Artwork
A Guardian King, approx. 900-1000
A guardian king, Heian period (794–1185), approx. 900–1000. Japan. Wood. The Avery Brundage Collection, B67S1.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Zen Calligraphy
Shodo Harada Roshi, the abbot of Sogenji, a 17th century monastery in Okayama in Japan and international teacher of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, demonstrates his large scale calligraphy works.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Artwork
Zhoong Kui (the demon queller) on a donkey, 1941
Zhoong Kui (the demon queller) on a donkey, 1941, Pu Ru (1896-1963). China. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper. Acquisition made possible by John W. and Christine C. Barr, B82D2.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Audio tour for The demon Maricha tries to Dissuade Ravana, approx. 1780
Audio tour for The demon Maricha tries to Dissuade Ravana, approx. 1780
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Artwork
A woman disguised as a man holding a parrot, 618–906
A woman disguised as a man holding a parrot, 618–906. China; Shaanxi province. Glazed low-fired ceramic. The Avery Brundage Collection, B65P52.
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Background Information
New Year's Celebrations: China
Rituals and traditions of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Artwork
Abbreviated Map of All the World's Nations, approx. 1800–1850
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Video
Adrian Wong on Phantoms and Geomantic Intervention, I, II
GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Artwork
Central Asian wine peddler, approx. 618–906
Central Asian wine peddler, approx. 618–906. China, Henan province. Molded and sculpted earthenware figure with three-color glaze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P521.
GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Lesson
Making Indonesian Rod Puppets (lesson)
Students will: 1.) analyze the role of the puppet master (dalang) in Indonesian rod puppet theater (wayang golek). 2.) Read a summary of the Ramayana or a scene from this Hindu epic. 3.) Identify the different puppet character types. 4.) construct a rod puppet of a character from the Ramayana or the Mahabharata.
GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
