Transcript Chinese painting

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Chin
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painti
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Neolithic Age, Paleolithic Age
Pottery ware, Bronze ware
Oracle
Inscription on tortoise shells
Chinese painting
Line sketches, stroke
Ink and wash
Subject matter,
Landscape, flowers and birds, human figures
Scorched, opaque , heavy, light, translucent
Artistic conception, image
 Ideographic language
 Inscription, signature, seal
character/ archaic character
 classic/ official script
 Cursive hand, running script
 typo-graphic/ regular script
 the four stationary treasures of
the Chinese study, including
writing brushes, ink sticks, ink
stones and paper,
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Goat’s hair brush
Weasel’s hair brush
Xuan Paper, , a high quality rice paper
made in Xuancheng
Duplicate,
Pine, bamboo, plum blossoms,
orchids, chrysanthemums , peony
Leaf stem, leaf vein
The gongbi school ( a school of
meticulous brushwork and close
attention to detail )
the xieyi school ( the impressionistic
school, free hand )
You have just visited the historical
relics at the Neolithic Age “ Banpo”
Village near Xi’an , where you
have seen the unearthed Neolithic
pottery ware, with fairly exquisite
sheep, birds and human beings
patterns.
 In the Palace Museum in Beijing
you have also seen pieces of
bronze ware of the Shang and
Zhou dynasties, with paintings
and sculpture there on.
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The Chinese Painting, or
Classical Chinese Painting greatly
flourished during the Sui and
Tang dynasties, and developed
the unique style of its own.
 In contrast to Western paintings,
one may say that earlier
traditional Chinese painters used
color very sparingly or abandon it
altogether , and rely mainly on
“line sketches ” and “ink and
wash ” for effect.
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As for subject matter, Chinese
traditional paintings can be
classified into several genres,
such as , landscape, ..
 Chinese painters, particularly
painters of landscapes, have
always laid special emphasis on
artistic conception.
 As Chinese is an ideographic
language, it’s calligraphy has its
infinite variations and is in itself
an art.
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So , the calligraphy of the
inscription and signature on
Chinese paintings should be
directly linked with the image
themselves. / a perfect
combination with image.
 This is a duplicate of the painting
Portrait of Emperors by Yan
Liben, a 7th century artist. You
know, human figure painting
preceded that of landscapes,
flowers and birds.
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This is a painting of Li ke ran , a
renown landscape painter, who
has a simple and dignified style.
Artists like Fu bao shi, Qian
shongyan, Ya ming reproduce
scenes of the countryside south of
the Yangtse River in paintings
that are bright in color and brisk
in style. Guan Shan ye excels at
well-knit composition.
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In the 18th century, a group of
painters such as Jin nong and
Zheng Banqiao mainly took plum
blossoms, orchids,
chrysanthemums and bamboo as
their subjects, and reproduced
them in paintings with innovated
techniques. They nourished the
growth of such contemporary
masters as Wu Changshuo and
Qibaishi
This is a painting of the gonbi
school, a school of meticulous
brushwork and close attention to
detail. Look, in the painting every
leaf and even every stem and vein
of peonies is drawn in minute detail.
 The other school is Xieyi or the
impressionistic school. Painters of
this school use broad, dashing
strokes on Xuan paper and strive to
render spirit and rhythm instead of
faithfulness to detail.
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Chinese paintings are divided into two major
categories: free hand brushwork and detailed
brushwork. The former is characterized by
simple and bold strokes intended to represent
the exaggerated likenesses of the objects,
while the latter by fine brush work and close
attention to detail. Employing different
techniques, the two schools try to achieve the
same end, the creation of beauty. It is
difficult to tell how long the art of painting
has existed in China. Pots of 5,000-6,000
years ago were painted in color with patterns
of plants, fabrics, and animals, reflecting
various aspects of the life of primitive clan
communities. These may be considered the
beginnings of Chinese painting.
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Among the various tools for
calligraphy, writing brush is
peculiar to China. The brushes
are varied, and white goat’s hair,
black rabbit’s hair and yellow
weasel’s hair are three major
types. On the basis of the function
of tip, the brushes are classified
into three groups: Hard, Soft and
Both.