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| Edo Period, 1615-1868 |
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| Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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"With the decisive battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu effectively usurped control of the country. In 1603 he assumed the title of Shogun and established his seat of power in the small fishing village of Edo (modern-day Tokyo)." A brief one-paragraph overview, with 34 objects from the period.
Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/japan-edo-period.cfm | |
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| Educator Resource Packet: Flowering Cherry with Poem Slips by Tosa Mitsukoi |
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| The Art Institute of Chicago
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"This screen celebrates the Japanese tradition of viewing cherry blossoms to mark the arrival of spring. The tree’s blossoms and hanging poem slips create an elegant design against the gold of the silk. This teaching packet includes an essay, discussion questions, activity ideas, and a glossary."
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.artic.edu/collection/resources/educator-resources/21-educator-resou... | |
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| Educator Resource Packet: Southern Barbarians (Namban byobu) |
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| The Art Institute of Chicago
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"This screen portrays a ship arriving in Japan from Portugal with European merchants in pantaloons and broad-brimmed hats bearing exotic products. The Japanese, in long, flowing patterned robes and sandals, are on the shore picnicking and curiously watching the arrival of the Portuguese. This teaching packet includes an essay, discussion questions, activity ideas, and a glossary."
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.artic.edu/collection/resources/educator-resources/35-educator-resou... | |
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| Explore a Japanese Handscroll: The Art of Hon'ami Kōetsu (Edo Period, early 1600s) |
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| Princeton University Art Museum
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An excellent interactive website for exploring an Edo period handscroll by Hon'ami Kōetsu (1558-1637). "In this handscroll Kōetsu transcribed ten verses from the poetry anthology Shinkokin wakashū on sheets of colored paper that are decorated on the front and back with woodblock-printed mica designs." After exploring the scroll the user can write his/her own poem (by selecting from a set of phrases) and then see this poem "written" on his/her own handscroll in the style of Kōetsu.
Go to Museum Resource: https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/asian-art/japan/viewers/poem-scroll-viewer/ | |
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| Getting Started with Zazen (Seated Meditation) |
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| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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In Zen Buddhism, zazen (pronounced: zah-zen) is a sitting meditation. Zazen is not focusing on a specific object or thought. Instead, it is the liberating of one’s mind of all thought into a state of emptiness (a complete emptiness that is also complete fullness) from which the practitioner hopes to experience spontaneous awakening to the inner self (enlightenment). Download Includes a glossary.
Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/getting-started-with-zazen-seated-medi... | |
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| Gyotaku: The Japanese Art of Fish Printing |
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| The Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge
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"Gyotaku (gyo=fish, taku=rubbing) was invented in the early 1800's in Japan by the fishermen to record their catch. ... By acquiring knowledge of historical and cultural qualities unique to this particular art form students can gain an understanding of how Gyotaku reflects a part of Japanese history." In this lesson plan "[s]tudents will select a fish, prepare it, ink it, apply the paper or fabric, and complete the fish print for display. During this process they will also examine the fish and learn the correct names and uses of the external anatomical parts of the fish."
Go to Museum Resource: https://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-5/Gyotaku_Japanese_... | |
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| History and Traditions of the Samurai |
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| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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Students will use images of samurai armor and weaponry to learn related vocabulary. They will describe the functional and aesthetic aspects of armor through focused viewing and reading, and they will draw conclusions about the changing code of the samurai over the course of 800 years. Download includes a lesson plan, a number of guides, and slideshows.
Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/history-and-traditions-of-the-samurai/ | |
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