CALLIGRAPHY

The art of beautiful

handwriting.
Done with a brush
dipped in a black or
colored ink; oils are
not used.
Popular materials
which paintings are
made are paper and
silk.

CALLIGRAPHY
Vertical Scroll Lacquerware
Horizontal Scroll
TRIVIA!

Earliest known Chinese logographs (ancient

writing symbols) are engraved on the
shoulder bones of large animals and on
tortoise shell.
TRIVIA!

 Jiaguwen- shell-and-bone script

 Cangje- legendary inventor of Chinese
writing, got his ideas from observing animals’
footprints and birds’ claws on the sand.
TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE
 East Asian temples and houses have
sweeping roofs because they believe
that it will protect them from the
elements of water, wind and fire.
 The figures at the tips are called roof
guards.

TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE

ARCHITECTURE
TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

Straight Inclined
 TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

More economical for

common Chinese
architecture.

Straight Inclined
TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

Multi- Inclined
 TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

Roofs with two or more

sections inclined. This
roofs are used for
residences of wealthy
Chinese.
Multi-inclined
 TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

Roofs with two or more

sections inclined. This
roofs are used for
residences of wealthy
Chinese.
Multi-inclined
TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

Sweeping
 TYPES OF ROOFS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE
ARCHITECTURE

• Have curves that rise

at the corners of the
roofs
• Usually reserved for
temples and palaces
• Found in homes of the
wealthy Chinese.

Sweeping
ACTIVITY 6: PAINTING OR NOT?
ACTIVITY 6: PAINTING OR NOT?

1. How was the picture produced? Painting, drawing,

etc.?
2. Describe the people in the picture.
3. Can this picture be on paper, fabric, board, etc. What
material was used?
4. What is the technique for printing text, images or
patterns on textiles or paper?
 WOODBLOCK PRINTING

Technique for printing text, images, or patterns

used widely throughout East Asia.