Chinese Inheritance of Bird-and-Flower Painting (Qing Dynasty)

Author: Editorial Committee of "Art Treasury of First Influence"
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Flower-and-bird painting, one of China's three major painting genres, refers to paintings featuring flowers, birds, and animals, often abbreviated as "flower-and-bird." It emerged relatively late. Flower-and-bird paintings generally emphasize fine brushwork or ink charm, often conveying emotions through the artwork. For example, Yun Shouping's "Noble Fragrance in Spring Rain," with its elegant brushwork and refined colors, vividly portrays the delicate beauty of blooming or about-to-bloom flowers. "Pine and Crane Painting" brings the old pine and red-crowned crane to life with lifelike precision, exquisite yet full of ink charm. Empress Dowager Cixi's "Flower Painting" features elegant and harmonious colors, with a composition that has a rhythmic flow. This album selects renowned flower-and-bird works from the Qing Dynasty, each accompanied by information such as the title, commentary, creation date, material, dimensions, artist, collector, and influence index, making it highly valuable. The album has a novel design, exquisite text, and an introductory section titled "Getting Closer to Chinese Painting," which provides readers with knowledge about Chinese painting in terms of painting techniques, appreciation, and collection, as well as guidance on using this book.