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In '''China, painting''' is a long and continuous artistic tradition. With around 5,000 to 6,000 years of work Chinese [[painters]] have produced exquisite samples of their [[art]]. It covers specially figure paintings, [[landscape]]s, trees, rocks, water, dragons, and flower-and-bird paintings. Chinese painters try to capture the essential nature or character of a subject.
Only a few of Ancient Chinese paintings have survived. ''The earliest drawings that have been preserved till today were produced on paper and silk, which were burial articles with a history of over 2,000 years.'' [http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2005-12/27/content_77518.htm] The oldest paint brush found in China was dated to 400 B.C. (made with animal hair glued on a piece of bamboo) [http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=257] Some of the oldest existing Chinese paintings are Buddhist works painted in caves and temples.
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The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots, or animals. It was only during the Warring States Period (403-221 B.C.) that artists began to represent the world around them. [http://www.taohuatancn.com/en/showinfo.aspx?id=115]
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Chinese painting can be divided into three major stylistic forms:
*1) the meticulous, detailed kung-pi style and
*2) the free, expressive hsieh-I ("sketching ideas") style.
*3) The middle path avoids both extremes and tries to capture the "inner spirit" of the subjects. [http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=257]
[[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] had a major influence on Chinese art. Portraits were usually of emperors and noblemen. In Modern Chinese painting art became a vehicle for political propaganda.
Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese painter, wrote: "Chinese art: Its past and future", 1948. His paintings has been sold for millions U.S. dollars. Xu Beihong was one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes.
== External links ==
*[http://www.hanban.com/chinese-culture/chinese-art/chinese-painting-calligraphy.html Chinese Painting and Calligraphy.]
[[Category:Painting]]
Only a few of Ancient Chinese paintings have survived. ''The earliest drawings that have been preserved till today were produced on paper and silk, which were burial articles with a history of over 2,000 years.'' [http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2005-12/27/content_77518.htm] The oldest paint brush found in China was dated to 400 B.C. (made with animal hair glued on a piece of bamboo) [http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=257] Some of the oldest existing Chinese paintings are Buddhist works painted in caves and temples.
<blockquote>
The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots, or animals. It was only during the Warring States Period (403-221 B.C.) that artists began to represent the world around them. [http://www.taohuatancn.com/en/showinfo.aspx?id=115]
</blockquote>
Chinese painting can be divided into three major stylistic forms:
*1) the meticulous, detailed kung-pi style and
*2) the free, expressive hsieh-I ("sketching ideas") style.
*3) The middle path avoids both extremes and tries to capture the "inner spirit" of the subjects. [http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=257]
[[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] had a major influence on Chinese art. Portraits were usually of emperors and noblemen. In Modern Chinese painting art became a vehicle for political propaganda.
Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese painter, wrote: "Chinese art: Its past and future", 1948. His paintings has been sold for millions U.S. dollars. Xu Beihong was one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes.
== External links ==
*[http://www.hanban.com/chinese-culture/chinese-art/chinese-painting-calligraphy.html Chinese Painting and Calligraphy.]
[[Category:Painting]]