New Gongbi Animal Painting Techniques. Poultry

Author: Chen Jun / Zhang Yuming Illustrated
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Domestic fowl are a common theme in painting art. Domestic fowl depicted in Chinese painting style possess a strong national flavor. Paintings of fowl can be categorized by species, including rare birds, mountain birds, water birds, raptors, and domestic fowl, among others. Domestic fowl include poultry animals such as chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, and quail that are raised at home, as well as wild fowl before domestication, which also fall under this theme. As early as the Han Dynasty in China, there were many murals depicting rural life. The archery and harvest scenes unearthed in Chengdu, Sichuan, vividly reflect the rural landscapes of Shu at that time. In Hainan's murals, there are also themes like cockfighting, mountain hunting, and the Vermilion Bird, all depicting folk life. Using meticulous brushwork and rich colors to depict fowl themes creates an intimate and tranquil artistic experience, imbuing ordinary domestic fowl with the artist's emotions to celebrate the beauty of nature. The meticulous brushwork and rich colors of the domestic fowl works in this volume embody this meaning.