Transcript Life in Medieval Japan

Chapter 5 Lesson 3
Describe what you think Japan culture was like.
Put your answer under the question section.
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During the Middle Ages there was a great
exchange of ideas through many Japanese artists,
scribes, traders, and diplomats who visited China.
The Chinese influenced literature, science, and
religion.
Religion became an intricate part of their
everyday life. Most Japanese adopted both Shinto
and Buddhist beliefs.
Buddhism inspired many Japanese to produce
paintings and to write both poems and plays
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The arts of Japan revealed the Japanese love of
beauty and simplicity.
Artisans made wooden statues, furniture, and
household items with many of them having a
shiny black and red coating called lacquer.
They used watercolors and ink to paint
landscapes on paper scrolls or on silk.
The art of origami and arranged flowers became
part of the culture.
Buddhist monks and the samurai turned tea
drinking into a beautiful ceremony.
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The person enters and rinses his hands
and mouth with water from a wooden
dipper, guests crawl through a small
passageway to enter the tea room.
The guest clears their mind and prepares
for the meal.
The host enters and serves a light meal,
which is followed by tea.
Tea bowls are made by hand. The bowls
are different according to summer and
winter
Chanoyu : Tea
Ceremony
Tea Ceremony
Equipment
Green Tea
A Japanese Tea
Master
A Japanese Tea
House
Origami : The Art of
Japanese Paper Folding
Origami : The Art of
Japanese Paper Folding
Ikebana : The Art of
Japanese Flower
Arranging
 Tallest --> Heaven
 Middle --> Man
 Smallest --> Earth
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During the Middle Ages the Japanese wrote
poems, stories, and plays.
Japan’s oldest form of poetry was the tanka.
The tanka was an unrhymed poem of five
lines. They were to capture nature’s beauty
and the joys and sorrows of life.
In the 1600’s a new form of poetry called the
haiku developed.
Haiku : 17-syllable
poem
Spring departs.
Birds cry
Fishes' eyes are
filled with tears.
Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku
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In 1000 A.D. a woman named Lady Murasaki
Shikibu wrote Japan’s first novel.
It describes the adventures of a Japanese
Prince.
Some believe it’s the world’s first novel, or
long fictional story.
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The Japanese created plays. The oldest type
of play is called Noh.
Created in the 1300’s, Noh plays were used to
teach Buddhist ideas.
They danced, gestured, and chanted poetry to
the music of drums and flutes.
Noh Theater
Woman
Heavenly-being
Demonness
Old Man
Warrior
Demon God
Traditional
Weeping
Gesture
Noh Theater
The Play
Aoi no Ue
Noh Theater :
8-man chorus
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Hair: the longer the better!
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Lightness of skin was admired.
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Both women and men wore white
powder.
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Blackened teeth
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Shaved eyebrows and painted false
one.
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Members of the court wore
clothing embroidered with
gold, silver, and multicolored
thread
Women wore 12 or more silk
robes at a time, all tied with a
single sash. The sleeve of
each robe was different
length so that the woman’s
arm was a rainbow of colors.
List three new things you learned about
Japanese culture!
When you are done, share with the class!!