Oddly enough, the rice paper that is so often connected to Chinese paintings and artwork is not usually made with rice. Most rice paper is actually made from a plant that is related to papyrus, and is known as the “rice paper plant” in China and other parts of Asia. Some other kinds of rice […]
In the world of Chinese art, Qi Baishi is a well-known name with his simple and whimsical brush paintings. His Life Qi Baishi was born in 1864 and grew up as a peasant and carpenter who never had any formal training in the arts. He did not begin to paint until he was an adult, […]
Chinese paintings have always been the pride of Chinese populace. Qingming Festival by the Riverside is one such thing. Many ancient Chinese painters had left their signatures on their achievements. By the signature on this painting we come to know that the Song painter Zhang Zeduan painted this great artwork some 800 years before our […]
Calligraphy and painting were two of the most appreciated art forms in ancient China. Calligraphy was thought to be the highest and purest form of painting. The history of painting in China dates back to the 2nd century BCE. In the earliest times, painting and writing were done on silk until paper was later invented […]
Rice paper is the paper most commonly used for painting or calligraphy in China. Many other kinds of paper are popular throughout China, such as bamboo paper, mulberry paper, and hemp paper. Perhaps rice paper’s most valuable quality is that it is absolutely mothproof and rot-proof. Therefore, thousand years of paintings and artwork remain as […]
Chinese art, and in particular, Chinese painting is highly regarded around the world. Chinese painting can be traced to as far back as six thousand years ago in the Neolithic Age when the Chinese have started using brushes in their paintings. Chinese art dates back even earlier than that. According to subject matter, Chinese paintings […]
According to the history, Chinese ever used oil to paint as early as two thousand years ago, yet this does not suffice to be called as oil painting. The real oil painting in the Chinese history began in 1581, when a western missionary carried portraits of the Lord and the Virgin Mary to China. At […]