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• Chinese Woodblocks - Puppets- Calligraphy - Folk Art
  
  
• Chinese Art and History 

Ancient China  - Site requires Macromedia Flash Reader. Excellent interactive site, produced by the British Museum. Explorers can follow any of five links that cover major sections of the website, including Crafts and Artisans, Geography, and Tombs and Ancestors. Read stories - explore - and take the challenges.

China Page.com Excellent source for calligraphy , Chinese history, poetry, art and so much more. China the Beautiful

China Links Online Additional links to museums, exhibits and art. Page created by Susan Lerer.

Forbidden City - Splendors from China's Imperial Palace Peabody Essex Museum - Massachusetts.

Asian Art Exhibitions Asian art exhibitions from museums, galleries and universities can be found in these Asian Arts exhibitions pages.

Qin ShiHuang's Terracotta Army - slide show.  Details of warriors (see several pages and information) from Mesa Community College.

Imperial China: The Art of the Horse The first exhibition ever to explore the role of the horse in more than 3,000 years of Chinese history and culture. Kentucky Horse Park International Museum of the Horse.

British Museum: World Cultures Go to Compass and enter China in your search - for quality images and explanations

The Mongols in World History - deals with the role of Mongols in World History, and covers the period from 1000 to 1500 A.D. - and their substantial influence on China's Yuan dynasty.

Museums and Art Galleries with Chinese art collections (for later exploration- links do not go directly to the exhibits in many cases).

History --  Time line University of Maryland.

Taoism and the Arts of China Online Exhibit from Art Institute of Chicago.

Half a Century of Chinese Woodblock Sweet Briar College online exhibit

Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization - material teachers can use to help their students understand Chinese history, culture, and society.  Site prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey. New Woodcut Movement is of interest.

A Look at Chinese Painting Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lesson Plans - Chinese art - Painting - Pottery  

Lesson Plan - Art of the Orient: Chinese Scroll Painting (pdf file) Lesson summary  

Chinese Art - Nice summary from Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Art of China - Universes in Universe collection of resources

• Links for Chinese Culture                                 

China - The Inner Realm  The Chinese call their country Zhong Guo, which means middle country. That's because they used to think it was the center of the earth.  Read about the people, the culture, the arts,  the land and environment, the history, the languages, and much more. Excellent site from ThinkQuest.

Chinese Culture Center  Check Chinese Culture for festivals and holidays. Check Exhibitions to see artwork. Lots to learn!

Chinese Zodiac  Lesson Plan - Chinese Zodiac  

Chinese Proverbs  Proverbs are in alphabetical order - click on letter of your choice.

Chinese Calendar  Holidays 

Chinatown-online- Chinese New Year 

An Exhibition of Chinese New Year Prints

Activities for Chinese New Year   More on Chinese New Year See what your virtual fortune is for the New Year! 

Universes-in-Universe- China links page Art history, galleries, exhibitions and more.

Photographs of China - Three Months in China Beautiful site done by Eugene Kuo. Documents his travels in word and pictures. Take a virtual tour of China through the eyes of Eugene.

• Mathematics in Ancient China                           [top of page]

Mathematics in China  Brief outline

• Dragons in Ancient China  Puppet Lesson Plan
  
  Dragons show up in arts, literature, poetry, architecture, songs, and many aspects of the Chinese conscience. The origin of Chinese dragons is unknown, but certainly pre-dates the written history

Chinese Dragons Read about the different kinds of Chinese dragons. Page created by Ellie Crystal. (images can be found using Google images)

Chinese Dragons (no images) The image and attributes of the dragon in the East is very much different from the concept of a dragon in the West.

Dragons of Ancient China Dragons occupy a very important position in Chinese mythology. It shows up in arts, literature, poetry, architecture, songs, and many aspects of the Chinese conscience. The origin of Chinese dragons is unknown, but certainly pre-dates the written history.

Chinese Dragons Links - check for suitability for your students

Chinese Parade Dragon Video Clip (takes a while to load - includes the sounds of the drums)

Chinese Mythology - links compiled by Crystal Dragon of Taiwan.

• Contemporary Chinese art - painting, paper cut, calligraphy
  
  China Galleries Traditional painting, Folk paintings, Folk paper cutting (site was down last I checked)
  
  China Avant-Garde China Avant-Garde specializes in the acquisition of important Chinese contemporary art. Click on Artists - explore.

Chinese Brush Painting From Asia-Art.Net. The basic Chinese brush techniques are described, including different brushes and their uses.

Chinese Paintings by Nai Swee Leng - featuring Singapore's Chinese painting artist, Nai Swee Leng. Art gallery, paintings and calligraphy - biography of artist. Traditional Chinese style.

New Chinese Art Very interesting contemporary work.

Stories Told In Chinese Paper Cuts "The Old Man of the Great Wall Lost His Horse" From Sinorama Magazine (click "page down" to go to next image --or use small images at the top on the page). It suggests that all fortune, good and ill, may be fleeting, and there is no way to know how things will turn out.

Chinese Paper Art - nice summary from Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Chinese Paper Cuts Examples presented by Southeast University, China. click on "more" at bottom of each page. Includes some examples of leather shadow puppets.

Lesson Plan - Chinese paper cut and the zodiac From Access Asia. Includes Internet resources. More lessons on China.

Chinese paper cuts Commercial site -- but has lots of examples. All of Chinese Folk Art's paper cuts are the creations of Ms. Wan Zhiping, one of China's premier paper cut artists.  More links to Chinese Paper cuts.

Word Play: Contemporary Art of Xu Bing - Exhibit at Smithsonian Sackler Gallery. For biography of Xu Bing.

• Chinese folk art, music, dance and woodblocks 

Chinese Art and Folk Art Links page for traditional woodblock prints, modern prints, paper cuts, folk art and puppets.

Internet Chinese Music Archive Click on your selection- Media player is needed. Traditional to contemporary music. From the Ibiblio- The Public's Library.

Dragon Boat Festival   

Cheng Jing Hui Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe 

Dance Beijing Performance company of Chinese classical and folk dance. 

China: Dim Sum: Folk Tales Six Chinese folk tales with follow up lesson plans and activities from Angier School. Here is the story of Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story to compare with the English version. (from CD by Karen Chace)

Chinese Tea Stories by Colette Chooey. Stories of magic and enchantment, adventure, folk lore and legends. (from CD by Karen Chace) 

Playing with Shadows An Introduction to Shadow Puppetry. Discover the secrets behind the art of shadow puppetry in this multimedia exploration, designed for grades 5-8, which explores this age-old art form through animations, videos, interactive activities, and more. From ArtsEdge. See Lessons

Music in China - from Wikipedia Encyclopedia

• Ancient Civilizations- History                                 [top of page]

Mr. Donn's Ancient History page- China See all of Mr. Donn's kid friendly units- Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, Rome, China, India

China: Dim Sum Cross curriculum units developed by Angier School, Massachusetts.

• Chinese Textiles and Clothing
  
  Textile Examples from Southeast University, China. Three pages (click on "more" at bottom of page).

Dragon Robe- Chinese mythology Embroidered silk from the Ch'ing Dynasty.

Asian Arts Textile Exhibit: Heaven's Embroidered Cloths Textiles from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties -- One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles. 

Hmong Textiles - Textiles of Southeast Asia. University of California. More Hmong examples - from Ethnic.com

Symmetry and Pattern- The Art of Oriental Carpets

• WebQuest: Searching for China  
  Six Paths to China - from Knowledge Network Explorer

AskAsia A gateway to educational resources on the history and cultures of Asia

SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet Links to information about India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries.

• Japanese Culture                               [top of page]

Teaching and Learning about Japan Everything from Godzilla, animated films to fine art and kimono - all about Japanese culture.

Schauwecker's Guide to Japan  Site offers about 200 pages with illustrated, general information about most aspects of modern and traditional Japan. Arts and Crafts,  Calligraphy and more!

Journey Through Japan - for K-12 educators. This site is a source of knowledge and materials, including background readings for teachers and students, lesson plans, maps, an interactive timeline and an extensive photo gallery. From Japan Society 

Japanese Tea Ceremony (commercial site, but good background iinformation)

Kids Web: Japan find out what kids are doing in Japan at this fun site! This is a fun place to learn about Japanese culture, legends, art, language and a whole lot more! Visit the gallery, too.

Japan: Images of a People - Smithsonian Lesson Plan.

Photos of Japan Eugene Kuo's trip to Japan. Requires Flash.

The World of Japanese Folk Tales famous stores for boys, for girls - ghost stories too. Site from University of Melbourne. (another from CD by Karen Chace)

• Japanese History-  Art - Music - Theater
  
  Virtual Tour of Japan's Edo Period Edo, the ancient name for Tokyo, is more than just a historical city. It also has a symbolic image and meaning. It represents nearly everything that they consider a part of their "traditional" culture. Enter through the door--use the sumo wrestlers to navigate. Be sure to click on the map....you could spend hours here!

Masterworks Kyoto Museum Exhibit including textiles, paintings, calligraphy and more. See Museum Dictionary for Kids

History of Gyotaku (page works without installing Japanese characters). Gyotaku is created by pressing rice paper onto a fish covered with ink or paint. Contemporary Gyotaku prints Gyotaku by Naoki

British Museum: World Cultures Go to Compass and enter Japan in your search - for quality images and explanations

Tokugawa Art Museum - Site has six rooms of Japanese art in Permanent Collection. See some beautiful Kimonos and much more.

Universes-in-Universe - Japan links page Art history, museums, galleries, exhibitions and more.

Art of Japan ThinkQuest presentation. Choose to Flash option (Cool introduction!) or without Flash. Origami, architecture, paintings, gardens and sculpture. (sorry! this site is currently unavailable- check back later)

Traditional Japanese Music - Japan guide

Music of the Koto information and sound file

Two Views of Kabuki Online exhibit from Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - features selected scenes from the acts executed by two different artists, Utagawa Kuniaki and Utagawa Fusatane.

Computer Graphics by Japanese Children

Asia-art.net  See Japanese Art   Japanese Woodblock Prints Textiles Ceramics shows a few images and give background information.

• Japanese Architecture

Japanese Castles

• Japanese Prints (history)                                       [top of page]
  
  Art of the Edo Period (Web Museum Paris)
  Hiroshige  and Hokusai (biography of Hokusai)
  
  Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo - Ongoing online exhibit at Brooklyn Museum. Contains an essay on Hiroshige and his life and a very helpful primer titled "How to Read a Japanese Woodblock Print". Browse the images by seasons or key words.
  
  Ukiyo-e  Pictures of the Floating World (Edo No Iki Gallery Well known printmakers from the Edo period -- popular subjects.)

The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows Dreams and Substance This exhibition showcases the Library of Congress' spectacular holdings of Japanese prints, books, and drawings from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

Chronology of Japanese Art  

Japanese Kite Collection- Ukiyo-e Period woodcut prints  Learn more about Japanese kites from the Japanese Kite Collection site.

Kamimura Gallery Specializing in Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints, modern prints and other fine Japanese antiques.

Viewing Japanese Prints by John Fiorillo- Berkley. Ukiyo- E ("Pictures of the Floating World), Sôsaku Hanga ("creative prints") and Shin Hanga ("new prints") . Excellent site.

Origami Web Resources - History of origami and include lists of sites with instructions on how to make origami figures.

Joseph Wu's Origami Page Origami is the art of paper folding. The word is Japanese, literally meaning "to fold" (oru). Be sure to visit the gallery and diagrams. You will be folding in no time! 

Origami.com Gallery, Diagrams, Links and more. Site by Alex Barber.

Oriland- Orgami Galore Site by Yuri & Katrin Shumakov. Start in the Learning Center to learn how to make the different folds and then make basic pieces.

Art of Japanese Paper Cutting

Eastwind Art commercial site -- but lots of ideas for Oriental designs.

• Japanese Temari - Embroidered Balls
  Temari (hand ball in Japanese) is a folk craft born in Japan (originated in ancient China) from the desire to amuse and entertain children with an embroidered toy thread ball

  Japanese Temari from Barbara B. Suess  - Discover the ancient craft of temari, beautiful thread wrapped and embroidered balls from Japan 

  Temari Kai - site by Ginny Thompson

  Temari - The Art of Japanese Thread Balls - by Diana Vandervoort. Read history.

   

• Japanese Textile Art - Contemporary Art        [top of page]   

Textural Space - project involving contemporary Japanese textile artists who are the leaders in their field. It features large-scale work which explores, in innovative ways, the 3D potential of textiles within an installation format. Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College

Metropolitan Museum of Art- Contemporary Japanese Textiles. Japan has produced some of the most ingenious and dynamic textiles being made today.

Japanese Textiles Asia Art.net

Shibori Studio Traditional Japanese tie-dye designs by Carol Gustavson. Learn more from World Shibori Network - click on World Tradition.  

Smithsonian - Kimono art Itchiku Kubota's fascination with an ancient textile art

Japanese Costume from La Couturičre Parisienne. Costumes from Meiji Japan (1890s). Glossary, Kimono pictures, fabric samples, and more.

Kimono Kimono are the traditional garb of Japan, and they date back well over 1000 years.

Kimono Narae Vintage Kimono fabrics. 

Museum for Textiles (World of Textiles - China and Japan coming soon)

Oriental Patterns - from textile designs

Asian Art by Kyoko Many beautiful fabrics- click on thumbnails to see larger images.

Japanese Textiles from J. Collector.

Contemporary Art of Japan -- Universes-in-Universe
Contemporary Art of Japan -- Universes-in-Universe
First Edition of the International Triennale for Contemporary Art in Yokohama, Japan. September 2 - November 11, 2001

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