Chinese Art

Chen Hongshou, The Vast Yellow River, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#chineseArt #river #water

Chen Hongshou, Lotus Flowers and Mandarin Ducks, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#ChineseArt #painting #lotus #duck

Qiu Ying, Immortal Mountain and Pavilions, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
"Each stroke is like an iron wire, with beginnings and endings, rhythm and emotion. It also carries a sense of openness and simplicity, reminiscent of Tang Dynasty small-script calligraphy, inviting endless exploration."
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Xu Wei, "Ink Lotus," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
#lotus #ink #painting

Lu Zhi, Plum Blossoms, Rocks, and Narcissus (horizontal scroll), the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
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#flower #floral #painting #art

Tao Cheng, Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#art #chinesePaintings #mythology

Cui Zizhong, "Cloud-Storing Scene," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
The #painting depicts the Chinese poet Li Bai at Fei Mountain, capturing clouds in a bottle to bring home and use as a cushion for sleep. This romanticized tale originated with this artwork.
#art #folklore

Lan Ying, "Snowy Landscape," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
A scene of flowing streams and winding paths, adorned in silvery white, stretching profoundly toward the heavens.
#painting #snow #landscape #chineseArt #winter

Lan Ying, "Crimson Peaks and Red Trees," Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Although inspired by Zhang Sengyou, this boneless technique in landscape painting was an innovation by Lan Ying himself.
#ChineseArt #landscape #maple #mountain

Lan Ying, Imitating Zhang Sengyou's Landscape, Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
#mountain #landscape #chineseArt #painting

Jiru Chen, Plum and Bamboo, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
#chineseArt #bamboo #plum #flower

Han Huang (attr.), Five Oxen, 8th century
#ox #painting #ChineseArt

Gu Kaizhi (copy after), The Nymph of the Luo River, 10-13th century
Luoshen is the daughter of Fuxi (also spelled as Mixi) in Chinese #mythology. After drowning in the Luo River, she became the goddess of the Luo River and is also regarded as the goddess of beauty in Chinese culture.
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Gu Hongzhong (attr.), The Night Revels of Han Xizai, 10th century
#chinesePainting #party

A "cha(槎)" is a bamboo and wood raft.
In Chinese #mythology, a wooden raft that travels to the heavens is called a xingcha(星槎, "star raft"). People believed that immortals could use such rafts to travel between the human world and the celestial realm across the vast sea.
#folklore
🎨 《仙人乘槎渡海圖》元 盛子昭

Chen Chun, Sketches of Flowers, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#flowers #art

Tang Yin, Palace Courtesans of Shu, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#ChineseArt #painting

Lü Ji, Mountain Birds Among Osmanthus and Chrysanthemums, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#bird #chinesePainting #art

Shen Zhou, Approaching Rain, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

Sun Long, Album of Flowers, Birds, and Insects, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#art #chineseArt

Tang Yin, Returning Home on a Donkey, 1368–1644

"After failing in my appeals, I pack up my books and return home,
Riding my donkey as usual toward the verdant hills.
Face weathered by wind, frost, and dusty travels,
I face my mountain wife, who has only a threadbare cloak."

#art #painting

Tang Yin, Perched Starling on a Withered Branch, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

"The mountain is empty and silent, no human voice is heard,
A few cries of resting birds after the spring rain."
— Tang Yin (inscription)

#art #painting #chineseArt

Wang Lü, Mount Hua, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

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Tao Cheng, Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#art #painting

Wang Qian, Crowned Best Among Flowers, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
#art #chineseArt

Bian Jingzhao, Three Friends and a Hundred Birds, the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

Unknown Artist, Deer Under Red Maple, Five Dynasties (907–960)

“The deer call softly, feeding on wild artemisia.
I have honored guests, playing lyres and reed pipes.”
— Classic of Poetry (Pre-Qin period), Minor Odes

#art #chinesePainting

Zhang Zeduan, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, 12th century
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Wang Xi Meng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, 1113
#art #ChineseArt