Asian Art Museum Storyteller Jeff Byers tells a Japanese folktale about a magical raccoon-dog, or tanuki, who uses its shape-shifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness. In Japanese, “bun” is distribute, “buku” is fortune, and “chagama” is tea kettle. “Bunbuku chagama” roughly translates to “happiness bubbling over like a tea kettle.” A “chagama” (茶釜) is an old style of Japanese tea kettle used for traditional tea ceremonies. They are often round with two rings, one on each side for carrying and/or hanging over an old-style indoor fire. We have an example in our teahouse at the Asian Art Museum.
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The imagery on a samurai’s armor expresses that samurai’s identity and source of inspiration or empowerment. Is there an image you connect with most?
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In this activity, you will create your own “space sculpture” out of found objects, light, and shadow.
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Make your own torn-paper collages inspired by the images created in the teamLab experience.
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In this activity, create your own weaving loom with cardboard and then weave your own textile project. As you construct your loom and learn the labor-intensive process of weaving, you might begin to wonder how Sekimachi was able to create her famous three-dimensional structures.
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Create your own paper lantern and retell “The Girl Who Used Her Wits.”
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Students will draw their favorite unlikely, small hero from the Philippine folk tale “Odon the Giant.”
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The story “Tiger and Puppy” is about a village with five families, where a mischievous tiger would eat all the food. An unlikely hero, a small puppy, comes to the rescue and helps the villagers capture the tiger. Create your own paper plate animals to retell this Korean folktale.
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In this activity, you will simply use black construction paper, sunlight, and everyday objects from your house or yard.
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