Arts of

China
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 Is a country located at East Asia.
During the Han Dynasty, paper was invented by
Cai Lun and it was first used in China. The first
paper was made from rags, but later plant
materials were used such as bark, hemp and
bamboo.
Paper and woodblock print were among the most
important Chinese inventions.
 Chinese
Art
has the oldest continuous tradition in
the world, and is marked by an unusual
degree of continuity within, and
consciousness of that tradition, lacking an
equivalent to the western collapse and
gradual recovery of classical styles.
Chinese art is a visual art that, whether
ancient or modern, originated in or out is
practiced in China or by Chinese artists.
 Chinese
Artof the best work in ceramics, textiles,
Much
carved lacquer, and other techniques was
produced over a long period by the various
imperial factories or workshops, which as well
as being used by the court was distributed
internally abroad on a huge scale to
demonstrate the wealth and power of the
Emperors.
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PAINTING
 SCULPTURE
 POTTERY
 CHINESE KNOT
 CHINESE EMBROIDERY
 SEAL CARVING
 PUPPETRY
 PAPER CUTTINGS
 PAINTIN
GStechniques as Chinese calligraphy and is
Traditional Chinese painting involves essentially the
same
done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink;
oils are not used.
The most popular materials on which calligraphy
are made is on paper and silk. The finished work
can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls
or handscrolls.
Traditional painting can also be done on album
sheets, walls, lacquerware, folding screens and
other media.
CALLIGRAPHY
Is the art of
beautiful
handwriting. It is
closely related to
painting among
Chinese people.
 Two main
techniques in
Chinese painting
1. Gongbi ( 工笔 /gong-
bee/), meaning
“meticulous”, uses highly
detailed brushstrokes that
delimit details very
precisely. It is often
practiced by artists
working for the royal court
or in independent
workshops.
Bird-and-flower paintings
is often used in this style.
2. Ink and wash
painting, is a loosely
termed water color or
brush painting, and also
known as “literati
painting”, as it was one
of the “Four Arts” of the
Chinese Scholar-official
class.
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Chinese ritual bronzes
from the Shang and
Western Zhou Dynasty
come from a period of
over a thousand years
from c. 1,500, and have
exerted a continuing
influence over Chinese
art.
 POTTE
RY ceramic ware shows a
Chinese
continuous development since the pre-
dynastic periods, and is one of the most
significant forms of Chinese art.
The first types of ceramics were made
during the Paleolithic era.
 Chinese jar, Ming
dynasty, Jiajing period
(1521–1567),
porcelain, 
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THEMES AND MOTIFS OF
CHINESE
1.Animals ART
2.Bamboos and
stones
3.Landscape
4.Human figures
5.Flowers and birds
6.Palaces and temples