1. The Western Han Dynasty silk painting unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha is called T-shaped silk painting. There are different opinions on the main scene, and there is no conclusion.
2. The Eastern Jin Dynasty painter Gu Kaizhi drew a long scroll called "Luo Shen Fu Tu" based on Cao Zhi's literary work of the same name.
The main content of the scroll: "Ode to the Goddess of Luo" is a love poem in which the author transforms his lover Zhen (who later married Zhi's brother Pi according to Cao Cao's will) into the elusive and elusive goddess of Luoshui. . This scroll depicts the love story of Cao Zhi, who met the Luoshen Concubine Mi when he was returning to Dongfan from the capital and passing through Luoshui. The style is touching and the plot is romantic. There are 4 sections of paintings in the whole volume. Here are excerpts of the first section "Encounter" and the fourth section "Farewell", which depict horses and carriages. "Encounter" depicts Cao Zhi's scene when he stopped by the Luoshui River. The artist focused on depicting three tired horses, showing different characteristics and different postures. As soon as the harness was removed, the horse was freed for a moment, and suddenly rolled up dust on the ground. The frightened driver hurriedly stepped aside, one horse looked back with its neck raised, and the other bowed its head and gnawed on the grass. "Farewell" changes the Han Dynasty's head-up painting method and adopts a bird's-eye view, which broadens the horizons. The author painted Cao Zhi driving on his way, looking back to see the beautiful figure of Luo Shen. The five horses, escorted by their riders, struggled to pull the cart forward. Their momentum was very similar to the figures of men and horses on bricks, stones and murals of the Eastern Han Dynasty, confirming the inheritance relationship between the paintings of figures and horses in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the art of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
3. The Hanlin Academy of Calligraphy and Painting appeared in the Song Dynasty. The ruling emperor of the Song Dynasty, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, was an artist who was good at calligraphy and painting. The signature in his works is also very special, meaning "one person in the world".
4. The names of the four kings in the early Qing Dynasty were Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Hui and Wang Yuanqi. Their main painting genre is landscape painting.
5. The famous modern painting master whose painting style changed drastically in his later years is named Pan Tianshou. A modern painter who is good at painting horses is named Xu Beihong. Famous modern Chinese painters: Wu Changshuo, Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong
6. Chinese paintings are classified according to form:
(1) Nave: Chinese old-style houses with high ceilings, so the middle wall of the living room is suitable for hanging The last huge calligraphy and painting is called "Zhongtang". (2) Banner: A long strip of calligraphy and painting becomes a banner, and the couplet is also composed of two banners. Banners can be horizontal or vertical, and the horizontal ones are similar to plaques. Regardless of calligraphy or Chinese painting, it can be designed as one banner or four or even multiple banners. Common ones include spring, summer, autumn and winter banners. Each painting depicts flowers, birds or landscapes of the four seasons, and is a group of four. As for longer poems, if they are not written in the nave, they can also be framed into banners, which is quite beautiful. (3) Horizontal banner: also called banner, long strip, painted and framed horizontally, and can be hung independently in the room. (4) Sketch: The so-called sketch refers to calligraphy and painting that are relatively small in size. It can be horizontal or vertical. After being framed, it is suitable for hanging on thin walls or rooms. It is very delicate. (5) Mirror frame: The calligraphy and painting are framed in a wooden or metal frame, and glass or film is pressed on it to become a pressed mirror. Modern film has the advantages of being non-reflective and lightweight. As for non-reflective glass, it will not affect people's appreciation of the picture, so it is very popular. (6) Scroll: Scroll is a characteristic of Chinese painting. The calligraphy and painting are framed into a banner, with a log as a shaft underneath, and the calligraphy and painting are rolled outside the shaft. for collection. (7) Fan surface: Take the inscriptions and paintings on the fan surface of the folding fan or round fan and frame it to make a pressed mirror. Because the circular or fan-shaped form is beautiful, some people cut the picture into a fan shape before painting, and then framed it to create a unique style. (8) Album: Binding calligraphy and painting into a book is called an album. In modern times, some stationery stores specially framed album pages for people to write impromptuly. The pages of the album can be folded into squares, which are different from the following long scrolls (9) Long scroll: The paintings are framed in a long scroll to form a long scroll, which is mostly viewed horizontally. The pictures are continuous and different from each other in the album. (10) Dou Fang: The sketches are framed into calligraphy and painting of about a square foot to become Dou Fang. It can be pressed into a mirror and can be mounted flatly (11) Screen: a single screen that can be placed on the table is a mirror screen, framed and mounted, standing on the Eight Immortals table, which is one of the traditional decorations. As for the screen, there are single or folded screens, which can be equipped with calligraphy and painting, and can be used as a sitting or standing screen.
"The Four Treasures of the Study": pen, ink, paper and inkstone