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Ink wash painting
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Ink wash painting is a type of Chinese ink brush painting which uses washes of black ink, such as that used in East Asian calligraphy, in different concentrations. It emerged during the Tang dynasty o
Liang Kai (1140–1210), Drunken Celestial (Chinese: 潑墨仙人), ink on Xuan paper, 12th century, Southern Song (Chinese), National Palace Museum, Taipei
Liang Kai (1140–1210), Drunken Celestial (Chinese: 潑墨仙人), ink on Xuan paper, 12th century, Southern Song (Chinese), National Palace Museum, Taipei
Chinese: Li Cheng (919–967), Luxuriant Forest among Distant Peaks (Chinese: 茂林遠岫圖) (detail), ink and light color on silk, dimensions are 46.0 x 298.0
Chinese: Li Cheng (919–967), Luxuriant Forest among Distant Peaks (Chinese: 茂林遠岫圖) (detail), ink and light color on silk, dimensions are 46.0 x 298.0 cm, 10th century China. Collected by Liaoning Provincial Museum.
Korean: An Kyŏn, Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land (Korean: 몽유도원도; Hanja: 夢遊桃源圖), medium ink and light color on silk, dimensions 106.5 x 38.7 cm
Korean: An Kyŏn, Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land (Korean: 몽유도원도; Hanja: 夢遊桃源圖), medium ink and light color on silk, dimensions 106.5 x 38.7 cm. 1447, Korea. Collected by Tenri University Central Library.
Japanese: Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610), Pine Trees screen, Right panel of the Shōrin-zu byōbu. Ink on Xuan paper. Height: 156.8 cm (61.7 in); width: 35
Japanese: Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610), Pine Trees screen, Right panel of the Shōrin-zu byōbu. Ink on Xuan paper. Height: 156.8 cm (61.7 in); width: 356 cm (140 in). 16th century, Japan. The painting has been designated as a National Treasure.
Chinese painting
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Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guó huà, meaning "national painting" or "native painti
Ink wash painting
…can be made of clay, bronze, iron and porcelain. This device evolved from the friction tool used to rub dyes about six to seven thousand years ago. In Chinese painting, brush painting was one of the "four arts" expected to be learnt by China's class of scholar-officials. Ink wash painting appeared during the Tang…
Huang Quan's Almanac of Birds and Beasts; Later Shu, c. 950 CE.
Huang Quan's Almanac of Birds and Beasts; Later Shu, c. 950 CE.
Early Autumn by Qian Xuan (1235–1305)
Early Autumn by Qian Xuan (1235–1305)
Views of Xiaoxiang by Dong Yuan (932–962). Dong is considered as one of the originators of landscape painting styles; the scales of such paintings wer
Views of Xiaoxiang by Dong Yuan (932–962). Dong is considered as one of the originators of landscape painting styles; the scales of such paintings were often huge, with minuscule yet intricate pastoralist subjects showing the relative enormity of the landscape. Zoom into the left to see a group of men engaging in seine-haul fishing.
Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon, 5th century BCE.
Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon, 5th century BCE.