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| Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project |
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| Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project
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"Densho's mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy and promote equal justice for all." With background essays examining the causes of the incarceration, along with lesson plans, a timeline, glossary, and bibliography. The ARCHIVE section holds more than 270 visual/oral histories (more than 500 hours of recorded interviews) and nearly 9,000 historic photographs and documents.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.densho.org/ | |
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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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| Garden of the Phoenix (Chicago’s Jackson Park) |
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| Garden of the Phoenix (Chicago’s Jackson Park)
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In Chicago's Jackson Park, our future is growing from the past. The new Garden of the Phoenix symbolizes Japan and the U.S.'s 160-year story.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.gardenofthephoenix.org/ | |
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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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