of the Scorer Grade Signature

Learner:

Parent:

Teacher:
 WRAP–UP

Now that you have analysed the elements and principles of art in the
production of arts and crafts inspired by the culture of East Asia (China, Japan and
Korea), and identified its characteristics of their handcrafts, we can now summarize
your learnings for this whole module. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the significance of the arts and crafts to the people of the East
Asian countries?
___________________________________________________________________________

2. How can we better understand and appreciate the work of art of these
beautiful countries?
___________________________________________________________________________

VALUING

D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) CARICATURE!

Make a caricatures of faces using dots and lines to express your emotions and
the lesson you’ve learned in East Asian Arts: China, Japan, and Korea. Explain their
drawing.

EMOTIONS DESCRIPTION
HAPPY

AMAZED

SURPRISED

SAD
 POST TEST

Match and Fill:

Written below are descriptions of the arts of China, Korea and Japan. A Word
Pool is given and contains the arts and crafts that match the descriptions. Write
your answer in the space provided beside the number.

Origami Ukiyo-E Woodblock Printing

Painting Calligraphy Theatre Mask

Buk Anime Changgo

__________1. The art that is considered as one of the oldest and most highly refined
among the arts of Japan.
__________2. The art of beautiful handwriting.
__________3. The best known type of Japanese woodblock art print.
__________4. The art of paper folding in Japan.
__________5. Is a term for a style of Japanese comic book and video cartoon animation
in which the main characters have large doe-like eyes.
PRE-TEST
CHINA – 1, 7, 9 JAPAN – 2, 4, 5 KOREA – 3, 6, 8
RECAP
1. Classical Hindu-Buddhist era of Indonesia, the most prominent sculptures are the
hundreds of meters of relief and hundreds of stone Buddha at the temple of Borobudur in
Central Java.
2. Relief sculpture is practiced today by artists and architects, done with stone, marble,
bronze, and many other substance
3. Merlion was conceived because the Singapore Tourism Board or (STB) Felt the country
lacked a distinct image representing the nation and its history.
4. Sri Mariammam The temple with sculptures of different images is almost as old as
Singapore itself. Constructed and dedicated to the goddess Mariamman who is worship for
her power to cure disease.
ACTIVITIES:
ACTIVITY 1: PAINTING Subjects or Themes
1. China – Landscapes
2. China – Flowers and Birds
3. Japan - Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details
4. Japan – Scene from everyday life
5. Korea – Minhwa, Four Gracious Plants, Portraits
6. Korea – Landscape Painting
WRAP – UP: Expected answers of learners
1. Art plays a significant role in the daily life and activities of the people of India, Central
Asia, and West Asia.
2. We can better understand and appreciate a work of beauty and vitality by
understanding its place in historical continuity.
VALUING: Expected answers of learners
1. I’am happy because I learned that Japan has one of the oldest painting in the world.
2. I’am amazed that we make different animal out of paper because of Origami.
3. I’am surprised to know that they used wood as a mode in printing their journals and
books.
4. I’am sad because I can only see this arts and crafts in pictures and web.
POST-TEST
1. Painting 2. Calligraphy 3. Ukiyo-E 4. Origami 5. Anime
CORRECTIONS TO KEY
 REFERENCES
Photo Reference:

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Taken on September 10, 2018,
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Chinese calligraphy- Wang Xianzi, Imitation by Tang Dynasty, 16:39, 14 February

2010
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Origami - Sheila Sund, Origami close-up, 2 January 2011, 01:03,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Origami_close-up_ (8371975708).jpg

Woodblock printing - Vmenkov, Yangzhou Museum - woodblock for printing, 9

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12 y.o.), Taken on April 15, 2013,
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Korean Mask -
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Buk Drum - tiseb, a buk (drum) in Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea, 22

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