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* Chinese painting Chinese painting Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink; oils are not used. The finished work can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls or handscrolls. Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets, walls, lacquerware, folding screens and other media. The two main techniques in Chinese painting are Gong-bi and Ink and wash painting. Chinese painting Shanshui painting Bird-and-flower painting Figure painting During the Tang Dynasty, figure painting flourished at the royal court. Artists showed the splendor of court life in Paintings of emperors, palace ladies, and imperial horses. And figure painting reached the height of elegant realism in the art of the court of Southern Tang (937-975). Most of the Tang artists outlined figures with fine black lines and used brilliant color and elaborate detail. Figure painting Figure painting Back Bird-and-flower painting According to Chinese tradition, bird-and-flower painting covers flowers, birds, fish, and insects It can thus deal with a wide range of natural topics, including flowers (plants), fish, insects, birds, pets (dogs, cats) etc. According to painting technique Fine-brush (工笔花鸟画) Freehand Style (写意花鸟画) Fine-brush with Freehand Style (兼工带写) Back Back Back Shanshui painting Shan shui (mountain-water) refers to a style of Chinese painting that involves or depicts scenery or natural landscapes, using a brush and ink rather than more conventional paints. Mountains, rivers and often waterfalls are prominent in this art form When Chinese painters work on shan shui painting, they do not try to present an image of what they have seen inthe nature, but what they have thought about nature. No one cares whether the painted colors and shapes look like the real object or not. *