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Choson Dynasty, 1392-1910
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
"The rulers of the Yi, or Choson, dynasty (1392-1910) adopted Confucianism as their governing ideology and withdrew official support for Buddhism." A brief one-paragraph overview, with four objects representative of the period.

Go to Museum Resource: http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/korea-choson-dynasty.cfm
Community Heritage Center
The Wing Luke Asian Museum
"The Wing Luke Asian Museum collects and preserves artifacts, photographs, archives and oral histories pertaining to the history, culture and art of the Asian Pacific American community."

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.wingluke.org/
Company Painting in Nineteenth-Century India
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A discussion of "Company" paintings produced by Indian artists for employees of the British East India Company. With images of 7 related artworks.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cpin/hd_cpin.htm
Create a Miniature Collagraph Screen Inspired by the Japanese Screens Crows in Early Winter
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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...
Create a Simulated Woodblock Print
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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/
Cultivated Landscapes: Reflections of Nature in Chinese Painting
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Online presentation of a 2002-2003 exhibition that encompasses "landscapes and garden scenes dating from the Five Dynasties period (907–960) to the late twentieth century" and explores the "manifold uses of natural imagery in Chinese painting as a reflection of human beliefs and emotions." With images of 8 related artworks. See also the exhibition publication.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2002/cultivated-landscapes
Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj
Columbia University, Wallach Art Gallery
"Delight in Design presents a never-before exhibited selection of richly decorated silverware produced by Indian craftsmen during the Raj, the popular term for Crown rule of India between 1858 and 1947." Highlights include tea services, calling card cases, regional styles, and workshop drawings, with many high-quality images to illustrate each section. Uses Flash.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Delight-in-Design/
Designing with Numbers
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Students will look closely at a Qing dynasty court robe known as a chaofu. They will learn about the beliefs in Chinese numerology and its relationship to language. After counting the symbols, they will learn why specific numbers of special images appear on the robe. Several related math problems are included.

Go to Museum Resource: https://asia.si.edu/learn/for-educators/teaching-china-with-the-smithsonian/les...
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