Japan Mini-Lessons 8.2 Japanese Noble Create Great Art

By Juan Mejia

Art

• Japanese loved visual arts• Popular art forms were painting,

calligraphy, architecture, and decorative writing

• Calligraphers spent hundred of hours just copying poems

Architecture

• Buildings were very natural like• Buildings=Simple but very elegant• Houses were mostly surrounded by

ponds or a watery area• To top of the elegancy, Japanese put

in many ponds and gardens

Performers

• Were all over Japan• Some performers were musicians,

jugglers, and acrobats• Had to practice for hours=Skills• This changed how plays and poems

were told

Questions

• What were the 4 popular types of art?• What did most houses in Japan have in

common?• How were most houses like?• What types of performers were there?

Buddhism

• New religion was about to move into Japan, Buddhism is about to change into two types (Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism). It will please everyone and help in many ways.