Zhu Da (1626–1705), “Flowers on a River” (1697), hand scroll; ink on paper ... The Art of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, 1368-1911, Masterworks from Tianjin Museum and Changzhou Museum ...

Now is a good season to enjoy lotus flowers around China. Chinese people have an abiding fondness for this beautiful species. Untouched by any impurities, the lotus symbolizes purity of the heart ...

Chinese ink painting, a centuries-old art using ink and ... reconstruction My early works were largely devoted to traditional flower-and-bird themes, particularly the "Four Gentlemen in Chinese ...

The second one is a lotus leaf and a sparrow ... Another emphasis of Chinese ink painting is the negative space on the artwork. For example, in a painting of fish, you will feel the fish naturally ...

A meticulous Chinese ink painting of landscape and ... a painter noted for his mountain-and-water, flower-and-bird works in the detailed gongbi painting style, as well as jiehua, a painting ...

One of the world’s largest exhibitions of Chinese ... make ink painting great again. Unlike porcelain works which can be mass produced, each one is unique.” “Take the example of Flower ...

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