What do the six laws of Sheikh refer to?

Sheikh's six methods refer to six aspects, namely, vivid charm, bone brushwork, pictographic expression of things, coloring by category, quotient position, rotation and touch. Sheikh's six methods come from Zhang Yanyuan, an art theorist in the Tang Dynasty, "Records of Famous Paintings in Past Dynasties". "Yesterday: There are six ways to paint, one is to convey the charm, the other is to paint with pen bones, the third is pictographic, the fourth is to color with the class, the fifth is to operate the position, and the sixth is to transfer and copy."

Sheikh's Six Methods is the standard and important aesthetic principle of China's ancient works of art, which originated from the meticulous painting of Sheikh in Southern Qi Dynasty.

Guo, an art historian in Song Dynasty, said, "Six laws are refined but not changed" has become one of the most stable and inclusive principles of China's ancient art theory from Southern Dynasties to modern times.

"Vivid charm" means that the works and the images portrayed in the works have vivid charm and appear full of vitality. "Writing with a brush bone" refers to the so-called bone writing and its closely related brushwork. "Pictographic image" means that the painter's description should be similar to the reflected image. "Coloring with classes" is coloring. "Place of business" refers to the composition of the painting. "Copying" refers to copying works.