Chinese Painting (Revised Edition) (Revised Edition)

Author: Yang Zhenuo
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The history of Chinese painting is long and profound. Generally speaking, works before the Tang Dynasty primarily depicted various human activities, marking a period of prosperity for figure painting. By the mid-Tang Dynasty, landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting began to rise. Works of mountains, forests, and rural scenes could guide people away from the distractions of the mortal world, leading them into a tranquil and leisurely realm. Thus, landscape painting gained the admiration of the literati. The flowers, plants, rocks, and animals in flower-and-bird painting belonged to the wild, brimming with vitality, and were also widely loved. Therefore, landscape and flower-and-bird painting emerged after figure painting and became the three major main painting genres in Chinese painting. This book provides a general introduction to the art of painting in various periods of China, with comprehensive information, clear reasoning, a well-structured system, appropriate evaluations, and highlighted key points. It vividly presents the colorful and magnificent history of thousands of years of Chinese painting to the readers.