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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA. – 1985
This teacher's resource packet gives a brief history of the Japanese Warrior from the Old Tombs Period, 3rd-6th centuries A.D., to the end of the Edo Period in the 19th century, and explains Bushido, the ethical warrior code. Warrior artifacts, armor, helmets, and swords are discussed. Literature, exemplified by the 12th century historical…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art Activities, Art Education, Art History
Smigielski, Alan; Casey, Douglas, Ed. – Art to Zoo: Teaching with the Power of Objects, 1997
This issue of "Art to Zoo" focuses on Japanese art and is adapted from materials developed by the education department of the Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. After learning how to look at paintings, students make paper screens that resemble Japanese screens. Background essays about Japan…
Descriptors: Art, Art History, Asian Studies, Cultural Awareness