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Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about Amaterasu, the sun goddess, in the museum’s Japan galleries. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/amaterasu-the-sun-goddess/

How to Identify a Buddha Asian Art Museum of San Francisco "The earliest surviving representations of the Buddha date from hundreds of years after his death, so they are not portraits in the usual sense. Buddha images vary greatly from place to place and period to period, but they almost always show these conventional features..." Downloads includes student handouts and a teacher packet on Hindu Buddhist Art. See also An Introduction to Buddhism. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/how-to-identify-a-buddha/

Jomon Culture (ca. 10,500–ca. 300 B.C.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art A general overview of the Jomon period and its six phases. With 7 related artifacts from the period. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jomo/hd_jomo.htm

Kofun Period (ca. 3rd century–538) The Metropolitan Museum of Art An overview of cultural production during the Kofun period, which is named after the tomb mounds that were built for members of the ruling class during this time. With 5 related artworks. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kofu/hd_kofu.htm

The Spread of Buddhism Across Asia Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Understand, through the analysis of artifacts and maps, how Buddhism changed as it spread across Asia and came to reflect the countries that embraced it. Downloads include a slideshow and handout on Buddhist artifacts and a lesson plan. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-spread-of-buddhism-across-asia/

Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art "From about the fourth century B.C., Jomon culture is gradually superceded by the more advanced Yayoi culture." With a period overview, list of key events, and 4 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Jomon (ca. BCE 10,500-300) and Yayoi (ca. BCE 4thC-3rdC CE) cultures, an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04®ion=eaj

Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1–500 A.D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art "Around the third century A.D., the practice of building sepulchral mounds and burying treasures with the dead is transmitted to Japan from the continent." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to additional information about the Yayoi culture (ca. BCE 4thC-3rdC CE) and the Kofun period (ca. 3rdC-538), an abridged list of rulers in Japan, and timelines of China and Korea during this time. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05®ion=eaj

Using Mystery Objects to Draw Conclusions about Ancient Chinese and Japanese Culture The Cleveland Museum of Art In this lesson, students use art to draw conclusions about ancient Chinese and Japanese civilizations and cultures. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/using-mystery-objects-draw-concl...

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