Rongbaozhai Ancient Painting Collection (5) - Song Dynasty Hundred Flowers Scroll

Author: Wang Tiequan
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Publish Date: 2002-05-10
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 contributes to the wealth of the global cultural treasury. As contemporary people, we are fortunate and proud to inherit and enjoy such a precious cultural heritage. In the face of this immense wealth, it is also the responsibility of contemporary people to inherit and promote the excellent parts of it, applying the old to the new. The series follows the basic thread of the history of ancient Chinese painting, establishing separate volumes around the content and themes, as well as the forms and genres of traditional painting. It focuses on compiling stylized works and masterpieces of typical painters, emphasizing technical features, artistic style, and exemplary effects. From a macro perspective, it grasps the overall structure and enriches the content of the series. It increases the number of volumes on painters, themes, and forms and genres that are popular among contemporary audiences and possess aesthetic vitality. Artists and art theorists with rich teaching experience contribute necessary introductions. As far as possible, supplementary content is attached in accordance with the exemplary purpose to bridge the gap between readers and the masterpieces. Regarding the continuity, dating, authenticity, and quality of ancient works, these are prominent academic issues that cannot be avoided in compiling this series. Based on the exemplary purpose, 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, allowing Rongbaozhai Painting Series·Ancient Part to once again become the nourishment for the soil of national painting art, playing its role in promoting traditional spirit and creating Chinese painting that meets the needs of the people and has a contemporary aesthetic appeal.