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Asia's Storied Traditions (iTunes U)

Grade Level: 
College and Beyond
Resource Type: 
Video
Duration: 
A series of lectures (about 45 min. per part)
Description: 

This lecture series, organized by the Society for Asian Art, explores narrative using Asian art—how myths, legends, histories and moral precepts have been transmitted through visual means. Topics range from sculptural reliefs and murals used to educate pilgrims at famous religious sites to works created primarily for entertainment. Contemporary storytelling is also addressed via lectures on Bollywood and manga produced by San Francisco's Henry Yoshitaka Kiama.

Bone, Flesh, Skin: The Making of Japanese Lacquer (Part 1 of 2)
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Bone, Flesh, Skin: The Making of Japanese Lacquer (Part 1 of 2)

Grade Level: 
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type: 
Video
Duration: 
0:08:54
Description: 

In all lacquer objects, regardless of when they were produced, a resinous sap coating preserves the core material and allows for decoration. The material for lacquering is extracted from lacquer trees (Toxicodendron vernicifluum; formerly Rhus verniciflua), which is the same genus as poison oak. Learn more in this award winning documentary on Japanese lacquer.

Bone, Flesh, Skin: The Making of Japanese Lacquer (Part 2 of 2)
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Bone, Flesh, Skin: The Making of Japanese Lacquer (Part 2 of 2)

Grade Level: 
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type: 
Video
Duration: 
0:08:54
Description: 

In all lacquer objects, regardless of when they were produced, a resinous sap coating preserves the core material and allows for decoration. The material for lacquering is extracted from lacquer trees (Toxicodendron vernicifluum; formerly Rhus verniciflua), which is the same genus as poison oak. Learn more in this award winning documentary on Japanese lacquer. 

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By Land and By Sea (iTunes U)

Grade Level: 
College and Beyond
Resource Type: 
Video
Duration: 
A series of lectures in two parts (approx. 45 minutes per part)
Description: 

Thanks to the Society for Asian Art's renowned Arts of Asia lecture series, speakers from the Bay Area and across the country will transport you across Asia by land and by sea.

Celebrating the New Year in Japan: Jizo
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Celebrating the New Year in Japan: Jizo

Grade Level: 
Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5)
Resource Type: 
Video
Duration: 
0:07:27
Description: 

Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Leta Bushyhead, tells a new year story about Jizo, a deity whose statues are a common sight throughout Japan, especially by roadsides. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of children.

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