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A Confucian Scholar's House
An introduction to Korean Confucianism and related architecture.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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A Walkthrough the Chinese Galleries
A video tour of the Asian Art Museum’s collection galleries highlighting ceramics, jades, bronzes, paintings, and Buddhist arts representing some six thousand years of Chinese culture and tradition.
*Filmed in former museum location (prior to 2003) in Golden Gate Park. Presented by Brian Hogarth.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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A Visual Vocabulary of Brushstrokes
The brushpainting artist can achieve a multitude of effects by varying such factors as the speed and pressure applied to a brush, the size and type of brush, the amount of moisture, the manner in which different shades of ink or colors are loaded onto the brush, the angle at which the brush is held, and the type of paper or silk used for painting. Above are examples, drawn from the museum’s collection, which represent some of the more common techniques.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
