Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Art of Asia: Architecture
View the architecture and understand the history and importance of a reception hall, scholar's library and study, audience hall, and a teahouse.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Henri De Toulouse Lautrec
This website from discoverfrance.net features Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the famous postimpressionist painter.
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Topper Gallery Japanese Scroll Paintings
Two examples of Japanese scroll paintings are found here with very little information.
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Japanese Woodblock Printing by Hiroshi Yoshida
Online version of a very detailed book on woodblock printing. Text and images are available as well as author's preface. Very good information now available online.
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Joseph Wu Origami Inc.: Origami Gallery
An unbelievable collection of pictures of origami creations. Click on each picture to get a closer look.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Japan: Images of a People
Students learn to view Japanese paintings, they make a screen, and they learn about the culture of Japan. There are three lesson plans and all allow all needed materials to be downloaded.
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Yahoo Kids Japan: Paper Craft
Japanese content! Contains downloadable PDF files with instructions for various paper craft (origami) projects.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Toshusai Sharaku
A great site for images by Sharaku. There are links to many museums and articles about this 18th century Japanese artist.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cassatt, the Coiffure
Mary Cassatt's motivation in making her prints was to make her art more accessible for a large audience. She believed that everyone, regardless of income or social position, should be able to experience art and to own works they enjoy....
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Japanese Calligraphy by Graham Hawker
A good site that gives a brief history of Japanese Calligraphy. The site offers online shopping, notes on Japanese Poetry and a short link on "What is Zen?"
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Toyko National Museum
The homepage of the Tokyo National Museum displays art and archaeological objects of Asia, with a focus on Japan.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Muromachi Art
This site gives a brief description of the period and describes the period's art, including painting and architecture.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Haiku as a Cultural Icon
These detailed lesson plans let students research about Shiki and Haiku, compose on their own poetry, and learn about Japanese culture.
The Field Museum
The Boone Collection
A stunning collection of Asian art from China, Korea, and Japan. Also includes a section on Japanese women.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Buddhism in Japan
Buddhism would revolutionize many aspects of Japanese life including music, dance, a new writing system, and above all, elaborate Buddhist art. View a picture of a Buddhist sculpture and read a brief history of Buddhism in Japan.
Other
Oriland: What Origami Can Be!
Resource all about origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, with many examples, links, and resources. Features videos and instructional diagrams.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Japanese Tea Ceremony
Digital cartoon of a woman performing a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Oceans: A Sensory Haiku
In this lesson plan, students use the ocean and their five senses as inspirations to create their own unique haikus. Lesson provides assessment criteria and a list of sources.
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Aichi Arts Center: Aging With Grace: A Brief Review of "A Burden of Love"
This site provides a review and summary of Zeami's noh drama, "A Burden of Love." The author includes details about how the noh performer would portray a part.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Explanatory notes and images from an online exhibition of nineteenth-century woodcuts by one of Japan's most-revered artists, Utagawa Hiroshige. "Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" represents over 100 prints of scenes of Tokyo...
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Art Montana: Ben Steele Prisoner of War Chronicles
The story of Ben Steele, an American soldier captured on the Bataan Peninsula and forced on the Bataan Death March. The site links to his drawings with a brief explanation.
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The Japan Times Online: The World's Window on Japan
The Japan Times is a daily newspaper published in Tokyo, Japan. Content includes top national and international news, business coverage, the arts and society coverage, sports, events, and more.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Miho Museum: Landscape
See the collection of ancient and classical art from both eastern and western traditions, housed in the Miho Museum Museum of Japan, which was designed by I.M. Pei and features an integrated Japanese garden.
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