Chinese Masterpieces of Figure Painting (Volume 1, 2, 3) (Includes Disc)

Author: Ji Jianghong
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book introduces the earliest of the three major painting genres in traditional Chinese painting—figurative painting. It is divided into eight periods based on the development of figurative painting: the origin of figurative painting, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, interpreting the artistic connotations of figurative painting from multiple perspectives. The content of figurative painting in this book is diverse and covers a wide range of themes, including historical paintings, folk paintings, portraiture paintings, and court ladies' paintings. In terms of techniques, it encompasses fine-line colored paintings, freehand line drawings, and ink-wash paintings. Masterpieces from masters such as Gu Kaizhi, Yan Liben, Wu Daozi, Li Gonglin, Tang Yin, and Qiu Ying, each excelling in their own fields and standing out through the ages, are collected here. They reflect the social conditions and customs of each era, and in addition to their unique artistic value, they also possess irreplaceable historical and collectible value that other painting genres cannot match.