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Chinese Modern Paintings

Posted on November 26, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Beginning with the New Culture Movement, Chinese artists started to adopt using Western techniques. It also was during this time that oil painting was introduced to China. In the early years of the People's Republic of China, Chinese artists were … Continue reading →

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Tang Yin a Great Masters of Landscapes

Posted on November 8, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Tang Yin, better known by his courtesy name Tang Bohu, was a Chinese scholar, painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming Dynasty whose life story has become a part of popular lore. Tang Yin also assimilated the techniques of scholar … Continue reading →

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Wall Paintings on Buddhist and Daoist Themes by Han Gan

Posted on November 6, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Han Gan was a Tang Dynasty painter, who, though recorded as having done wall paintings on Buddhist and Daoist themes, is best remembered for his horse paintings. Han emphasized the strength and nobility of the horses of the Tang Empire … Continue reading →

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Waterfall in Chinese Landscapes

Posted on October 24, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Many critics consider landscape to be the highest form of Chinese painting. By the late Tang Dynasty (618-907), landscape painting had evolved into an independent genre that embodied the universal longing of cultivated men to escape their quotidian world to commune … Continue reading →

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The Differences between Chinese Landscapes and Western Landscapes

Posted on October 16, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Landscape painting is the major theme of Chinese paintings in china, it origins from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which is 1600 years ago. In china, landscape painting is called “Shan Shui”, which means mountain and river (Shaw 1988). Usually the … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Animal Dragon in Chinese Paintings

Posted on September 30, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Dragon is a mysterious and high-ranking animal in China. It represents the icon of emperor. The dragons of China and Japan are almost exclusively benevolent mythological creatures in Chinese paintings. In fact they are so different in nature from Western … Continue reading →

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Horse in Chinese Painting

Posted on September 27, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Horse is always known as the clever, faithful, brave animal that is able to endure hard work for its characteristic. The ancients of China regard the horse as the symbol of honor, auspiciousness and authority. They often compare horse to talented … Continue reading →

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Chinese Chicken Paintings

Posted on September 25, 2013 by CNArtGallery

The chicken has been the symbol of valiancy in Chinese paintings since ancient times for it eats five poisonous creatures: centipede, poisonous snake, scorpion, toad, and spider as well as eliminate plague and drive away evil spirit. The Chinese also attribute five virtues … Continue reading →

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Who is the Master in Shrimp Chinese Paintings?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Shrimp live in both fresh water and salt water. Shrimp is one of delicious food all over the world. Their appearances, features of vivid, transparent, and energetic, are beautiful but not easy to be captured in Chinese paintings. In China, lobster … Continue reading →

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Tips for Oil Painting Collection

Posted on September 18, 2013 by CNArtGallery

Oil painting is enduring in the world, which is accepted by more and more countries. In Chinese paintings market has gradually become matured. A large number of well-educated art lovers with the new concept become the collectors. The following article is about … Continue reading →

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