Wumen School of Painting

Author: He Ye
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This series of books selects 15 important, influential, and representative Chinese painting schools from the numerous existing schools, providing comprehensive and systematic discussions and evaluations. The time span covers over 1,000 years, from the Five Dynasties (907 AD) to the modern era (1951). It involves more than 1,200 painters, art theorists, and others, encompassing various genres such as landscape, flower-and-bird, and figure painting. Essentially, each painting school is formed on the foundation of predecessors, referencing nature, drawing from folk art, and absorbing the influence of foreign art. The emergence of each new school takes Chinese painting art forward by a step. Therefore, in a certain sense, this series of books is a history of the evolution, transformation, and development of Chinese painting. It also provides some historical answers to debates about Chinese painting, allowing one to glimpse the infinite vitality of Chinese painting.