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| Asia Rising: Japanese Postcards of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5) |
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures
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"Imperial Japan’s 1904–05 war against Tsarist Russia changed the global balance of power. The first war to be widely illustrated in postcards, the Japanese view of the conflict is presented in images from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." See the ESSAY section for an in-depth, illustrated reading of the images from the historical record. See the VISUAL NARRATIVES section for a shorthand view of the unit's primary themes and images. A CURRICULUM section for teachers and students can be found under the "Asia Rising" menu at the top of the page.
Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/asia_rising/index.html | |
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| Black Ships & Samurai: Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan (1853-1854) |
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures
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"On July 8, 1853, residents of feudal Japan beheld an astonishing sight—foreign warships entering their harbor under a cloud of black smoke. Commodore Matthew Perry had arrived to force the long-secluded country to open its doors." The ESSAY section "examines graphics from the American and Japanese sides of the momentous encounter"; the VISUAL NARRATIVES section "retells topics or stories from the encounter." A CURRICULUM section for teachers and students can be found under the "Black Ships & Samurai" menu at the top of the page.
Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/black_ships_and_samurai/index.html | |
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| Create a Miniature Collagraph Screen Inspired by the Japanese Screens Crows in Early Winter |
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| Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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Create a 2-dimensional design for a 3-dimensional structure in the form of a miniature tri-fold screen. Experiment with a collagraphy printmaking technique. Create a dynamic composition using only two colors.
Go to Museum Resource: https://content.sbma.net/education/lessonPlans/pdf/Miniature%20Collagraph%20Scr... | |
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| Create a Simulated Woodblock Print |
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| Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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Students will be able to identify, compare and contrast images of traditional Japanese woodblock prints. They will then create their own simulated woodblock prints. Downloads include activities, slideshow and guides.
Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/create-a-simulated-woodblock-print/ | |
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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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