 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). Oriental
artists often created landscapes rather
than paintings with the human figure as
subjects.
 SHUTOUSANSUI-ZU SESSHU also known
as WINTER LANDSCAPE
 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. 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.
 The history of Korean Painting dates to
108 CE, when it first appears 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.
 Landscape painting represents both a
portrayal of nature itself and a codified
illustration of the human view of the
nature and the world.
 Painting- is closely related to calligraphy
among Chinese people.
Calligraphy
 To the Chinese, calligraphy is the art of
beautiful handwriting.
 Involves the same techniques as
traditional painting.
 Done with a brush dipped in black or
colored ink; oils are not used.
 The popular materials are paper and
silk.
 Poets write their calligraphy on
paintings.
 The earliest known Chinese logographs
(ancient writing symbols) are engraved
on the shoulder bones of large animals
and on tortoise shells.
 For this reason, the script found on
these objects is commonly called
Jiaguwen or shell-and-bone script. It
was said that Cangjie, the legendary
inventor of Chinese writing, got his
ideas from observing animals footprints
and birds claw marks. He then started
to work out simple images from what
he conceived as representing different
objects.
 Straight inclined- more economical for
common Chinese architecture.
 Multi-inclined- roofs with two or more
sections inclined. These are the house
of wealthy Chinese.
 Sweeping- these are usually temples
and palaces these may also be found in
the homes of the wealthy Chinese.
Originally the ridges of the roofs are
highly decorated with ceramic figures.
 Woodblock printing- a technique for
printing text, images, etc.
 - Originated in China and as
time pass it is used as a material for
printing paper.
 - This method was adapted in
Japan and became their oldest and
most highly developed visual arts.
 - The most common theme in
Japan for printmaking describes scenes
from everyday life and is often packed
with figures and detail.
Japanese Ukiyo-E
 The best known and most popular style
of Japanese art.
 Was produced in the diversity of
different media, including painting and
become an art domain of the upper
classes and royalty but later was also
produced by the common people.
 Jingju Lianpu- is done with accordance
with the performing characters
personality and historical assessment.
 Lianpu- is called the false mask.
Meaning of colors in face painting
Guan-Ju- red indicates devotion, courage,
bravery, uprightness, and loyalty.
Huang Pang- yellow signifies fierceness,
ambition, and cool headedness.
Zhu Wen- a green face tells the audience that
the character is not only impulsive and violent
but also self-restraint.
Zhang Fei- black symbolizes roughness and
fierceness.
Lian Po- purple stands for uprightness cool-
headness while a reddish purple face indicates a
just and a noble character.
Cao Cao- white suggests treachery,
suspiciousness, and craftiness.
Jiang Gan- the clown or chou in Chinese opera
has special makeup patterns called xiaohualian.
Kabuki Makeup of Japan
 Kabuki makeup or Kesho- may be
separated into two distinct types: the
standard makeup employed for the
majority of characters and “Kumadori”,
used for superheroes and villains and
seen most frequently in the aragoto
acting style.
Korean Mask
  Called tal or ta’l originated with
religious meaning just like the mask of
their countries which also have religious
or artistic origins.
 Were also used for Shamanistic rites
and were kept within temples where
they were honoured with offerings.
The Roles of Colors in Korean Masks
 Black, Red, and White masks – bright
and vibrant colors that help establish
the age and race of the figure
 Half Red and Half White mask –
symbolize the idea that the wearer has
two fathers, Mr. Red and Mr White
 Dark-faced mask – indicates that the
character was born of an adulterous
mother
Some masks have moving parts like winking or
shifting eyes and moving mouths.
Paper Arts and Knot Tying of China, Japan, and
Korea
 Paper was first invented by Cai Lun of
the Eastern Han Dynasty in China .
PAPER ARTS of China
 Paper Cut
 Chinese Knots
 Paper Folding
 Paper Kites
 Chinese folk art- is created with
materials that are naturally found
within the locality.
 Every folk artist has been inspired by
the values of simplicity, the ideology of
their community, and the emotional
and psychological characteristics of
their nation throughout major periods
in history.
 The earliest document showing paper
folding is a picture of a small paper boat
in an edition of Tractatus de Sphaera
Mundi from 1490 by Johannes de
Sacrobosco.
 In China, traditional funerals include
burning yuanbao which is a folded
paper that looks like gold nuggets or
ingots called sycee. This kind of burning
is commonly done at their ancestor’s
graves during the Ghost Festival.
 Sycee- a type of silver or gold ingots
currency used in China until the 20th
century. The name was derived from
the Cantonese words meaning “fine
silk.”
Origami
 The term origami came from “ori”
meaning “folding” and “kami” meaning
“paper.”
 It is the traditional Japanese art of
paper folding, which started in 17th
century AD and was popularized
internationally in the mid 1900s.
 Flowers, animals, birds, fish, geometric
shapes, and dolls are the common
models used in Japanese origami.
 Origami butterflies were used during
the celebration of Shinto weddings to
represent the bride and the groom.
 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.
 The earliest use of paper was made as a
pattern for lacquers, decoration on
windows, doors, and walls.
 Chinese Buddhists believe that hanging
“Window Flowers” or decorative paper
cuttings.
Jianzhi- the first type of paper cutting design,
since paper was invented by the Chinese. They
are sometimes referred to as chuang hua,
meaning “window flower”.
Kite
 an assembled or joined aircraft that was
traditionally made of silk or paper with
a bowline and a resilient bamboo.
 Chinese kites were originated in Wei
Fang, Sandong.
 According to Joseph Needham, one of
the important contributions of the
Chinese in science and technology to
Europe is the kite.
Chinese kites are differentiated into four main
categories:
 Centipede
 Hard-winged kites
 Soft winged kites
 Flat kites
Knot Tying
Maedeup- decorative knot work.
-also called dorae.
Dorae- also called double connection knot.
Often called Korean knot work or Korean knots.
Zhongguo- the chinese decorative handicraft
art. Started as a form of Chinese folk art in the
Tang and Song Dynasty in China.
Hanamusubi- the name they call for knot tying
in Japan. Emphasizes on braids and focuses on
individual knots.