Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
A Glimpse of Chinese Culture and Art
An exhibition that showcases Chinese art, calligraphy and pottery brought over by Chinese immigrants to American Chinatowns.
When:
December 7, 2007 12:00am to June 30, 2008 12:00am
Throughout 5,000 years of Chinese history, there have been innumerable commendable items that can be discussed with regards to Chinese culture and arts. We have scoped these down to just a few, not neglecting those artifacts brought over by Chinese immigrants to American Chinatowns.
For each category, there are a brief summary of the display, a description of the artifacts and clear and simple captions, easy for the viewer to understand.
Bronze - Three replicas of ancient Chinese bronze ceremonial vessels.
Pottery - Four Han Dynasty roof tile ends, a Song Dynasty funerary jar, a Han and a Ming Dynasty vessel.
Porcelain Exportware - Various pieces of Canton Ballast Ware from the late Qing or early Republic of China periods made specifically for export purposes.
Old Chinatown Artifacts - One iron, two water cans, a gold-weighing scale, liquor bottles, teacups, a Chinese lottery ticket and hole puncher.
Cloisonné - Several pieces of Chinese cloisonné including horse figures and a pelican from the late Qing or early Republic of China.
Embroidery - Women's wallets; two fan covers; a knife cover; a young boy's tiger hat, bib and shoes and other examples of fine embroidery.
Calligraphy - A display of Chinese calligraphy written by ancient and contemporary masters and examples of the tools used to create it.
Tea - Teacups, teapots, tea utensils and a sample of tea and containers.
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Phone Number:
619-338-9888
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