2. DRAWING INSPIRED BY THE ATTIRE, FABRIC AND
TAPESTRIES OF EAST ASIAN PEOPLE
Among ARTS
3. ● determine the traditional attire of
the people from East Asian nations;
● incorporate the design form, and spirit
of East Asian artifacts and objects in one’s
creation;
● derive elements from
traditions/history of a community for
one’s artwork; and
● appreciate the beauty of East
Asian attire.
4.
5. fabric made from the
cocoon fibers of the
mulberry silkworm
also used in writing,
and it was regarded
as a luxury paper
8. historical dress
sensibilities of the Chinese
people
basic characteristic of a
hanfu is a long flowing
robe with long sleeves,
and a belt
at the waist
9. It consists of several pieces of clothing
that constitute the overall look of a
traditional Chinese dress.
● Yi - an open cross-collar garment
worn by both sexes
● Pao - closed full-body garment only
worn by men
● Ru - open cross-collar shirt
● Shan - open cross-collar shirt or
jacket worn over the yi
● Qun or chang - skirts for men and
women
● Ku - trousers or pants
48. The Mongols call
their traditional
clothing Deel
This can be made
of cotton, silk, wool
or brocade
49. Instructions:
1. Choose an East Asian country and illustrate a certain attire that
represents them using a pencil.
2. The fabrics will serve as the clothing material for the figure. Use it to
design the body of
your illustration. Stick them together using glue.
3. Using the pen and coloring materials, finalize the outline of your figure
and erase the
pencil markings. Apply additional color if desired.
4. For the finishing touch, dip your rubber stamp in red ink and stamp it in
your work.
Silk
Silk is a fabric made from the cocoon fibers of the mulberry silkworm. Silk cloth allows
incoming light to be refracted in different angles that enable it to produce different shades of
colors. The history of silk is said to have started to China where legend says that the Goddess
of Silk, Lady Hsi Ling Shih, introduced silkworm rearing and invented the loom. Pieces of
evidence of objects made of silk dated from 3000 BC are found in the Zhejiang province.
Silk is a monopolized product of China in its early history for a thousand years. The
production of it is a guarded secret punishable by death. Its production is known as
sericulture or the cultivation of silkworms. It used to be reserved only for the use of the
royalties. Only the emperor, his close relations and in high positions are only allowed to wear
silk clothing. It is said that the emperor wears a robe in white silk inside the palace and
whenever he and his family go outside, they wear yellow because it symbolizes earth.
Aside from clothing, silk is also used in writing, and it was regarded as a luxury paper.
Gradually, silk became available for everyone where various classes started to wear tunics
made of silk. It became a material evident to everyday life because of its multiple uses such as
decorations, material for musical instruments, fishing lines, bowstrings, and many others. It
became a small industrial material but an asset itself that enables people to use it as payment
for their taxes. Before long it became a currency used in the trading of China to other
countries and paving the way for the historical Silk Road.