Rongbaozhai Painting Spectrum: Ancient Edition 16: Flowers

Author: Shi Tao
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Traditional Chinese painting, with its unique artistic language, records the features of every historical era of the Chinese nation, reflecting and embodying our nation's aesthetic will and traditional thought. It stands in the world of art with its Eastern artistic characteristics and has become a treasure of the world's cultural heritage. As contemporary people, we are fortunate and proud to inherit and enjoy such a precious cultural legacy. Facing such immense wealth, it is also the responsibility of contemporary people to inherit and promote the outstanding parts of it {using the old for the new} and develop them further. The series follows the basic thread of the history of ancient Chinese painting, establishing separate volumes around the content and themes of traditional painting, as well as its forms and genres. It focuses on compiling stylized works and masterpieces of typical painters, emphasizing technical features, artistic style, and exemplary effects. It grasps the overall structure and enriches the content of the series from a macro perspective. It increases the number of volumes for painters, themes, and forms and genres that are popular among contemporary people and possess aesthetic vitality. Artists and art theorists with rich teaching experience contribute necessary introductions. As far as possible, relevant supplementary content is attached in accordance with the purpose of the exemplary works to bridge the gap between readers and the masterpieces. The succession and dating of ancient works, as well as issues of authenticity and quality, are prominent academic challenges that cannot be avoided when compiling this series. Based on the purpose of the exemplary works, we generally follow the established views. Here, we briefly explain the editorial work of the series and sincerely hope to continue to receive the attention and support of the readers. We hope to create conditions for more people to understand traditional Chinese painting art, so that 《Rongbaozhai Painting Series·Ancient Part》 can once again become the nourishment for the soil of national painting art, playing its role in promoting traditional spirit and creating Chinese paintings that meet people's needs and possess a sense of contemporary beauty.