Ancient Chinese Paintings

Chinese Paintings- Research starts

• Look at particular famous ones, and follow up the information on the extant piece. 

• What did they use? 

• What was the style? 

• Why did they make the choices they did? 

Eg: 

The Nymph of the Luo River – Gu Kaizhi. The Nymph of the Luo River, 10-13th century, handscroll, ink and colors on silk, Palace Museum, Beijing, China.

• Local museums: 

• https://en.dpm.org.cn/cd/action/ListInfo/?classid=19,

• https://www.comuseum.com/painting/

• https://artsandculture.google.com/story/kyoto-national-museum%E2%80%99s-collection-of-chinese-paintings-kyoto-national-museum/oQWRLUdOfiZtIg?hl=en

• Other museums:  

• https://asia.si.edu/collection-area/chinese-art/

• https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/masterpieces-of-chinese-painting

• Research papers such as:

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300482477_An_analysis_on_Traditional_Chinese_Painting_Art_Characteristic_A_Case_Study_of_Qunxian_Zhushou_Tu 

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/2057105 

• SCA resources such as: 

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/480109585475451/ 

• Pinterest: 

• https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/213076626108675697/ 

• https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/444097213266475677/ 

• The period I have particularly researched is this one: 

• Chinese Warring States Period. I have come across artworks such as this:

                        https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/465700417734286934/