Mainly distributed in Hengshui City and its surrounding areas in Hebei Province. Its exquisite craftsmanship is unusual, and "an inch of land has the potential of thousands of miles", which is regarded as incredible by the outside world. The internal painting of "Ji School" originated in Hengshui. Hengshui is named as "the hometown of painting art in China" by culture because of its unique art.
The artistic features of Ji School's inner paintings are diverse styles, ingenious layout, far-reaching ideas, accurate modeling, fine dyeing and elegant colors. There are both types of traditional Chinese painting, which are mainly based on the color of traditional Chinese painting, and expressions that combine the color of traditional Chinese painting with the color of oil painting to imitate various types and varieties of various picture effects.
The theme of Ji School's painting is good at figure painting, especially the picture of baby play and the picture of the ancient philosophers, which can best reflect the artistic characteristics of Ji School's snuff bottle. The painting style of Ji School can be summarized as follows: profound conception, rigorous composition, rich line drawing techniques, harmonious and refined color, eclectic painting and calligraphy, and appealing to both refined and popular tastes. On May 20th, 2006, Hengshui Inner Painting was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
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The inner painting pot was founded in the Qing Dynasty, and its craft level has been greatly improved after the artist's summary and exploration. Its materials are not limited to glass, porcelain, ivory and enamel, but also include copper, water, jade and leather. Most common internal painting pots are painted with calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting, and the reverse painting technique is the artistic feature of internal painting pots. Exquisite works, exquisite and gorgeous, are extremely elegant artistic appreciation.
There are three kinds of materials used in the painting pot: glass, crystal and agate. Early artists of Beijing School painted pots on smooth and transparent crystals and glass, and the pictures were simple and smooth. After that, the inner wall of the pot was frosted with emery, which was white but not slippery, just like painting on rice paper, so that the technique of China's traditional Chinese painting was carried forward in the skill of painting the pot inside. Beijing internal painting pot has a wide range of themes, fine painting and unique flavor, and is well-known overseas.