History of Chinese Murals

Author: Chu Qien
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Features: Wall painting art has achieved glorious artistic accomplishments in Chinese history and has always been the main body of Chinese painting art, a pride of classical Chinese artistic civilization. Due to the invention and popularization of paper for calligraphy and painting, as well as the rise of literati painting in the Song Dynasty and the decline of religion, wall painting art has been on the decline since the Qing Dynasty. It was not until the 1970s, when China entered a new era of reform and opening-up, that wall painting art experienced a revival alongside this historic process and once again gained widespread attention from the whole society. This book begins with prehistoric rock paintings and provides a detailed introduction and insightful commentary on the themes, forms, techniques, styles, and achievements of wall paintings throughout the ages.