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Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese ar
Auspicious Cranes by Emperor Huizong depicting a scene on top of Kaifeng city gate, 16th January 1112.
A section of the Nine Dragons scroll, 1244 CE
A red pot with two "ears"; by Peiligang culture; 6000–5200 BC; ceramic; Shanghai Museum
Dotted pottery pot, semi-mountain type; by Yangshao culture from China; 2700–2300 BCE; Gansu Provincial Museum (Lanzhou)
Much traditional Chinese art was made for the imperial court, often to be then redistributed as gifts. As well as Chinese painting, sculpture and Chinese calligraphy, there is a great range of what ma
Xiao Yan, Martial Emperor of Liang, ca. 700 AD, National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Bu Shang Tie by Ouyang Xun, Palace Museum, Beijing
Crossing the Frozen River, a poem in running script by Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722), Palace Museum, Beijing
Calligraphy on fan by Mo Shilong, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century, ink on gold paper, Honolulu Academy of Arts