Chinese Inheritance of Figure Painting (Special Announcement Bound Genuine Copy Five Volumes) (Special Announcement Bound Genuine Copy)

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Features: Chinese painting art has, throughout its long development, formed three world-renowned major painting categories: landscape, figure, and flower-and-bird painting. Each has its own independent history, artistic styles, and schools, as well as masterpieces. To enable to systematically and comprehensively understand the artistic achievements in each category of the major painting, our publishing house has invited experts in the history of Chinese art, art critics, and researchers of the three major painting categories. From the vast collection of Chinese art works, they have carefully selected the most renowned, representative, and deeply influential masterpieces that have shaped the development of artistic creation in later generations. Accompanied by concise yet insightful introductions and critiques, these works are printed on the finest roving paper, a type of paper prized in the Qing Dynasty's, using the traditional woodblock printing technique of . This has made it a high-quality book collection of art books and calligraphy and painting works, widely praised by the international and domestic art communities.
Figure painting is the earliest of the three major categories in Chinese traditional painting, marking the independence and maturation of Chinese painting art. Wu Daosi, revered as the "Sage of Painting," was a master of figure painting. Figure painting encompasses diverse themes and genres, including historical paintings, folk paintings, portraiture, and paintings. In terms of techniques, there are meticulous brushwork with color, white-and-black line drawing, and freehand ink-wash painting. Masters throughout the ages, such as Gu Kaizhi, Zhang Songyao, Yan Liben, Wu Daosi, Li Gonglin, Tang Yin, Qiu Ying, and Chen Hongshou, left behind renowned works that showcase their unique talents and have stood the test of time. These works reflect the social conditions, customs, and human sentiments of each era. Beyond their artistic value, they possess a historical and sociological value that is unmatched by other painting categories.